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A great start to  LUCKY 2013!

Second best January on record for Georgian Triangle home sales

Residential sales recorded through the MLS® System of the Georgian Triangle

Association of REALTORS® posted the second best January on record in 2013,

marking a considerable rebound following a bit of a slowdown in the final months of

2012.

Home sales numbered 100 units in January 2013, rising 15 per cent on a year-overyear

basis.

“Resale housing demand kicked off 2013 on an exceptionally strong note, with home

sales in the region topping January sales figures in every other year on record with

the exception of 2002,” said Andres Paara, President of the Georgian Triangle

Association of REALTORS®. “At the same time, we saw a jump of similar size in the

number of new listings coming on stream in January. So while both demand and

supply began the year much stronger than we were seeing at the end of 2012, the

balance between the two was little changed.”

New residential listings numbered 452 units in January 2013, up 24 per cent from a

year earlier. This was the highest level of new supply ever reported in the month of

January.

There were 1,224 active residential listings on the Association’s MLS® System at the

end of January 2013, down four per cent from year-ago levels.

There were 12.2 months of inventory at the end of January, down from 14.7 months

at the end of January 2012. This stands just below the long-run average for the

months of inventory measure at this time of the year. The number of months of

inventory is the number of months it would take to sell current inventories at the

current rate of sales activity.

The value of all residential transactions in January was $30.6 million, up 12 per

cent from a year earlier.

Sales of all types of properties numbered 113 units in January, an increase of nine

per cent compared to the same month in 2012. The total value of all properties sold

in January 2013 was $36.5 million, up 14 per cent on a year-over-year basis.

The Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® represents an estimated 360

REALTORS® registered with its member offices. The geographical area served by the

Association covers the area known as the Georgian Triangle region of Ontario, and

includes Clearview Township, Wasaga Beach, Collingwood, The Blue Mountains, Grey

Highlands and Municipality of Meaford.

Jonathan J. Knight

Broker - Re/Max Clearview

Inc. Brokerage Independantly

Owned and Operated

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P - 705 441 6839

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www.CollingwoodAreaRealEstate.ca

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