Communications

Sales of detached homes dipped 15.9% in November 2012, with 417 homes exchanging hands. Sales of condos, however, were up 18.8%, with the result that, Year-to-Date, total sales are down only a modest 0.3%. 

Sales stabilized in October 2012, with 624 homes exchanging hands over the course of the month. Altogether 502 detached homes sold, 1.4 % up from the previous year, and 122 condos, up a resounding 38.6 % from October 2011. Altogether sales were up 7% from the previous year.

The real estate market cooled in September 2012, with only 596 homes exchanging hands over the course of the month. Altogether 493 detached homes sold, down 16.3% from September 2011, along with 103 condos, down 8.8%. Total sales were down 15.1%.

Sales were down somewhat in August 2012, with 723 homes exchanging hands over the course of the month – forty less than the previous August. Altogether, 584 detached homes sold - 5.8% down, and 139 condos - 2.8% down from August 2011. “Traditionally the dog days of summer can be a little slow,” says Barb Whitney, President of the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS®.

Sales last month edged up 0.5% over those of the previous July with a total of 746 homes exchanging hands. 620 detached homes sold in July – up 5.6% from the previous year – however, condo sales dipped 18.7% as compared to July 2011. “The reason for this is pretty obvious,” says Barb Whitney, President of London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR).

LSTAR is proud to announce the recipients of this year's LSTAR Scholarship. They are Megan Steer, the daughter of LSTAR Member Yvonne Steer, and Dillon Phoenix, the son of LSTAR Member Dave Phoenix.

Sales last month were down 9.6% over those of the previous June with 663 detached homes exchanging hands and 162 condos. This represents a 10.5% decrease in sales for detached homes and a 5.8 % decrease in condo sales. However, “Year-to-date sales are still ahead of last year by 3.3%,” points out Barb Whitney, President of London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR). “That's the stat to focus on for now.”

Sales last month were up over those of the previous May by 3.5%, with 751 detached homes exchanging hands and 162 condos. This represents a 7% increase in sales for detached homes and a 10 % decrease in condo sales. “May's figures underscore the fact that our local market remains vibrant,” advised Barb Whitney, President of London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR). “What we're seeing now in terms of sales is more on a par with previous Mays going back to the turn of the millennium.”

Sales last month outstripped those of the previous April by 17.3%, with 716 detached homes exchanging hands and 164 condos. “Although we're obviously delighted by these figures, we need to put them in perspective,” advises Barb Whitney, President of London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR).

In March, local real estate sales decreased 4.8% over those of previous year, with 623 detached homes and 147 condos exchanging hands over the course of the month.