Average Sale Price, Listings on the Rise in January

(February 6, 2013 – Hamilton, Ontario) The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 763 property sales through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) for the month of January, representing a 6.4 per cent decrease in sales over the same month last year.   RAHB also reported a 6.1 per cent increase in listings compared to the same month last year.  The average sale price for all property types was up over January of last year by 6.2 per cent.

Seasonally adjusted* sales of residential properties were 10.2 per cent lower than the same month last year, with the average sale price up 3.9 per cent for the month.  Seasonally adjusted numbers of new listings were 3.5 per cent higher than the same month last year.
Seasonally adjusted data for residential properties for the month of January, 2013:
                                     

Seasonally Adjusted
Residential Only
Percentage change compared to
Jan/13
 Dec/12 
 Nov/12  
Oct/12
Sept/12
Jan/12
New Listings

1463

0.9%

1.0%

-3.2%

-12.6%

3.5%

Sales

1044

0.9%

0.6%

0.3%

2.4%

-10.2%

Average Sale Price

$357,649

0.8%

-3.5%

-3.6%

-2.6%

3.9%

Actual overall residential sales were 6.7 per cent lower than the previous year at the same time.  Residential freehold sales were 7.6 per cent lower than last year; the condominium market saw a decline in sales of only 2.9 per cent.  The average sale price of freehold properties showed an increase of five per cent over the same month last year, while the condominium market saw an increase of 4.6 per cent when compared to the same period last year.
The average sale price is based on the total dollar volume of all residential properties sold.  Average sale price information 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.
The average days on market dropped from 54 days to 53 days in the freehold market and from 61 days to 55 for condominiums.
There are big differences between the various local markets within our board.  Some regions are showing an increase in listings while others are showing a decrease.   Average sale price seems to be consistently climbing.
The numbers for the month of January 2013 compared to January 2012:

 All Property Types – Actual 

2012

2013

% Change

Listings

1534

1628

6.1%

Sales

815

763

-6.4%

Average Sale Price

$340,917

$362,023

6.2%

End of Month Listing Inventory

3607

3321

-7.9%

Residential Only – Actual
Listings

1378

1461

6.0%

Sales

771

719

-6.7%

Median Sale Price

$288,000

$292,900

1.7%

Average Sale Price

$334,160

$349,943

4.7%

Average Days On Market

55

53

End of Month Listing Inventory

2821

2624

-7.0%

Freehold Only – Actual
Listings

1129

1195

5.8%

Sales

632

584

-7.6%

Median Sale Price

$309,500

$313,500

1.3%

Average Sale Price

$351,487

$369,100

5.0%

Average Days On Market

54

53

End of Month Listing Inventory

2368

2189

-7.6%

Condo Only – Actual
Listings

249

266

6.8%

Sales

139

135

-2.9%

Median Sale Price

$240,000

$254,900

6.2%

Average Sale Price

$255,377

$267,071

4.6%

Average Days On Market

61

55

End of Month Listing Inventory

453

435

-4.0%

Commercial Only – Actual
Listings

156

167

7.1%

Sales

44

44

0.0%

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.