January 2022

The seller's market continues, with most homes no matter the price point, are attracting multiple bids.

Lack of inventory is still the main issue however, as the weather starts to warm up and COVID-19 vaccinated numbers cross 90%, more homes will come to market and more shoppers will as well.

Case in point we only have 78 properties for sale (all types) on the market at the time of this posting (Feb 2, 2022). Last January saw 407 properties change hands compared to 99 this year.

Year over year average price results are as follows;

    Type                              Jan 2021                      Jan 2022                 % change

Det 2-storey                    $2059000                     $2681100                     +30%

Det Bungalow*              $1608000                      $1873545                     +16%

Semi-detached                $1179000                     $1533000                      +30%

Freehold THs                   $980792                      $1511538                      +54%

Condo THs                       $866111                      $1130000                      +30%

Condo apts                       $621852                      $893688                        +43%

*Detached split level homes will have similar results to detached bungalows as most of those buyers want the land to build a new home. 

Buyers remain frustrated with having to compete for properties and that won't get any easier with impending interest rate hikes coming in the near future.

If we see the number of rate increases we expect this year some homeowners may feel the pinch and have to sell.  This added inventory could lead to a more balanced market.