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November 2013 Monthly Real Estate Market Snapshot

Thursday, October 31st, 2013

Want to know what’s really happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market.  The market is driven by supply and demand so here we show the inventory (supply) and sales (demand) and the effect on the price of Calgary Real Estate.   In summary the Calgary housing market is still entrenched is a Sellers Market with limited supply and strong sales.  This month put the market into an even stronger Sellers position.

Below are the details along with a few comments, all numbers were taken  from the Calgary Real Estate Boards Stats package for Realtors.

Calgary Listing Inventory:  Inventory levels for all single family homes dropped a little while all townhouses and apartment condos remained almost flat this month.

Inventory 

September 2013      

October 2013   

Change
Single Family Home

2789

2705

-84
Condo    Townhouse

450

444

-6
Condo    Apartment

683

692

+9
Total

3922

3841

-81

 

Calgary Sales: 

Sales in October were almost the same as in September.  Traditionally this time of year we start to see sales slowing.

Sales

September  2013  

October  2013  

Change

% Change

Single   Family Home

1354

1336

-18

-1.3
Condo  Townhouse

245

280

+35

+1.4
Condo   Apartment

324

337

+13

+.04
Total

1923

1953

 +30

+.15

  

Calgary Real Estate Sales Prices:  

In October, the benchmark price increased for all categories. As long as our ratio of sales to listings remains the same this trend will continue.

Sales Prices

September  2013

Benchmark Price

October  2013

 Benchmark Price  

Change

Single   Family Homes

463,700

468,000

+4,300
Condo   Townhouse

299,100

302,200

+3,100
Condo  Apartment

272,900

276,100

+3,200

  

Sales Prices “Year to Date”   

Year to date prices have increased in all categories.

Sales Prices Dec  31 2012    Benchmark Price 

October 2013

Benchmark Price 

Change

% Change

Single   Family Homes

434,800

468,000

+33,200

+7.6
Condo   Townhouse

284,100

302,200

+18,100

+6.3%
Condo  Apartment

248,700

276,100

+27,400

+11.1%

  

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

Buyer’s Market

>4.0

Balanced Market

Between 2.8 to 4.0

Seller’s Market

<2.8

 

Absorption Rate:  Throughout September our absorption rate decreased in all categories putting the market even more in favour for sellers.  Especially in the starter home price range we are starting to see lots of competing offers.

Absorption Rate  

September 2013 

October  2013  

Change

Single   Family Homes

2.06

2.02

-.04
Condo   Townhouse

1.84

1.58

-.26
Condo  Apartment

2.1

2.05

-.05
Total   Calgary

2.04

1.97

-.07

**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 just let me know.  If you have any questions about this summary, the attached stats package or any Real Estate questions please feel free to contact us.

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Sept 2013 Calgary Real Estate Market Snapshot

Monday, September 2nd, 2013

Want to know what’s really happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market.  The market is driven by supply and demand so here we show the inventory (supply) and sales (demand) and the effect on the price of Calgary Real Estate.   In summary the Calgary housing market is still entrenched is a Sellers Market with limited supply and strong sales.

Below are the details along with a few comments, all numbers were taken  from the Calgary Real Estate Boards Stats package for Realtors.

Calgary Listing Inventory:  Inventory levels for all categories except townhouses decreased again throughout August.

Inventory 

July  2013    

August  2013   

Change
Single Family Home

2917

2791

-126
Condo    Townhouse

407

417

10
Condo    Apartment

768

690

-78
Total

4092

3898

-194

Calgary Sales: 

Sales decreased marginally in all categories this month.  This is very normal as many people are focused on summer vacations, back to school etc.  The other reason for this is that listings are so low that good homes are challenging to find.

Sales

July  2013 

August  2013  

Change

% Change

Single   Family Home

1575

1517

-59

-3.6%
Condo  Townhouse

295

282

-13

-.44%
Condo   Apartment

398

397

-1

–
Total

2268

2196

           -72

-3.2%

 

Calgary Real Estate Sales Prices:  

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Sales Prices

July 2013

Benchmark Price

August  2013

 Benchmark Price  

Change

Single   Family Homes

461,600

464,700

3,100
Condo   Townhouse

294,500

298,500

4,000
Condo  Apartment

267,600

270,600

3,000

 

Sales Prices  “Year to Date”   

Year to date prices have increased in all categories.

Sales Prices Dec  31 2012    Benchmark Price 

August 2013

Benchmark Price 

Change

% Change

Single   Family Homes

434,800

464,700

29,900

6.9%
Condo   Townhouse

284,100

298,500

14,400

5.1%
Condo  Apartment

248,700

270,600

21,900

8.8%

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

Buyer’s Market

>4.0

Balanced Market

Between 2.8 to 4.0

Seller’s Market

<2.8

Absorption Rate:  Throughout August our absorption rate decreased in all categories except townhouses. With inventory shrinking faster than sales are slowing it is now pushing us into a stronger “Sellers market position”.

