EDMONTON REAL ESTATE MARKET STATISTICS JANUARY 2023

EDMONTON REAL ESTATE MARKET STATISTICS JANUARY 2023

YEG Housing Market Sees Stable Transition Into New Year

Edmonton, February 2, 2023: Total residential unit sales in the Greater Edmonton Area (GEA) real estate market for January 2023 decreased 25.8% compared to January 2022 and saw a small decrease of only 0.2% from December 2022. New residential listings were up 8.5% year-over-year from January 2022, while also noting an increase of 94.8% from December 2022. Overall inventory in the GEA was up 13.2% from January of last year, and up 5.3% from the previous month.
 
For January, detached unit sales were down 32.1% from January 2022, but saw a small increase of 1.4% from December 2022 at 583. Semi-detached unit sales were down 35.9% year-over-year but increased by 2.0% from December 2022. Row/Townhouse unit sales also decreased 5.7% year-over-year and increased 10.4% month-over-month. Apartment Condominium unit sales saw no changes from January 2022 but decreased 12.9% from the previous month.
 
All residential average prices hit $370,068, a 6.2% decrease from January 2022, and 1.4% decrease from December 2022. Detached homes averaged $451,659, a 2.1% year-over-year decrease and a 4.2% decrease from December 2022. Semi-detached sold for an average of $355,086, resulting in a 5.2% decrease year-over-year, with prices down 0.9% compared to December 2022. Row/townhouse prices increased both 1.2% from January 2022 and 4.4% month-over-month, selling at $247,761. Apartment Condominium average prices hit $189,631, with a 5.5% increase from the previous month and a 2.3% drop year-over-year.
 
The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) composite benchmark price* in the GEA came in at $368,800, seeing both a 3.7% decrease from January 2022 and 1.2% from December 2022.
 
“The Edmonton real estate market remained relatively stable from December as we transitioned into the new year,” says REALTORS® Association of Edmonton 2023 Board Chair Melanie Boles. “While many categories saw minimal decreases month-over-month, average prices for both the row/townhouse and apartment condominium categories saw increases when compared to December 2022.”
 
Detached homes averaged 65 days on the market, an 11-day increase from January of last year. Semi-detached homes averaged 50 days on the market, decreasing seven days year-over-year, with row/townhouses averaging 63 days on the market, an increase of five days from January 2022. Apartment condominiums averaged 82 days on market, showing only a one-day increase from last year. Overall, all residential listings averaged 66 days on the market, increasing by eight days both year-over-year and from December 2022.
 
Curious what we predicted from the market in 2023?  Click here to read our 2023 Edmonton Real Estate Market Outlook.

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