Statistical News Releases

LSTAR's Statistical News Releases are available here, dating back to 2012. To access LSTAR's Market Activity Reports (Stats Packs) back to 2007, go to our Stats Archive page (PropTx login required).

Local Home Prices See Modest Growth

In February 2023, the MLS® System of LSTAR recorded only 436 residential transactions, thus marking the lowest number of February home sales seen by LSTAR since 1995. Despite the sluggish sales, 761 new listings entered the market during the same time frame, bringing the number of active listings to 1,320 by month-end. The overall sales-to-new listings ratio for the entire jurisdiction of LSTAR was 57.3%.

March 3, 2023

Surging Interest Rates Weigh Down on the Local Housing Market

In January 2023, only 344 residential transactions were recorded via LSTAR’s MLS® System. This makes last month the January with the lowest number of home sales seen by LSTAR since 2009. During the same period, 823 new listings came on the market, bringing the number of active listings at month’s end to 1,261.

February 3, 2023

Quiet December Wraps Up Modest Year

299 residential properties exchanged hands last month in LSTAR's jurisdiction, bringing the total number of homes sold through the Association’s MLS® System in 2022 to 7,639.

January 5, 2023

Local Housing Market's Correction Continues

451 residential properties exchanged hands last month through LSTAR's MLS® System, 44% less than in November 2021.

December 5, 2022

Rising Borrowing Costs Further Soften Local Home Sales

In October 2022, the MLS® System of the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR) saw 975 new listings and 504 home sales. 

November 3, 2022

September Home Sales Continue Cooling Trend

The local housing market continued to cool off in September, with 497 homes exchanging hands via LSTAR's MLS® System. Housing supply made a healthy gain from 2.7 months of inventory in August to 3.4 months of inventory in September, showing more signs of market stabilization.

October 4, 2022

August Signals a Soft Landing of the Local Real Estate Market

The number of homes sold in the jurisdiction of LSTAR fell by 34.8% in August from the same month last year, but saw an increase over the previous month, which indicates a soft landing of the local real estate market. 

September 6, 2022

July Shows More Signs of Market Stabilization

The local housing market continued to cool off in July, with 514 homes exchanging hands via the MLS® System of the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR).

August 4, 2022

Market cools off in June

1,727 new residential listings and 663 home sales were recorded in June 2022 in the London-St. Thomas area via the MLS® System of the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR). The local housing supply increased from only 1.7 months of inventory in May to 2.8 months of inventory in June.

July 6, 2022

Inventory Levels Rise, but Prices Remain Elevated

In May 2022, 1,835 new residential listings were posted on the MLS® System of the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR), more than in any previous May in the Association’s history. 

June 2, 2022