PRESS RELEASE – For immediate release July 6, 2017 (Hamilton, Ontario)
The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 2,756 new listings were processed through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in June which is 23.8 per cent higher than the same month last year and 28 per cent higher than the 10-year average.
Sales were 21 per cent lower than the same month last year, and were 5.6 per cent lower than the 10-year average.
“After months of seeing well-above-average sales, we now had a month where sales were a bit lower than the 10-year average,” said RAHB CEO George O’Neill. “With higher-than-average new listings coming onto the market in June, we’ve seen a shift in the number of days on market as well as average sale price.”
Seasonally adjusted* sales of residential properties were 20.8 per cent lower than the same month last year, with the average sale price up 8.6 per cent for the month. Seasonally adjusted numbers of new listings were 23.2 per cent higher than June of 2016.
Overall residential sales of 1,421 units were 20 per cent lower than the same month last year. Residential freehold sales were 22.7 per cent lower than June of 2016 while sales in the condominium market were 6.9 per cent lower than the same month last year.
The median price of freehold properties increased by 11.5 per cent over the same month last year while the median price for condominium properties increased by 17 per cent compared to the same period.
The average price of freehold properties showed an increase of 9.1 per cent compared to June of last year; the average sale price in the condominium market increased by 18.9 per cent compared to the same period.
Average sale price is based on the total dollar volume of all properties sold through the RAHB MLS® System. Average sale price can be useful in establishing long-term trends, but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value. Contact a REALTOR® for information about your area or property.
“The average sale price has most certainly been affected by the higher number of listings on the market,” noted O’Neill. “With buyers having a bit more choice, there is more incentive for sellers to price their homes attractively. This shouldn’t, however, be taken to mean that prices are seeing a huge drop. Even though the average price is down from last month, it is still a little over nine per cent higher than last year at this time.”
The average number of days on market decreased from 22 to 18 days in the freehold market and from 27 to 17 days in the condominium market, compared to June of last year. Compared to last month, average days on market rose from 16 days for both freehold and condominium properties.
“The average days on market has risen from a low of 14 days in April and 16 days last month, but is still considerably lower than it was last year in one of the most active markets we’ve seen,” added O’Neill. “Properties are still moving, but buyers now have a bit more time to consider their options.”
The average price of freehold properties showed an increase of 9.1 per cent compared to June of last year; the average sale price in the condominium market increased by 18.9 per cent compared to the same period.
Average sale price is based on the total dollar volume of all properties sold through the RAHB MLS® System. Average sale price can be useful in establishing long-term trends, but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value. Contact a REALTOR® for information about your area or property.
“The average sale price has most certainly been affected by the higher number of listings on the market,” noted O’Neill. “With buyers having a bit more choice, there is more incentive for sellers to price their homes attractively. This shouldn’t, however, be taken to mean that prices are seeing a huge drop. Even though the average price is down from last month, it is still a little over nine per cent higher than last year at this time.”
The average number of days on market decreased from 22 to 18 days in the freehold market and from 27 to 17 days in the condominium market, compared to June of last year. Compared to last month, average days on market rose from 16 days for both freehold and condominium properties.
“The average days on market has risen from a low of 14 days in April and 16 days last month, but is still considerably lower than it was last year in one of the most active markets we’ve seen,” added O’Neill. “Properties are still moving, but buyers now have a bit more time to consider their options.”
