Ottawa Market Stats December unit sales contribute to a strong year-end The total number of homes sold through the Boards MLS® system in 2014 was 13,928, compared with 13,871 in 2013, an increase of 0.4 per cent. Residential unit sales for the year were slightly higher with a 2.4 per cent increase over 2013, while condo sales declined by 7.2 per cent compared to last year. The average residential home price, including condominiums, sold in 2014 was $361,712, an increase of 1.2 per cent over 2013. The listing inventory for both residential and condos trended higher all year, says new President of the Ottawa Real Estate Board, David Oikle. Condo units for sale increased as high as 23 per cent in February and March over the previous year, but settled back down to 2013 levels by the end of December. Increased inventory levels contributed to the market favouring Buyers for much of the year. Decembers sales included 144 in the condominium property class, and 496 in the residential property class. The condominium property class includes any property, regardless of style (i.e. detached, semi-detached, apartment, townhouse, etc.), which is registered as a condominium, as well as properties which are co-operatives, life leases and timeshares. The residential property class includes all other residential properties. The average sale price of residential properties, including condominiums, sold in December in the Ottawa area was $345,449, an increase of 1.6 per cent over December 2013. The average sale price for a condominium-class property was $270,236, an increase of 10.1 per cent over December 2013. The average sale price of a residential-class property was $367,286, a decrease of 0.7 per cent over December 2013. The Board cautions that average sale price information can be useful in establishing trends over time but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value. The average sale price is calculated based on the total dollar volume of all properties sold. The price range with the most concentrated amount of sales for 2014 was the $300,000 to $349,999 range, with 18.8 per cent of the years sales, followed by the $350,000 to $399,000 range, with 12.5 per cent of the years sales, explains Oikle. The third highest category with 11.6 per cent of the years sales was in the $500,000 to $749.999 price range. All three of these price range property concentrations are very similar to the ranges from 2013. Ottawa Real Estate Board
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 17:11:05 +0000
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