RBC Economics report finds sales growth in some Canadian markets while listings remain tight.
RBC Economics looked at May data across six major markets, including Calgary, finding sales growth year over year in the two largest cities jumped significantly.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
From a year-over-year perspective, rising demand led to markets like Toronto seeing sales grow nearly 25 per cent while new listings fell about 19 per cent. Similarly, Vancouver saw sales increase 16 per cent while new listings decreased nearly 12 per cent. Calgary, considered one of the hottest resale markets so far this year, had modest sales growth in May, up 1.9 per cent year over year. Still, the 3,120 sales that took place set a record for the month.Edmonton is one of the least active markets with sales and new listings decreasing, down seven and 17 per cent respectively, the report found.
The demand surge in May among cities like Toronto as listings declined also led to price increases, at least month over month.In Calgary, the MLS Price Index grew 2.6 per cent year over year. Meanwhile, the index fell nearly six per cent in Vancouver, seven per cent in Toronto and more than eight per cent in Edmonton year over year
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