Absorption Rate  

July 2013 

August 2013  

Change

Single   Family Homes

1.85

1.84

-.01
Condo   Townhouse

1.37

1.47

.1
Condo  Apartment

1.93

1.74

-.19
Total   Calgary

1.80

1.78

-.02

**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 just let me know.  If you have any questions about this summary, the attached stats package or any Real Estate questions please feel free to contact us.

In Other News:

Rumor on the street is that CMHC has hit their annual $ limit for mortgage insurance so getting this product might be a little more difficult.

Interest Rates are on the rise – if you are even considering making a move talk  to your bank or mortgage broker  and get a mortgage commitment locked in at today’s rates.

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Monday, July 22nd, 2013

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What’s happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market!

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Here is a snapshot of what is really happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market.  Real estate are based on supply and demand so the key numbers we look at here are Inventory, Sales, absorbtion Rate and of course Prices which is simply a reflection of the above categories.   All numbers below are from the Calgary Real Estate Boards Monthly stats package produced for realtors.

Many of you are aware that the Mortgage rules recently changed and everyone was wondering what effect that would have on the market.  Well the biggest change was that 30 year amortization are no longer available as the maximum is now 25 years.  As you will see from the stats below these changes did not have much impact so far in Calgary.

Calgary Listing Inventory:  Inventory levels for all categories decreased slightly in July.  Last year this was the time when our inventory started increasing rapidly so seeing a slight decline is a good sign.

Inventory 

June  2012 

July  2012 

Change
Single   Family Home

3817

3646

-171
Condo  Townhouse    

693

623

-70
Condo  Apartment   

1205

1161

-44
Total  

5715

5390

-325

 

Calgary Sales: 

Sales decreased in all categories this month.   In my opinion this was expected and is more of a seasonal adjustment as we are following the same trend as last year when our sales peaked in June.   Last year sales in June were 2200 and in July were 1936 – a 13.6% decrease. Total Calgary residential sales for July were 21.3% higher than in 2011.

Sales

June 2012  

July 2012

Change

% Change

Single Family Home

1609

1386

-223

-16.1
Condo    Townhouse  

253

239

-14

-5.8
Condo Apartment

340

311

-29

         -9.3
Total

2202

1936

 -266       -13.7

 

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 for all categories stayed flat this month.  In my opinion this is a very healthy market with good activity level and prices showing modest increases.

 

Sales Prices June 2012   Benchmark Price   

July  2012 Benchmark Price  

Change

Single Family Homes

430,800

432400

+1200.
Condo Townhouse  

278,000

277400

-600.
Condo    Apartment  

246,300

247600

+1300.

Absorption Rate  (Months of Inventory) – Yes a new category!

The absorption rate is the inventory divided by the number of sales in the last month.

What does this mean you might ask?

An absorption rate of below 3.0 indicates a Seller’s Market

An absorption rate of between 3.0 to 4.0 indicates a Balanced Market

An Absorption rate of above 3.0 indicates a Buyer’s Market.

 

Absorption Rate   June  2012   

July  2012   

Change

Single Family Homes

2.37

2.63

+.26
Condo Townhouse  

2.73

2.61

-.12
Condo    Apartment  

3.54

3.73

+.19
Total Calgary

2.60

2.78

+.18

 

Therefore overall we are in a balanced market.  Please note that these numbers do change on a community basis.  If you would like to find stats on your community just let me know.

If you have any questions about this summary, the attached stats package or any Real Estate questions please feel free to contact us anytime.

If you would like the full stats package just let me know.

Gord, Eric & Brent

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October Monthly Housing Stats Report at a glance!

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Trying to make sense of the Calgary Real Estate market?

Below I have reported key indicators on what is really happening in the Calgary Real Estate market.  All numbers are taken from the Monthly Stats report for Realtors prepared by the Calgary Real Estate Board.

Here is October’s summary.

Calgary Listing Inventory:  Inventory levels for Both Single Family homes and Condo’s decreased this month.  Inventory levels have moved both up and down so it is not showing a definite direction.

Inventory September 2011 October Change
Single Family Home 4753 4486 (267)
Condo’s 2008 1935 (73)
Total 6761 6421 (340)

 Calgary Sales: 

Calgary Single Family home sales for the month of October showed a slight decrease.  Sales for Condos,  however decreased by about 15% from September.   Sales numbers dropping is very normal at this time of year as the peak selling season is typically April through June.  Interestingly, sales for single family homes and condos beat sales levels for October 2010 and we are on track to have higher sales in 2011 than in 2010.       

