Short inventory drives up July activity

Short inventory drives up July activity

Some highlights of July realestate activity:  Residential transactions down 14.9% July 2020 – 11,033 July 2021 – 9,390 Average Selling Price Up 12.6% July 2020 – $943,594 July 2021 – $1.062,256 New Listings Down 30.7% July 2020 – 18,119...
Full on summer activity in June

Full on summer activity in June

Some highlights of June realestate activity: CMHC lowered buyers’ required credit score to 600 from 680, and adjusted the maximum amount of debt-to-income that buyers can carry. Market share of CMHC has dropped to 23% — the lowest share in decades Sagen(formerly...
Gradually slowing market in May 2021

Gradually slowing market in May 2021

Some highlights from CREA for may realestate activity: National home sales declined by 7.4% on a month-over-month basis in May. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity was up 103.6% year-over-year. The number of newly listed properties fell back by 6.4% from April...