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Saskatoon real estate listing activity down in June, 2012: SRAR

The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors® (SRAR) released the MLS® residential real estate statistics for June of 2012 today, accompanied by the following release.

For the first half of 2012 the number of properties listed for sale stood at 6026, down only slightly compared to 6081 at the end of June 2011. At the same time the number of sales for the first six months of the year was 2984, an increase of fourteen percent over the same period in 2011.  “Saskatoon sales activity continues to outpace the rate of new listings which results in slight upward pressure on prices,” states Jason Yochim, the Executive Officer of the Saskatoon Region Association of REALTORS®.  “In 2011 the year-over-year increase averaged five percent each month while this year it is closer to eight percent.”  As a result the total year-to-date (YTD) MLS® dollar volume was just short of one billion dollars, up twenty percent compared to last year with the possibility of reaching a record 2 billion by year’s end.

“The average sale price is somewhat misleading in reflecting the true market for several   reasons,” according to Yochim,  “In the five main areas of Saskatoon the average price ranges from $208,115 to $362,703.” Specific factors such as neighborhood, location, home style and condition will greatly influence the true value of a home. “The best way to determine true value is to have a market analysis tailored to a specific property by an impartial, professional and experienced REALTOR®.”

The same trend appears to be taking place in the communities and areas surrounding Saskatoon. YTD the number of new listings outside of Saskatoon was 1451, down five percent from the 1530 recorded in 2011. The number of properties changing hands by mid-year in areas surrounding Saskatoon totaled 570 compared to 523 for the same period in 2011, an increase of nine percent.

Jason Yochim
Executive Officer
Saskatoon Region Association of REALTORS®

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