The Halifax Real Estate Blog Weekly Market Rant and Property Statistics Update by Jeremiah Wallace (Every Thursday)

Halifax (HRM) Residential Market Statistic Update For Week of November 27th to December 4th 2014
(Previous weeks numbers in brackets)
*Last year this week

New Listings: 273 (252, 304, 281, 411) *303
Sold: 90 (110, 89, 89, 108) *90
Sale To Listing Ratio: 33% (44%, 29%, 32%, 26%) *30%
Listings that went conditional/pending:  90 (85, 122, 94, 90) 
Expired/Cancelled/Withdrawn:  340 (133, 140, 124, 373) *353
Total Active Halifax/Dartmouth Inventory:  4,840 (5,074, 5,165, 5,219, 5,267) *4,727
Active Single Family Home: 3,117 (3,292, 3,371, 3,420, 3,472) *3,031
Average Single Family Home List Price:  $272,582 ($294k, $269k, $271k, $277k) *$302k
Average Single Family Home Selling Price:   $261,737 ($283k, $257k, $260k, $267k) *$291k
*Single Family Home Sale to List Ratio This Week: 96% (96%, 95%, 96%, 97%)
Average Days on Market Single Family Home: 118 (116, 103, 119, 124) *78
Active Condos:  440 (458, 469, 463, 465) *417
Average Condo Listing Price:  $261,110 ($250k, $266k, $263k, $265k) *$301k
Average Condo Selling Price:  $252,980 ($241k, $256k, $255K, $256k) *$291k
*Condo Sale to List Ratio This Week: 97% (96%, 97%, 97%, 97%)
Average Days on Market Condos:  153 (175, 126, 98, 191) *110
Absorption Rate in weeks:  60 (51, 54, 52, 52) 56
Active Vacant Lots: 983 (1,007, 1,006, 1,012, 1,005)

MARKET RANT
Tis the season! Although the time of year is a big factor, things have definitely gone south. Hello everyone, and thanks for tuning in to the Halifax Real Estate Blog! As the year comes to a close, we may be left wondering what is to become of our market. As you can see, out statistics this week are a fairly close to last years reports, but as a healthy market goes, we are not meeting the required parameters. We had a massive amount of listings come off the market this week, which is fairly seasonal, values are down in both products, and days on market are well above what they where last year. It look s like a pretty flat line year this year so far, with little bumps along the way. Hopefully, speculation will come to fruition in the coming months.

WEEKLY ADOGTABLE
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This "best bud" is available through Litters and Critters, a non profit rescue organization from Halifax, Nova Scotia. More info about her, other adoptable's looking for their furever home, and ways to help or donate can be found by clicking HERE.

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LET ME HELP YOU OUT
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 contact me with questions or comments. 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. Thanks for stopping by!

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