Northumberland Real Estate Market Update
Last updated June 6, 2024, at 9:05 a.m.
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Northumberland has finished May 2024 with market conditions that are leaning to favour sellers as sales volume picks up and sale prices come close to parity with list prices in the region.
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Inventory levels have been building over the last several months. Sales volume has also gone up.
Buyers are understandably cautious as the interest rate situation was clearly affecting buyer sentiment and budgets, though improved confidence is showing in the Durham and Toronto area markets, which typically spill over into Northumberland.
Yesterday’s 25 basis point drop in the benchmark overnight rate by the Bank of Canada may help to reinforce consumer confidence in the economy and the real estate market. It’s not a substantial drop, though it may be enough to stimulate those who have been waiting for a signal that things are improving.
Northumberland Real Estate Market May 2024
Supply levels vary throughout the region, with 4.0 months of inventory (MOI) for the entire area. This means that at the current pace of sales, with no new listings, all inventory would be sold within this time frame. There are higher levels in some communities to the north and east.
In May, residential transactions reported had selling prices averaging 748,145 in Northumberland, with the average property selling at 99.0% of list price (SP/LP). This is a 4.7% increase from last month and is up 4.0% from last May.
Here is a look at average home selling prices each month over the last three years: Prices have been relatively stable since the summer of 2022.
The following chart shows average daily selling prices for detached homes across Northumberland in the past 90 days.
The average selling price of detached homes in May is just over 765,000.
The selling price to list price ratios in most Northumberland communities show figures close to 99%, as shown in the table at the top of the page. This is getting close to the 100% mark, showing that buyers are more active, and multiple offer situations are working into the mix.
One clear sign that conditions are tightening is the number of listings with offers being held to a specific date. This strategy is intended to pressure buyers (when there is a perceived shortage of listings) and to generate multiple offers. Watch for these to increase, especially in Port Hope and Cobourg, and at lower price points.
Also, the sale price to list price ratio has averaged near the 99% mark. This shows that most properties are selling without multiple offers. Note in the above chart where the red bars appear. For those days, the selling prices were above 100% - signalling that bidding situations made selling prices higher than list prices, on average.
Days on market (DOM) averaged 32.8. DOM is the number of days it takes for a property to be sold firm, or without any outstanding conditions. This figure is stable recently, in line with seasonal norms.
Should new listings rise at a pace that is faster than current sales, then there would be more inventory for the pool of buyers to choose from, which will have the effect of reducing the sale price to list price ratio, then months of inventory stat, which leans the market closer to a balanced market.
Active listings have been rising steadily since the winter. They should start to taper off as the summer season unfolds.
More active listings make all the steps taken to compete among selling properties more critical. When listings were more scarce, (including now but at lower price points) buyers were compelled to reduce expectations on location, property condition, etc. They also may have pressure in competitive situations to remove conditions on their offers.
The sales rate for May has increased by 4.2% compared to last month and is down 14.9% compared to this time last year, with a current pace of 4.8 units sold daily. This figure is on the increase as buyers become more active.
The following chart shows the daily sales volume for the past 3 months.
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Buyers will still find multiple offer situations in some locations and price ranges, particularly at lower price points. They are highly advised to get prepared - have their mortgage preapproval ready before looking at homes, and be prepared to view homes via photos and virtual tours as soon as they reach the market. With interest rates being volatile, and mortgage qualification rules under review, locking in a rate is more important than ever. Speak with your agent to discuss the process to move forward.
Potential sellers should be working with their agent to identify ways to set their home apart from competitive listings while reaching the widest possible audience.
If you are interested in seeing values for an area not shown or are interested in other figures, please comment below or contact me. As always, give me a call anytime if you would like to discuss this further without any obligation.
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About the Author
John Owen, Broker, RE/MAX Impact
John is an award-winning broker with RE/MAX Impact Realty and was their number-one agent in GCI for 2022.
Direct - 905-434-0067
Email - johnowen@remax.net
Member, Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB).
The recent amalgamation of the former Quinte & District Association of Realtors (QDAR) and Northumberland Hills Association of Realtors (NHAR) with the Durham Region Association of Realtors (DRAR) has resulted in a new, larger board representing all of these regions called the Central Lakes Association of Realtors (CLAR).
The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for all of these regions is now hosted by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) and will make the availability and sharing of MLS data across all of these areas much easier, to the benefit of buyers and sellers, and the real estate community.
Figures shown are for the following property types unless otherwise specified: detached, semi-detached, condo townhouse, condo apartment, link, att/row/townhouse, co-op apartment, detached condo and co-ownership apartment.
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