The region benefited from sustained demand and strong momentum
With pandemic restrictions steadily easing, Atlantic Canada housing exhibited sustained market strength at the tail-end of 2021, according to local real estate associations.
New Brunswick
The province saw a total of 1,011 sales last month, representing a 5.5% annual increase and reaching a new record high for the month of November, the New Brunswick Real Estate Association said. On a year-to-date basis, home sales grew by 24.2% annually to 12,387 units.
New listings grew by 2.3% annually, with 833 homes newly listed last month. Active listings fell by 35.8% during the same time frame, with a two-decade low of 1,993 units on the market at the end of November.
The average home sales price in New Brunswick last month was $245,605, up by 22% from November 2020.
Newfoundland and Labrador
The market saw a record-setting month with a 17.6% annual increase, establishing a new sales record for the month of November, according to the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Realtors.
Sales activity was 44.4% higher than the province’s five-year average and 55.1% above its 10-year average for the month of November, the association said. Year-to-date home sales jumped by 48.1% annually for a total of 6,282 units last month.
Robust demand pulled down the number of new listings by 12.5% year over year, ending up at the lowest number of new November listings in a decade (586 units). Active residential listings also fell by 25.3% annually, ending up at 3,207 homes for sale.
The province’s average home sales price was $274,066, increasing by 7.2% from November 2020.
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Nova Scotia
The market continues to “outperform expectations” with its second highest November on record (1,069 units), according to the Nova Scotia Association of Realtors. This was 9.6% above the province’s five-year average and 31.5% above the 10-year average for the month of November, despite being an annual decrease of 20.3%.
On a year-to-date basis, home sales posted a 15.4% annual gain to reach a record high of 15,036 units. The average home sale price had a similarly strong 20.8% year over year increase to $368,476, the association said.
The number of new listings fell by 8.2% annually (down to 1,102 units), and active residential listings declined by 30.9% during the same period (down to 2,247 units).
Prince Edward Island
Home sales activity edged down by 1.5% annually in November, but was 16.9% above the island’s five-year average and 32.7% above its 10-year average for the month, according to the Prince Edward Island Real Estate Association.
New listings were up by 18% year over year, and active listings grew by 11.1% during the same period.
PEI saw its average home sales price increase by 21.3% annually to $341,380, while the dollar value of all home sales in the province last month grew by 7% year over year to $65.2 million. This represented a new record high for the month of November, the association said.
