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Average sale price up; listings, sales down

(July 6, 2012 – Hamilton, Ontario)  The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1338 property sales through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) for the month of June.   RAHB also reported a six per cent increase in average sale price for the month compared to June of last year.
Seasonally adjusted* sales of residential properties were 9.7 per cent lower than the same month last year, with the average sale price increasing 7.3 per cent for the month.  Seasonally adjusted numbers of new listings were 17.4 per cent lower than the same month last year.
Seasonally adjusted data for residential properties for the month of June:                                                           

Seasonally Adjusted
Residential  Only
Percentage change compared to 
Jun/12
May/12
 Apr/12  
Mar/12
 Feb/12
Jun/11
New Listings

1578

4.5%

3.3%

-1.4%

0.4%

-17.4%

Sales

1075

-1.6%

-5.3%

-8.1%

-6.5%

-9.4%

Average Sale Price

$360,004

0.6%

-0.2%

0.8%

3.4%

    7.3%

There continues to be a decline in the number of new listings and end-of-month listing inventory. 
Average sale prices rose across the board, with the freehold market seeing the highest increase at 7.5 per cent.
Year to date, numbers of sales of residential properties  are down 2.2 per cent compared to the same six-month period last year and new listings are down almost 16 per cent.  The average sale price for residential units is 7.6 per cent higher for the first half of this year compared to the same period last year.
The numbers for the month of June compared to June of last year:
                                                                                                     

All Property Types – Actual  
2011
2012
  % change
New Listings

2473

1919

-22.4%

Sales

1575

1338

-15.0%

Average Sale Price

$345,091

$365,891

6.0%

End of Month Listing Inventory

5199

4078

-21.6%

 
All Residential – Actual

New Listings

2292

1796

-21.6%

Sales

1519

1295

-14.7%

Median Sale Price

$292,000

$308,000

5.5%

Average Sale Price

$339,508

$363,162

7.0%

Average Days On Market

49

38

 

End of Month Listing Inventory

4261

3264

-23.4%

 
Freehold Only – Actual

New Listings

1900

1477

-22.3%

Sales

1233

1056

-14.4%

Median Sale Price

$310,000

$338,420

9.2%

Average Sale Price

$360,882

$388,095

7.5%

Average Days on Market

46

38

 

End of Month Listing Inventory

3519

2767

-21.4%

Condominium Only – Actual

New Listings

392

319

-18.6%

Sales

286

239

-16.4%

Median Sale Price

$234,375

$245,000

4.5%

Average Sale Price

$247,362

$252,999

2.3%

Average Days on Market

59

40

 

End of Month Listing Inventory

742

497

-33.0%

Commercial – Actual

Sales

56

43

-23.2%

Every community in RAHB’s marketing area has their own localized residential market.  Please refer to the accompanying chart for residential market activities in select areas of RAHB’s jurisdiction.
For more detailed statistics for your specific area contact me.