Home sales in Moose Jaw declined this past February compared to February 2019, but the dollar volume of those sales increased slightly, data from the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) shows.
There were 25 homes sold in the community in February, compared to 28 sold during the same time in 2019, the SRA report indicated. The number of new listings also declined slightly, to 61 this past February from 66 the year before.
During the first two months of this year, 49 homes were sold compared to 50 during the same time period last year. New listings to-date actually increased by a decent margin, to 138 from 120 during the same two-month period last year.
Despite a decrease in sales, dollar volume was up 1.4 per cent in February to nearly $5.9 million from $5.7 million last February. The average price of a home in Moose Jaw was $235,419, which was an increase from $203,259 from February 2019; the average number of days a home spent on the market last month was 83.2, compared to 111.7 days last February.
Overall, the total dollar volume of houses sold this past February was $10.8 million, which was a slightly increase from $10.6 million last February.
