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Canadian home sales plunge lower in February 2019: CREA

Canadian home sales plunge lower in February 2019: CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), released national sales statistics for February of 2019 this week.


According to the report, "Home sales via Canadian MLS® Systems plunged 9.1% month-over-month in February 2019 to the lowest level since November 2012. The month-over-month decline was the largest recorded since the B-20 stress test came into effect in January of last year." The number of homes trading hands was down from the previous month in three- quarters of all local markets, including all major cities."


Highlights of CREA's report

  • National home sales plummeted 9.1% month-over-month (m-o-m) in February.
  • Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity was down 4.4% year-over-year (y-o-y).
  • The number of newly listed homes fell 3.2% m-o-m.
  • The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) was virtually unchanged (-0.1% y-o-y).
  • The national average sale price fell by 5.2% y-o-y.

Read the entire report on Canadian MLS® sales for February 2019.


Read also: CREA's updated housing forecast for 2019.


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

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