The Halifax Real Estate Blog Monthly Statistics Report For January 2014 by Jeremiah Wallace2/5/2014
So, how did we do in the first month of 2014? Not very good at first glance, but a look closer may indicate things to come. Well, that is if you're the type to weigh factors for an educated speculation, or think coincidence is more like it. The inventory above is still at an all time high, only bested by 2009 but eclipsing the remaining years. Now as far as sales go, we have officially hit rock bottom. Lowest recorded January sales numbers in well over a decade last month... The year that came close to the low January sales slump was 2009. So both inventory and sales for both 2009 and 2014 where strikingly similar. Here is where they separate, as 2009 sale prices averaged much lower then this year. One positive note is that the start of the year has kicked off with a little bit of a value correction, and reported lower then the last two years. If the price correction trend maintains, we can expect some of the stale inventory to finally start moving, and sales numbers to start climbing. Looking back to the 2009 market year and those two key statistics that matched so closely, that sales year started off in the exact same way as this year did. 2009 went on to break sales records that year, and take a huge chunk out of the swollen inventory. Now am I saying that this a sign of things to come? Not at all. As I mentioned at the start of the post, one can only speculate and weigh the endless factors that affect market performance, and make educated/calculated decisions, or one could just dismiss these things as pure coincidence and wait until real results start to confirm these speculations. Only negative about the latter is that you may miss out on an opportunity... Have a question about the Halifax Real Estate market? Thinking this might be the time to purchase or list your property? I can provide you with a complimentary comparative market analysis or you can Contact me to advise you on your best plan of action for your real estate transaction and get the most advanced real estate system working for you. Feel free to leave a public comment or question below. Follow me on Twitter to keep up to the minute with all things Halifax real estate @HalifaxRealEst and friend me on Facebook and Google+ :) Please note that these opinions and comments are solely mine and mine alone. Newest blog post HERE Comments are closed.
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