The Halifax Real Estate Blog Weekly Market Rant and Statistics Update, by Jeremiah Wallace of ViewPoint Realty

Halifax (HRM) Residential Statistic Update for the Week of April 5th - April 12th, 2018
(Previous weeks numbers in brackets)
*Previous Year's Stats​

Total Market
New/Back to Market Listings: 382 (280, 295, 70, 365) *402
Sold:  158  (125, 114, 134, 135) *174
Sale To Listing Ratio: 41% (45%, 39%, 50%, 37%) *43%
Price Changes: 155 (119, 137, 102, 127) *164
Listings that went conditional/pending: 217 (154, 142, 134, 169)  *173
Expired/Cancelled/Withdrawn: 106 (66, 67, 81, 172) *115
Total Active Halifax/Dartmouth Inventory:  3,958 (3,864, 3,901, 3,722, 3,686) +4,686
Absorption Rate in weeks:  30 (30, 30, 30, 32)  *34

Single Family Home Stats
Active Single Family Home: 2,277 (2,132, 2,103, 2,047, 2,010) *2,805
Average Single Family Home List Price:  $333,622 ($326k,$325k,$301k,$349k) *$319k
Average Single Family Home Selling Price:  $320,653 ($315k,$314k,$291k,$336k)  *$309k
Single Family Home Sale to List Ratio This Week: 96%  (97%, 97%,97%, 97%) *97%
Median Single Family Home List Price (6 mo): $279,900 ($279k,$278k,$276k,$279k)*$275k
​Median Single Family Home Sold Price (6 mo):$272,000 ($270k,$270k,$270k,$270k)*$268k
Average Days on Market Single Family Home: 67 (88, 69, 88, 93) *85

Condo Stats
Active Condos:  371  (375, 367, 368, 370) *463
Average Condo Listing Price:  $243,330 ($232k, $252k, $242k, $277k) *$248k
Average Condo Selling Price: $235,691 ($225k, $242k, $232k, $266k) *$234k
Condo Sale to List Ratio This Week: 97% (97%, 96%, 96%, 96%)  95%
Median Condo List Price (6 mo): $238,900 ($238k, $239k, $239k, $239k) *$223k
Median Condo Sold Price (6 mo): $231,750 ($232k, $234k, $234k, $233k) *$215k
Average Days on Market Condos: 108 (82, 127, 97, 80) *161

Active Vacant Lots: 970  (1,008, 1,003, 986, 980) *1,164

Market Rant 
Another solid week in the "Spring" market. Unlike the weather, the market continues to heat up as we approach the midway point of April. The stats this week look quite comparable to this time last year, but there are still important differences that separate the two, even if marginal. The inventory and absorption rate are much lower, values are up across the board, and the average days on market are trending down as well. All signs of a healthy, balanced market. Of course, we do have week to week fluctuations like how many listings come to market, weekly sales, price changes etc, but these contribute to the overall market picture and add or subtract their impact accordingly. For now, buyers are still out in full force (just look at the listings that went pending this week), and there is no indication that they will be slowing down anytime soon! Interesting times indeed, make sure you stay tuned to the blog to keep on top of things! Thanks for stopping by!

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