The Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board produces a monthly report about the housing market of Winnipeg and its Metropolitan Region, including statistical analysis and year-over-year comparisons.
Archived editions of previous Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board housing market reports can be found here.
December 2020 MLS® sales of 970 elevated year-end total sales to 16,033, a 17% increase over 2019. December continues this record with sales up 44% over December 2019 and 41% over the 5-year average.
Six consecutive months of record monthly sales have pushed year-to-date sales over 15,000 for the first time. November sales of 1,193 were up 32% over the same month in 2019.
Recovery in sales since June has turned into a strong resurgence in MLS® market activity with August registering 1,845 sales, the third straight month of 1,800 plus sales.
“May market activity was clearly impacted by COVID-19 at the outset of May with MLS® sales down similar to the 30% drop off in April sales by mid-month,” said Catherine Schellenberg, president of WinnipegREALTORS®
Following the best first-quarter market results in WinnipegREALTORS® history, COVID-19 put the brakes on the market as a number of prospective sellers and buyers took a wait and see approach to what usually is a big jump in activity to kick off the spring market.