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April 2013 Reveals Active Listings at Record Level



My graph illustrates residential real estate listing activity in Southeastern New Brunswick on the Moncton MLS System® in April. The number of properties sold has remained fairly consistent over the last few years.

What stands out is the upward trend in the number active listings at the end of the month.Are more people leaving than arriving? Too ...
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April 2013 Real Estate Market in Metro Moncton

The residential sales for April have been reported on the Moncton MLS System®. The number of properties sold is slightly above the ten year average. This means the year-to-date number still trending downward from 2010. And with a record number of properties listed, housing buyers have a cornucopia from which to choose.

I've prepared these two graphs to illustrate the numbers:

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Moncton CMA Housing Starts in the First Quarter


With the exception of single detached dwellings, housing starts are up in the first quarter of 2013. The vast majority of these were rental units.


 

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Metro Moncton Real Estate Market First Quarter of 2013



The chart I've prepared illustrates the numbers.Units sales reported in the first quarter of 2013 for existing housing were not far off from last year. Still, first quarter unit sales are definitely below the average of the last few years.
 
What does stand out on the chart is reported sales of new dwellings at their weakest level in the past few years, well below average. And ...

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Moving up the Housing Ladder in Metro Moncton

A Buyer’s Market is a Smart Time to Move Up the Housing Ladder in Metro Moncton, Dieppe or Riverview<< MORE >>

Metro Moncton Real Estate Market March 1, 2013

The 2013 residential real estate market in Moncton- Riverview - Dieppe year-to-date is not up to par.<< MORE >>

2012 Most Popular Housing Types - Metro Moncton


My pie chart shows the most popular housing types reported sold on the Moncton MLS® System in 2012

Buyers Rule When Housing Market is Slow

Winter is the slowest season in the Moncton area housing market.This winter the local real estate market is loaded with vacant listings.At this time of year most owners of vacant listings become more motivated to sell.

Buyers have the advantage.The time to take advantage of this market could be now instead of the spring. I'm just saying, in my experience representing Buyers, it doesn't hurt to look when the market is slow.
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2nd half of 2012 Moncton Area Urban Residential Sales

Alright, so the second half of 2012 is not yet over. I'm jumping the gun but this month I've analyzed MLS® sales of residential properties located only in our three urban areas - Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview and reported in the period of July 1 to November 30 .

Unlike unit sales reported in the first six months of the year,  total unit sales reported in the second half of the year are more consistent over the years. The variable is in split between new housing units and existing ...

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New to Moncton - Welcome them

I'm inspired to start a new category of blog post - "New to Moncton". And I'll start off with an announcement of a new Moncton retail business. Helen and Hugh have just opened their new aquarist shop - Riverscape Aquarium - located in the Elmwood Plaza, 331 Elmwood Drive in Moncton East.

An aquarist is a person who keeps or maintains an aquarium. And a proper aquarium contains a variety of water dwelling plants and animals. It seems Hugh is the fish expert and Helen is ...

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