At the same time, new listings also hit their highest point for 2012 as a number of listings that expired at the end of February where brought back for anther go. This week, 164 houses and condos hit the Saskatoon MLS® system, up 61 homes from last week and trumping the number of properties listed the same week last yearby 36.
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In spite of exceptionally strong listing activity, the total inventory of Saskatoon homes offered for sale on the multiple listing service® declined as 71 properties slipped off of the system having expired without a sale. This morning, a total of 990 residential properties located within city limits are displaying an active status, down 29 from the close of the previous week and fewer than were available at the same point last year by 109 homes. Listing inventory seems to have stalled a bit over the past few weeks creating a pretty unusual black line (for this time of year) on the active listings chart. Here’s hoping that line will turn and start moving up again in the week ahead. Sales are clearly gaining some momentum. More listing are going to be needed to satisfy the demand.
Taking a closer look at the key housing categories, today we have 577 detached houses and 327 condominiums available on the MLS® system. Houses remained stable on a weekly basis while the condo numbers declined by 27 units. At this time last year, buyers had 604 single-family homes and 430 condominiums to choose from.
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This past week, there were 38 property listings that were cancelled or withdrawn for the system. An additional 32 Saskatoon home sellers adjusted the asking price of their home. As I mentioned earlier, 71 listings reached the end of their term and expired without a sale.
The average selling price of a Saskatoon home continued to bounce around. This week it came off of its high for the year slipping more than $40K to settle at $314,281. The median sale price for the week slipped less, but still lost more than $30K to finish the week at $302,450. The six-week average price remained pretty stable gaining just four hundred dollars from last week to finish ahead of the same week last year by nearly twenty thousand dollars. The four-week median price edged up almost forty five hundred dollars to $316,455 to claim a year-over-year increase of more than $30,000.
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Overbid sales moved higher to 12 with an average overbid of $6,105. The majority of this week’s lucky sellers were in area 2. Another 15 homes traded at the seller’s full asking price while 69 of this week’s 96 sales where reported to have sold for less than the asking price by an average of $8,220.
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I’m always happy to answer your Saskatoon real estate questions. All of my contact info is here. Please feel free to call or email.
Norm Fisher
Royal LePage Vidorra