Sales September 2011 October Change
Single Family Home 1036 988 (48)
Condo’s 429 368 (61)
Total 1465 1356 (109)

 

Calgary Real Estate Sales Prices:    For October Median prices for Single Family homes decreased by $5.000 while condo’s increased by $2,625.00 over September.  We seem to be bouncing up and down every month but overall prices are remaining fairly stable.      

Sales Prices September Median Prices October Change
Single Family Homes $400,000 $395,000 (5,000)
Condo’s $260,000 262,625 +2,625

 The median sales price of Single Family homes in January was 390,000 so we are up $5,000 for the year.

The Median sales price of Condos in January was $255,000 so we are up $7250 for the year.

Overall we are still in a buyer’s market where buyers have lots of selection and buyers although buying are looking for value.

If you have any questions about this summary please contact us.   

Gord Piper, Brent Wilcox & Eric Dennis

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September 2011, Real Estate Market Snapshot

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Tired of sorting through all the reports and want a snapshot of whats happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market.  All data below has been taken from the Calgary Real Estate Boards monthly September 2011  Stats package for Realtors.

When trying to understand the market all we really need to know is supply and demand – the inventory and sales.  Of course you might want to know about prices too but what happens with prices is dependent on inventory and sales.  Below you will find this helpful information with a few of my own comments.

Calgary Listing
Inventory: Inventory levels for both Single Family homes and Condo’s increased only marginally this month and going  up and down so it is not showing a definite direction.

Inventory August
2011		 September
2011 		Change
Single Family Home 4573 4753 +180
Condo’s 1997 2008 +11
Total 6570 6761 +191

Calgary Sales:

Calgary sales for the month of September showed small decreases
for single family homes and for condos. Sales numbers dropping is very normal at this time of year as the peak selling season is typically April through
June.  Interestingly, sales for single family homes in September were 10.6% higher than in Sept 2010 and sales for Condo’s were 17.2% higher than in 2010.     

Sales August
2011		 September
2011 		Change
Single Family Home 1106 1036 (70)
Condo’s 468 429 (39)
Total 1574 1465 (109)

Calgary Real Estate Sales Prices:

For September Median prices for Single Family homes decreased by $2,251 while condo’s increased by $5,000 over August.  We seem to be bouncing up and down every month but overall prices are remaining stable.

Sales Prices August
Median Prices 2011		 September Median Prices Change
Single Family Homes $402,251 $400,000 ($2251)
Condo’s $255,000 $260,000 +$5,000

Overall we are still in a buyer’s market – however a slightly stronger Buyers market than last month with inventory going up and sales going down our turnover rate has increased.

If you have any questions about this summary, the attached
stats package or any Real Estate questions please feel free to contact us.

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May 2011, Calgary Real Estate Stats

Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Calgary Real Estate Board Stats for the month of May have been published and here is our summary  of some key areas with a few short comments. 

Calgary Listing Inventory:  As shown below our inventory in Calgary Metro increased by 308 listings this month.   This is very typical to see listings rise as spring arrives.  

Inventory  April  2011 May 2011 Change
Single Family Home 4395 4616 +221
Condo’s 2005 2092 +87
Total 6400 6708 +308
 Calgary Sales: 

Overall Calgary sales for the month of May increased slightly from April.  Single family home sales increased while condo sales decreased ever so slightly.  Interesting enough sales of Inner city homes increased by almost 4%    

Sales April 2011 May 2011 Change
Single Family Home 1217 1313 +96
Condo’s 535 503 -32
Total 1752 1816 +64
 Calgary Real Estate Sales Prices:    Prices for Single Family homes increased by $3,000 this month while condos increased by $8,500.  This makes sense as our inventory is holding steady and sales are remaining steady.  

Sales Prices April Median Prices May Median Prices Change
Single Family Homes $ 420,000 $423,000 +$3,000
Condo’s $260,000 $268,500 +$8,500
  

Absorption Rate:  When looking at Real estate stats it is imperative to look at the absorption rate.

Absorption rate is simply the total inventory divided by the number of sales in the last month.  An absorption rate of between 2.3 to 4.0 months reflects a balanced market while a higher rate reflects a buyer’s market and therefore a lower rate reflects a seller’s market.  From the chart below you can see that we are still in a slight buyers market.

 May Absorption Rate Chart

If you have any questions about this summary, the attached stats package or any Real Estate questions please feel free to contact us.  

Gord Piper  & Brent Wilcox                                                                                                                                                     

CIR Realty

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