There is upward pressure on Edmonton real estate values!
The New Year has started strong for the Edmonton real estate market. On a regular basis I am seeing realtors promoting the sale of their new listings within days or even hours. So is this the beginning of another real estate boom in Edmonton? Everyone is commenting on the shortage of inventory. That is always a sign of things to come.
This morning I looked at how many single family homes were for sale in Edmonton proper. The number of homes at 1,776 is significantly lower than what we would normally see, which supports the claim that there is a shortage of inventory.
The other important fact is the number of sales that have occurred in the last 30 days. In Edmonton proper there were 549 single family homes sold. That in itself is a fairly normal number of homes sold for this time of year.
What makes these numbers important is the ratio that they generate for us. We know that in Edmonton to a stable or neutral market we need a listings to sales ratio of 4:1. Meaning there are 4 homes listed for every sale that occurs in the previous 30 days.
With the current market condition with 1,776 listings and 549 sales that would give us a listings to sales ratio of 3.23:1 far below the 4:1 that we need for a balance market. This indicates that we are going to have upward pressure on Edmonton real estate values in the incoming days.
So do expect house prices to start to rise. If you are thinking about buying this year, you may want to move your time table up now before prices rise too much, and while we have low rates like 2.89% for a 5 year term.
Call us today if you have been thinking of buying or need to get pre-approved for a mortgage. 780-634-8151.
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