Residential Sales Fall in Montreal Area in First Quarter of 2013
Centris(R) Residential Sales Statistics for the Montreal Metropolitan Area
(firmenpresse) - ILE-DES-SOEURS, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 04/12/13 -- According to the provincial database, there were 9,927 residential sales transactions in the Montreal Metropolitan Area in the first quarter of 2013, an 18 per cent decrease compared to the first quarter of 2012, indicated the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards.
"We're still feeling the effects of the new mortgage rules introduced last summer," said Diane Menard, Vice-President of the GMREB Board of Directors and spokesperson for the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB) for the Montreal area. "Since the tightening of the rules, this has been the third consecutive quarterly decrease in sales in the Montreal area," she added.
All property categories and all geographic areas were affected by the sales slowdown in the first quarter of 2013. The North Shore fared best with an 11 per cent decrease in sales.
The median price of single-family homes in the Montreal area increased by 1 per cent to reach $272,000. The median price of condominiums remained stable at $220,000 and that of plexes grew by 2 per cent, reaching $420,000, compared to the first quarter of 2012.
The number of properties for sale increased by 10 per cent in the first quarter of the year, mainly due to a sharp increase in the supply (25 per cent) of condominiums.
"Buyers now have the upper hand on the Montreal condominium market, for the first time in 15 years," said Paul Cardinal, Manager, Market Analysis, at the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards. "In general, sellers of condominiums must now be more patient as the average selling time reached 108 days in the first quarter of 2013, 18 more days compared to one year earlier," he added.
Province's Real Estate Market Slows in First Quarter of 2013
According to the real estate brokers' provincial database, there were 18,939 residential sales transactions in the province of Quebec in the first quarter of 2013, a 16 per cent decrease compared to the first quarter of 2012, indicated the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB).
The decrease in sales was spread across all of the province's metropolitan areas and most of its smaller urban centres. Only the agglomerations of Rouyn-Noranda (+25 per cent), Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (+6 per cent) and Shawinigan (+6 per cent) bucked the trend and posted an increase in sales. In contrast, the agglomerations of Sept-Iles (-36 per cent), Val-d'Or (-27 per cent) and Drummondville (-28 per cent) registered the largest decreases in sales.
The median price of single-family homes across the province stood at $225,000 in the first quarter of the year, only $1,000 more than in the first quarter of 2012. The largest price increases for single-family homes were in the agglomerations of Val-d'Or (+15 per cent), Saint-Lin-Laurentides (+8 per cent), Saint-Hyacinthe (+8 per cent) and Sept-Iles (+7 per cent). Among the Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs), Saguenay registered the largest increase in median price of single-family homes, at 4 per cent.
As for condominiums, the provincial median price reached $208,000 in the first quarter of 2013, up 1 per cent compared to the same period in 2012. The largest price increases were in the agglomerations of Granby (+13 per cent) and Saint-Hyacinthe (+8 per cent), as well as in the Quebec City CMA (+7 per cent).
The number of properties for sale increased for a twelfth consecutive quarter. There were an average of 70,239 properties listed on the Centris® system in the first quarter of 2013, a 7 per cent increase compared to the first quarter of last year. "The increase in supply and the decrease in sales resulted in an easing of market conditions in most urban centres, which translated into smaller price increases and longer average selling times," explained Paul Cardinal, Manager of the Market Analysis Department at the QFREB.
About the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board
The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board is a non-profit organization that brings together close to 11,000 real estate broker members. Its mission is to actively promote and protect its members' professional and business interests in order for them to successfully meet their business objectives.
About the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards
The Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards is a non-profit organization composed of Quebec's 12 real estate boards and more than 14,000 real estate brokers who are members. Its mission is to promote and protect the interests of Quebec's real estate industry so that the boards and their members can successfully meet their business objectives.
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