Calgary’s January 2013 Real Estate Market Snapshot

In an effort to keep you informed about what is really happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market you will find a summary of some key areas with a few short comments.  In summary the Calgary housing market is starting off 2013 on a positive note.   All numbers below are from the Calgary Real Estate Board’s Monthly Stats package for Realtors.

Calgary Listing Inventory:  Inventory levels for all categories increased throughout January.  Seeing our inventory increase is very normal at this time of year as many people wait until the New Year instead of listing over the holidays.  This trend of increasing inventory should continue for the next few months.        

Inventory 

December  2012    

January 2013   

Change

Single Family Home

1859

2075

+216

Condo    Townhouse  

310

369

+41

Condo    Apartment 

553

640

+87

Total

2722

3084

+362

 

Calgary Sales:  Sales increased in all categories this month with except apartment condos.  This is a very normal trend as people were focused on Christmas in December and put off their home buying until the New Year.  The key here is that although sales increased 13.6% the number of listings on the market also increased by 13.3%  leaving us in roughly the same market position.          

Sales

Dec   2012

Jan 2013  

Change

% Change

Single   Family Home

745

879

+134

+18.0%

Condo  Townhouse    

119

147

+28

+23.5%

Condo   Apartment

219

204

-15

-6.9%

Total

1083

1230

+147

+13.6

 

Calgary Real Estate Sales Prices:  Please note that we are now using the Benchmark price for this comparison.  As the chart below demonstrates the benchmark price increased slightly for single family homes and apartment condos and decreased slightly for townhouses.    

 

Sales Prices

Dec  2012

Benchmark Price

Jan 2013

 Benchmark Price  

Change

Single   Family Homes

434,800

436,900

+2,100

Condo   Townhouse  

284,100

283,400

(700)

Condo  Apartment    

248,700

251,300

+2,600

 Absorption Rate (Months of Inventory)   (the inventory divided by the number of sales in the last month). What does this mean you might ask?

Below 3.0 indicates a Seller’s Market

Between 3.0 to 4.0 indicates a Balanced Market

Above 4.0 indicates a Buyer’s Market.

Absorption Rate  

Dec 2012

Jan 2013  

Change

Single   Family Homes

2.50

2.36

(.14)

Condo   Townhouse  

2.61

2.51

(.1)

Condo  Apartment    

2.53

3.14

+.61

Total   Calgary

2.51

2.51

=

 

As you can see above we are in a Seller’s market for all categories except apartment condos. Please note that these numbers do change on a community basis and more so for towns.  If you would like to find stats on your community please contact me.  If you are thinking of Selling the first half of the year might be best as I expect our inventory to substantially increase by mid-year.

If you have any questions about this summary or any Real Estate questions please feel free to contact us.  

If you know anyone else who might enjoy seeing our monthly summary please pass it on.  

Gord

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