The Halifax Real Estate Blog Weekly Market Rant and Statistics Update, by Jeremiah Wallace of ViewPoint Realty: April 8th-15th, 2021

(Previous weeks numbers in brackets)

*Previous Year's Stats​

Total Market
New/Back to Market Listings: 450 (420, 402, 318, 277) *139
Sold:  316  (239, 295, 216, 185) *104
Sale To Listing Ratio: 70% (60%, 73%, 68%, 67%) *75%
Price Changes: 60 (41, 53, 39, 26) *42
Listings that went conditional/pending: 363 (260, 363, 277, 258)  *110
Expired/Cancelled/Withdrawn: 50 (57, 63, 35, 27) *68
Total Active Halifax/Dartmouth Inventory:  1,025 (988, 911, 916, 872) +2,155
Absorption Rate in weeks:  4 (4, 4, 4.5, 4.5) *17

Single Family Home Stats
Active Single Family Home: 437 (418, 347, 338, 304) *1,155
Average Single Family Home List Price:  $434,314 ($410k,$450k,$485k,$447k) *$352k
Average Single Family Home Selling Price:  $495,597 ($463k,$500k,$520k,$477k) *$345k
Single Family Home Sale to List Ratio This Week: 114%  (113%,111%,108%,107%) *98%
Median Single Family Home List Price (6 mo): $379,900 ($380k,$380k,$375k,$370k)*$320k
​Median Single Family Home Sold Price (6 mo):$400,000 ($396k,$396k,$387k,$381k)*$318k
Average Days on Market Single Family Home: 11 (11, 26, 26, 40) *37

Condo Stats
Active Condos:  99 (90, 90, 103, 106) *141
Average Condo Listing Price:  $339,662 ($432k, $432k, $363k, $405k) *$235k
Average Condo Selling Price: $366,113 ($453k, $453k, $380k, $426k) *$230k
Condo Sale to List Ratio This Week: 108% (105%, 105%, 105%, 105%) 98%
Median Condo List Price (6 mo): $309,000 ($300k, $300k, $290k, $283k) *$255k
Median Condo Sold Price (6 mo): $321,000 ($316k, $310k, $299k, $280k) *$253k
Average Days on Market Condos: 66 (30, 30, 126, 57) *8

Active Vacant Lots: 369 (361, 358, 358, 353) *730

Market Rant
Hard to imagine that just a short 12 months ago the average sale price was still reporting lower than the listing price. It's also hard to fathom the intensity and competitive nature of the current market and how extremely competitive the market environment has become. I want to say that things are slowing, and some would say that they just might be, but I think there are more options for buyers to have a look at and offer on so the attention is divided. It's the Spring market and there usually is a lot of options around this time of year (usually). It doesn't help that all of the weekly listings are holding offers until Sunday, forcing the group of buyers to go after the one in the bunch that they liked the most and if it doesn't work out, rinse and repeat. There are a few more back to market listings I have noticed this week, even some price reductions, which are all indicators that this Sellers market is invincible! There may few fewer offers on listing, just because there are a few options that divide the group, but the offer amounts are still aggressive and well over the top in most cases. Anything with recreation attached to it, water access or views, or park like settings are going for a premium and by far the properties that are seeing the most extreme overbidding by volume.

At this time last year things were still very uncertain, but one thing that was certain is that that the usual inventory surge of the Spring had basically came to a halt, which was devastating in an already persistent sellers market. With the lack of listings coming to market, the buyer mass grew, and it grew quickly. Finally, sellers started to return to market late last year, but by that time it was already too late and the current market conditions had taken hold. Seems this Spring has encouraged more sellers to come to market, including "by chance I get this amount" sellers, and the "un-sellable's" dynamic, which are all things to keep an eye out for! This is going to be a year for the books, so stay tuned to the blog to stay on top of the rapidly changing market, stay safe out there, and thanks for stopping by! 

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HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED!

This weeks "Adogtable" has been put on hold to hopefully help to shine a light on the recent dog surrender that occurred this week (77 in total) to the Nova Scotia SPCA. The story can be found HERE, but more importantly, the link to donate and really make a difference can be found HERE. Anything helps, and the shelter could really use your support! 

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