Sales figures have been released are in for August, and residential real estate sales for Ajax and the GTA show continued market strength. Ajax had the shortest days on market for all cities in the GTA.
The average price of property in the GTA in August was $602,607. This represents a 10.3% gain over 2014. The average property price in Ajax was $494,840 which is up 12.0% over 2014.
Sales volume for the board in August increased by 5.7% percent over August 2014, with 7,998 transactions. New listings increased by 8.3%, and active listings fell by 10.5%, reflecting a continuation of this sellers' market, although not as intensely as it was this past spring. The average number of days that a listing spent on the GTA market was 23, well down from 27 last year.
The MLS Home Price Index helps to normalize the statistics, by adjusting sales statistics to represent typical homes within MLS areas. When using these numbers, Whitby's figures are this month, with a composite annual gain of 14.37%, compared to the TREB average of 9.99%. Other strong areas were Clarington (+14.25%), Ajax (+16.31%) Oshawa (+13.54%) and Markham (+15.29%).
Inventory levels continue at very low levels with 1.9 months of inventory on hand across the board. This means that a current sales levels, all of the property would be bought up in the GTA in 1.9 months (if no new listings were added).
Many areas within the GTA have similar figures, but Durham Region still has incredibly tight inventory numbers. Overall, there is only 1.2 months inventory in the region. In Ajax, there are just 0.8 months inventory, with 0.9 months in Oshawa and 0.9 in Whitby. For many home types and price ranges, properties continue to be snapped up at a rapid pace.
The average listing in Ajax spent just 13 days on the market, with 15 days in Oshawa and 18 in Clarington. The TREB average was 23 days, and 23 days in York Region. In north Durham (Scugog/Uxbridge), the inventory figure is now 3.1 and 3.4 months, with a higher days on market average, as well (36 days each).
Highlights from this month include a condo apartment annual gain of 20.8% in Ajax, and townhomes gaining 10.7%. If you are interested in seeing values for an area not shown, or are interested in other figures, please comment below or send me an email - John@JohnOwen.Realtor
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