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Halifax (HRM) Residential Market Statistic Update For Week of May 30th-June 6th 2013
(Previous weeks numbers in brackets)
*Last year this week

New Listings:  593 (530, 545, 570, 606) *554
Sold:  184 (176, 160, 176, 172) *193
Sale To List Ratio: 31% (33%, 29%, 31%, 28%) *34%
Expired/Cancelled/Withdrawn:  209  (86, 79, 106, 97) *162
Total Active Halifax/Dartmouth Inventory:  5,485 (5,484, 5,419, 5,369, 5,213)
Active Single Family Home: 3659 (3675, 3647, 3608, 3505) *2962
Average Single Family Home List Price:  $290,481 ($304,362, $303,352, $303,040, $296,250) *272k
Average Single Family Home Selling Price:  $282,512 ($297,972, $296,297, $295,780, $288,403) *265k
Average Days On  Market Single Family Home: 86 (89, 97, 85, 80) *78
Active Condos:  436  (439, 423, 418, 404) *261
Average Condo Listing Price:  $283,912 ($324,576, $236,769, $211,677, $263,420) *257k
Average Condo Selling Price:  $275,449 ($318,884, $233,352, $204,671, $258,366) *226k
Average Days On Market Condos:  95 (88, 63, 48, 44) *80
Halifax/Dartmouth Absorption Rate (weeks):  34 (35, 35, 35, 38) *25.3

Have we peaked?? Looks like the majority of the stats this week took a loss, except the inventory. That being said, both condo and single family homes reduced inventory this week halting the average 50+ listings that have been added weekly over the past few months. Still, as proven by the stats in May (see below), our inflated inventory and lack of buyers is making the selling process a complicated one for many people in the HRM. Now I could sit here and fluff over the reasons why, or what you can do differently if you happen to be trying to sell your home with no luck, but I would be the broken record and the "obvious" point which you may be aware of...PRICE! I briefly touched on some facts a few weeks ago with regards to this topic but its one that I address on a daily basis. While enhancements, renovations, staging and every other trick in the book makes your home more marketable (professionally done that is) and it may help sell you listing sooner and for more money, or at least thats the theory. No amount of staging is going to sell a home that is $30,000 over priced. Many people have a figure in mind or "what they need" to get out of their home to break even or turn a profit, but as I mentioned before its market condition and the consumers that drive the price. And unfortunately, we are in a buyers market...

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