Tuesday, 18 July 2017

Results for first half of 2017 announced by WIDREB

After an amazing 2016 . . . this year on pace to surpass it

Average home price is now $350,368, which is a 27% increase over 12 months  

By Mark Schadenberg
Even 6 months later, it truly is difficult to understand (realize) that 1,545 transactions set a new WIDREB record in 2016 . . . and this year is topping that pace overall.
The previous best annual number for the Woodstock – Ingersoll District Real Estate Board was 1,473 transactions in 2005.
In June of 2017, the numbers cooled down a tad as 155 units were sold and that was about a 2% decrease from June of 2016.
Six months on the calendar have already passed and the total number of transactions is nearing 1,000.
Last year, there were 800 sales in the first 6 months versus 980 this year.
More great news if you have a home to sell is the average price is as noted below in the WIDREB press release graphic -- a 27% increase over the past dozen months.



Graphic produced by Royal LePage Triland Realty
indicating the number of accepted offers 
which are higher than the 'asking price'.

LONDON / ST THOMAS
The LSTAR region has reported 6 consecutive record months, including 1,245 transactions in June for a 6-month total topping the pace of 2016 by 23 per cent in overall volume. (See the Free Press story below)
The real estate board reported 998 detached homers selling for an 8.6 % increase over June of 2016. The sales of condominiums were more than 15% higher in overall total than June of 2016.
At the same time – good news for buyers is that the number of new listings were also higher than June of last year.



TILLSONBURG
If records were made to be broken as the adage says, then the Tillsonburg area is noted to have set a new record last June which could not be reached this June. The Tillsonburg district did top both the 5-year and 10-year averages for reported sales.
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) website is a great place to search for press releases from the various regional real estate boards.
“Not much has changed in the last few months, with sales still running at above average levels similar to March, April and May. The big year-over-year decline in June simply reflects the fact that activity jumped unexpectedly to set an all-time record last June – a very different story compared to what’s going on in and around Toronto at the moment,” said Gary Paret, president of the Tillsonburg District Real Estate Board. “While overall supply has popped up slightly from all-time lows a couple of months ago, the market remains about as tight as it’s ever been.”
Overall supply is running near record low levels, indicates the CREA posted press release specifically for the Tillsonburg area. Active residential listings on the Board’s MLS® System numbered 126 units at the end of June, down 28% from June 2016.
Read the below links for more details, including updates from the Brantford region.

LINKS:



 OXFORD COUNTY Mural


 Items on this blog are compiled by:
Mark Schadenberg, Sales Representative
Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal LePage Triland Realty
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