Royal Lepage expects Regina home prices to continue decline during COVID-19

Housing prices are expected to drop in Regina due to COVID-19, according to recent surveys done by Royal LePage.

A house price survey and market survey forecast by Royal LePage indicates that if the novel coronavirus is still having an impact by the end of summer, the price of a home will fall by four per cent, year-over-year to $296,293.

If the COVID-19 situation is contained by the second quarter, April to June, home prices could still drop by 2 per cent year-over-year, to $308,638.

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According to Royal LePage, the average price of a home in Regina decreased by 2.1 per cent, year-over-year, to $317,400 in the first quarter of 2020, January to March.

Over the same time, condo prices in Regina fell by 12.9 per cent to $194, 470. Bungalow prices dropped by 6.5 per cent to $284,033.

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“We were beginning to see signals of a market recovery, which was disrupted by the pandemic,” said Mike Duggleby, Royal LePage Regina Realty’s broker and owner.

“However, Regina’s real estate market has seen its share of challenges over the past few years and prices are not likely to significantly decline.”

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The average price of a two-storey in Regina at the end of the first quarter of 2020 is $399,564, a 4.8 per cent increase, year-over-year.

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