HRM 2009 Fall Market

2009-10-05T14:23:00Z

October 2009 - the kiddies are back in school, extra-curricular activities have started up, and Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas are just around the corner. I know that in my own household, things have started to tick at a normal speed with Taekwon-Do 3x/week, swimming 1x/week, regular homework coming in from HPCS.

Believe it or not, the real estate FALL market is also in full swing!! Typical for a FALL market, the number of listings are lower and the number of buyers looking is lower than the peek of the SPRING market. However, I prefer the fall market! The sellers are more serious and the buyers actually want to buy something!

You likely have noticed a lot more signs around your neighbourhood lately – and, you probably have seen a lot more ‘SOLD’ signs as well. This is the time of year that the home down the street that seemed as though it had been on the market forever finally sells. The buyers are out and hoping to move before the winter. Plus, mortgage rates are still amazing and they continue to motivate the buyers to buy now rather than in the uncertain winter and 2010 spring markets (who knows what the rqates will be then).

Here are some NSAR/CREA statistics for September to show you how healthy the market in HRM actually is!!

TOTAL # of Listings 2009 - 1793; 2008 - 1783; 2007 - 1609 (2009 is Up 1% from 2008)

TOTAL # of Closed Sales 2009 - 897; 2008 - 1014; 2007 - 999

Just released September 30, 2009 by Online Wall Street Journal.... "Canada's overall economy might be sputtering, but its existing housing market is firing on all cylinders and moving forward at a measured pace."

So buyers - looking for free information about buying a home - contact me!

Sellers - Comparative market analysis and staging info free - contact me!

Paulette Upshall

Twitter @Century21NS; @HalifaxRealtor1; @pupshallc21ns

902-877-8851

Century 21 Admiral Cove Realty, Bedford/Halifax, Nova Scotia

HRM FALL REAL ESTATE MARKET 2008

2008-09-12T15:08:00Z

As the children settle back into school and the adults return to their "normal" day-to-day activities, the Fall Real Estate Market in HRM is beginning to sizzle.

NSAR states: The number of new listings of homes for sale on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) of all real estate Boards in Canada set a new record in July 2008, according to MLS® statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). New MLS® residential listings numbered 80,147 units in July 2008, up 1.4 per cent from the previous month and 0.5 per cent above the previous record set in May 2008. This is the first time in any month that new listings surpassed eighty thousand units. "To keep things in perspective, 2007 was a record year for MLS® sales in Canada," says the President of The Canadian Real Estate Association, Calvin Lindberg. "The fact that sales volume continue at levels so close to that record year indicates what a dynamic and active real estate market there is in many regions of the country." "The other factor is that the more listings there are on the market, the bigger the impact on the average price," the CREA President adds. "It means a market when buyers have more options, and sellers must be realistic in their pricing expectations. A REALTOR® has expertise and marketing resources to help both."

More listings, dynamic and active, buyers have more options, sellers must be realistic!

What a great market to be in for the FALL MARKET! NOW is the time to place homes on the market and for buyers to obtain the best "bang for their buck!" An equal market for sellers and buyers is a fair market...welcome to FALL 2008!

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