Sunday, 20 October 2013

Nine months of steady sales in Woodstock area

Local real estate market continues to be on a roll
By Mark Schadenberg
As I wrote here earlier this month, sales in each of the last six months in the Woodstock area for real estate have surpassed the same month from the previous year.
The official press release of the WIDREB (Woodstock-Ingersoll District) board noted that September of 2013 had the best sales results compared to any September on record. That in-itself is astounding.
Board president William Cattle, who is also a Royal LePage Triland rep like myself, noted in an early October press release: “A total of 977 homes have traded hands so far this year. That’s running 19 per cent ahead of the same period in 2012, and marks the strongest first nine months of any year since 2007.”
Locally, we have many reasons for strong sales, including Toyota adding employees and removing the ‘probation’ tag from the status of many there, plus new employment with new companies, and expansion of existing companies.
However, the bottom line is on-going attractive interest rates will gradually and eventually do lead all younger demographic buyers into the market.
A story in a recent edition of The Toronto Star noted some incredible totals in major centres such as Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and of course Toronto as trends that continue to propel upward numbers in nationwide stats.
I talked this weekend to a local bricklayer, whom I’ve known since I was about 10, (Bill must be getting really old), and he agreed that the new housing market in Woodstock continues to be brisk and houses are selling as quickly as they are getting built (by many local builders), so there isn’t a lot of inventory of new unsold houses.
If you still plan on buying in 2013, there are many good homes available in all price ranges and all ages.
Call me today. And let’s get to work

Super September Sales
2013, 127
Completing The Decade (The Past 9 Years)
2012, 100
2011, 115
2010, 110
2009, 102
2008, 125
2007, 106
2006, 102
2005, 107
2004, 111


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Mark Schadenberg
Sales Representative
Royal LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519) 537-1553, cell or text
Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter: markroyallepage

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