Ottawa Real Estate

Ottawa Real Estate
August Resale Home Sales Remain Solid!

It looks like once again Ottawa's resale market has had an exceptional month. Not only a remarkable amount of ends sold but the price increase over last year shows that sales remain strong.

Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,216 residential properties in August through the Board's Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,181 in August 2008. This is an increase of 3 per cent.

Of those sales, 259 were in the condominium property class, while 957 were in the residential property class.

"August was another solid month for home sales in Ottawa. With strong sales and a listing inventory that is still very low, the capital remains in a seller's market position," said Board President Rick Snell. "Sales year-to-date are now up 2.6% over last year's sales for the same period, which reflects consumer confidence in the local real estate market."

The average sale price of residential properties, including condominiums, sold in August in the Ottawa area was $315,074, an increase of 12.3 per cent over August 2008. The average sale price for a condominium-class property was $225,167, an increase of 5.1 per cent over August 2008. The average sale price of a residential-class property was $339,406, an increase of 13 per cent over August 2008. The Board cautions that average sale price information can be useful in establishing trends over time but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value. The average sale price is calculated based on the total dollar volume of all properties sold.

It'll be interesting to see how the Ottawa Real Estate resale market continues to grow in the future as it just continues to grow stronger as the months go on. Even with such a low listing inventory the power is in the seller's hands. IT IS the time to SELL!

Your Real Estate Professional,

Mary-Anne