Here’s the Saskatoon real estate market update – July, 2022:
July sales eased to 1,439 units reflecting a year-over-year decline of nine per cent contributing to the year-to-date decline of nearly 10 per cent. While sales have eased, last year was a record year, and with year-to-date sales just shy of 10,000 units, levels are still well above long term averages for the province.
New listings trended down from levels seen over the past few months and last year’s levels. Nonetheless, the pullback in sales has outpaced the decline in new listings supporting a shift toward more balanced conditions. This also caused inventory levels to continue to trend up for the lows recorded earlier in the year. While inventories pushed up to 7,142 units, levels are still nearly 11 per cent lower than what was available in the market last year.
“As expected, gains in lending rates are having some cooling impacts on the housing market causing consumers to seek out more affordable options. The challenge will be product availability in the lower price ranges of the market. Supply levels are improving compared to earlier in the year, however, the year-over-year decline in inventory has been driven by homes priced below $400,000,” comments Chris Guérette, CEO of Saskatchewan REALTORS® Association.
The recent shifts help push the months of supply up to nearly five months, reflecting far more balanced conditions compared to what was experienced over the past four months. While conditions are not as tight as they have been, with less than five months of supply, the market is still experiencing the tightest July conditions since 2009.
Relatively tight conditions are supporting further price gains in the province at a time when many cities in Canada are seeing some retraction of prices. In July, the benchmark price reached $335,100, slightly higher than the previous month and over five per cent higher than levels recorded in July 2021.
“Moving forward, further rate increases are expected as concerns over inflation persist in the market. This will continue to weigh on housing markets across the country,” said Guérette. “However, markets like Saskatchewan are expected to fare better than some of the larger centers in the country as they never experienced the same level of price growth throughout the pandemic.”
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