The latest real estate numbers in Hamilton and Burlington are being called “promising.”
The Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 593 home sales last month, a 3.6 per cent drop from January 2018.
However, the average sale price jumped by 4.7 per cent to $550,058.
“This is a promising start to 2019,” says RAHB CEO George O’Neill. “For sellers, the average price of a home has increased over 100 per cent since 2009. For buyers, sales activity has slowed, the number of new listings has increased, and we are sitting firmly in a balanced market.”
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The association reported 11,584 sales of all properties in 2018, down 13.7 per cent compared to 2017.
“The January numbers have picked up since the downturn we experienced in December,” adds O’Neill. “The trend is still the same — lower priced properties, such as townhouses and apartments, seem to be the preference for consumers and are in high demand.”
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