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

Halifax (HRM) Residential Market Statistic Update For Week of January 8th - January 15th 2015
(Previous weeks numbers in brackets)
*Previous Year's Stats

New Listings: 363 (364, 208, 232, 273) *389
Sold: 60 (38, 70, 81, 90) *51
Sale To Listing Ratio: 17% (10%, 34%, 35%, 33%) *13%
Listings that went conditional/pending:  64 (64, 67, 85, 90) 
Expired/Cancelled/Withdrawn:  92 (101, 210, 150, 340) *114
Total Active Halifax/Dartmouth Inventory:  4,212 (4,117, 4,573, 4,749, 4,840) *4,347
Active Single Family Home: 2,737 (2,679, 2,928, 3,037, 3,117) $2,800
Average Single Family Home List Price:  $317,843 ($299, $300k, $283k, $273k) $286
Average Single Family Home Selling Price:   $304,541 ($286, $292, $270k, $283k)  $280
*Single Family Home Sale to List Ratio This Week: 96% (96%, 97%, 96%, 96%) 
Average Days on Market Single Family Home: 144 (115, 122, 162, 118) *113
Active Condos:  384 (377, 421, 442, 440) *415
Average Condo Listing Price:  $240,737 ($239, $240k, $247k, $261k) *$246k
Average Condo Selling Price:  $231,525 ($230k, $232k, $235k, $253k) *$241k
*Condo Sale to List Ratio This Week: 96% (96%, 96%, 95%, 97%)
Average Days on Market Condos:  145 (122, 134, 153, 175) *107
Absorption Rate in weeks:  68 (70, 52, 51, 60) *75
Active Vacant Lots: 835 (809, 941, 973, 983)

MARKET RANT
Look like another week in the right direction! New listing additions are on par with last week, which isn't the norm for this time of year. The trend right around now is for listings from last year, and some new additions, to start pouring back onto the market. This week stayed relatively the same, and reported again, lower than last week. Sales last week came in just above last years totals, with nine more units of change. Values are up in the two tracked products, however, days on market spiked from the previous week, and reported higher than the year before as well. Because of the positive activity this week, we witnessed a reduction in the absorption rate, which is not typical for this time of year. So more positive momentum as we hit the mid marker for January, with stats going in the right direction. Make sure to stay tuned to the blog to keep a pulse on our ever changing market!

WEEKLY ADOGTABLE
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This "punky pal" is available through Homeward Bound City Pound,  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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