Calgary MLS sales at their lowest level since 2011
原始发布日期： 2015-12-31 发布者：李方字变大 字变小
 Realtor Christina Hagerty at one of her listings earlier this year, a unit overlooking downtown, in the Colours building in Victoria Park. Ted Rhodes / Calgary Herald MLS sales by year•201017,142• 201118,405• 201221,104• 201323,360• 201425,546• 201518,804 (to Dec. 30)Calgary’s resale housing market will end 2015 with the lowest level of annual MLS sales since 2011, but prices in the city are still at their highest level outside of 2014. According to the Calgary Real Estate Board website, until Wednesday, MLS sales in the city were down 26.3 per cent from the same period in 2014, with 18,804 transactions. The median sale price of $424,500 was off by 0.24 per cent while the average sale price of $469,473 was down 2.61 per cent. New listings in 2015 fell by 6.4 per cent to 33,833 and active listings as of December 30 of 4,726 were up 28.3 per cent. Christina Hagerty, a Calgary realtor with RE/MAX Realty Professionals, said 2015 felt the initial aftermath of the oil and gas industry decline and many people took on a wait-and-see mentality. ”In 2016, normal life will continue and people will need homes, whether they are renting or owning. Although lower numbers of inward migration, people will continue to move to Calgary, graduate, find new jobs, get married and expand their families,” she said. “The majority of activity in the market will continue to be from first-time buyers, who now have more time and choices to make their buying decisions,” Hagerty said. “Investors and first-time buyers are taking advantage of the low interest rates and larger selection. With the slight increase in vacancy rates, there is still a reasonably-balanced market. Our overall pricing, compared to other major city centres, continues to be affordable.” 
Hagerty said sectors with an over supply will make additional price adjustments in 2016. However, there will be little change in properties below $400,000, as renters become buyers. Tanya Eklund, a realtor with RE/MAX Real Estate (Central) in Calgary, said there has been a correction in the local real estate market due to continued economic strife. “Many of the current sales would indicate a higher decline than what the average price decline is showing, especially in the luxury market, in which sales are down roughly 61 per cent over last year,” she said. “Continued job loss and wage decline with economic uncertainty factor into this change in real estate prices. We are in a city that heavily relies on oil, this is not the first time and will not be the last time we see change such as this. “We reflect on the 1980s when the market was tougher than what we are experiencing now and we speak as if it was an event in time. I believe we will also look back and consider these times in our city and economy as an event. We are a strong and resilient city. “Until we start to see higher and steady oil prices I see increasing options for buyers and investors. Sellers will have to adjust their expectations until we see stability in the market.” mtoneguzzi@postmedia.com Twitter.com/MTone123 Calgary Herald |