It has often been said that one month does not a market make. Yet here it is … January 2016 … and we only have one month to look at … so January is the market! And not to disappoint, the activity in the first 31 days does give us a lot to evaluate...
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WinnipegREALTORS® is proud to announce Stewart Elston as its 2016 president. He takes over the position from outgoing president David MacKenzie. Elston becomes WinnipegREALTORS®’ 113th president and will lead its 1,850 member strong organization this year...
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2015 finished on a strong note. Following on the heels of a record sales month for November, December sales of 642 were up 4% from last December. They are the third highest for this month, and are only behind the best sales years ever by a very modest amount...
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Mild weather, hosting the Grey Cup, being singled out as one of the best destinations in the world to visit by National Geographic Traveler magazine, or just having a an excellent supply of terrific listings to choose from with such favourable mortgage rates, it was the first time November nudged over 900 sales in WinnipegREALTORS® 112-year history...
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With two months to go, it is too close to call whether this year’s sales activity can eke out a victory over 2015. The lead has changed a few times when comparing sales activity between 2015 and 2014. At present, 2014 regains the lead with a total of 11,391 versus 11,382 sales this year. Last year was WinnipegREALTORS® fifth highest sales year recorded at over 12,800 sales. It was a good year and only less than 2% off the best year in 2007...
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September MLS® sales activity and the year-to-date pace is indicative of a steady market. It is tracking very closely to 2014 as was forecast. 2014 saw WinnipegREALTORS®’ 5 th highest MLS® sales result in its 112-year history...
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Rick Preston, chair of WinnipegREALTORS® Citizens Hall of Fame program, is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Allan Ronald as this year’s 2015 inductee...
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The strong sales performance in August resulted in bringing year-to-date sales ahead of last year for the first 8 months of 2015. Last month 2014 was ahead slightly but the lead slipped away by the end of August owing to the 11% increase in sales over August 2014...
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It is no easy feat to overtake a record July set in 2014. Nonetheless, July 2015 sales were still brisk. At nearly 1,400 sales, they are 6% higher than the 10-year sales average and third highest for this month ever. If not for condominium sales lagging behind in July as well as this year-to-date, July 2015 would have narrowed the gap in MLS® sales from last July and been even more impressive...
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Since 2007 when for the first time June sales surpassed 1,500, this level has become the new benchmark upon which June is judged. At 1,509 MLS® unit sales in June, over 1,500 sales have occurred three times after 2007 including last year when there were 1,515 sales. There is only a 55 unit sales difference or over 3% higher sales activity in the record-setting June 2008...
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