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Real Estate Market Moving Toward Balanced Market
(April 4, 2013 - Hamilton, Ontario) The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported the average sale price for all property types in March was 10.8 per cent higher than same month last year.
There were 1170 property sales processed through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the month of March, representing a 14.3 per cent decrease in sales from the same month last year. RAHB also reported a 9.7 per cent decrease in listings compared to the same month last year.
Seasonally adjusted* sales of residential properties were 8.4 per cent lower than the same month last year, with the average sale price up 2.9 per cent for the month. Seasonally adjusted numbers of new listings were 4.2 per cent lower than the same month last year.
Seasonally adjusted data for residential properties for the month of March, 2013:
Actual overall residential sales were 14.7 per cent lower than the previous year at the same time. Residential freehold sales were 13.7 per cent lower than last year; the condominium market saw a decline in sales of 18.5 per cent. The average sale price of freehold properties showed an increase of 10 per cent over the same month last year, while the condominium market saw an increase of 7.5 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 increased from 40 days to 44 days in the freehold market and decreased from 44 days to 43 for condominiums.
Residential sales were down 13.1 per cent for the first quarter of the year when compared to the same period last year, while listings were down 6.3 per cent; average sale price rose 6.9 per cent for the quarter.
*Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal variations, enabling analysis of monthly changes and fundamental trends in the data.
