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! August 2010 ! TheHomeHunt.com ! Vol. XIV, Issue VIII

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BRUCE’S MARKET INFORMATION!

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Residential Listings for July

Bruce’s

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Market Notes:

Collingwood

residential listings in the

Blue Mtn

Georgian Triangle for July

Tiny Beaches

2010 was $288,601, down

Wasaga Beach

from $302,350 for the same residential sales compared

75

100

64 58

31 39

12 7

96 98

2009

Residential Sales for July

to 144 last July. The

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majority of home sales be

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39 44

2010

period in 2009. There were 113

to

25

Clearview

The average sale price for

continue

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Blue Mtn Tiny Beaches Wasaga Beach

All data provided by the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board. Graphs copyrighted by Bruce Johnson 2010.

40

19

Collingwood

$300,000.

30

11

Clearview

below

20

24 30

6 17

6 7

2010

40 40

2009

Housing Market Indicators This Month Same Month Difference in % of Change Last Year

# of units

Remarks

Total Sales

162

217

-55

-25.3%

fewer sales

New Listings

517

525

-8

-1.5%

fewer new listings

2492

2145

347

16.2%

more listings than 12 months ago

Active Listings

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July Sales By Price: 2010 & 2009 9

Under 100,000

10 21 20

100,000 - 149,999

29

150,000 - 199,999

40

30

200,000 - 249,999 250,000 - 299,999

26

300,000 - 349,999

12

350,000 - 399,999

12 9

400,000 - 499,999 500,000 - 599,999

4

600,000 - 699,999

4 0

700,000 - 799,999

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Total Sales: July 2010: 162 July 2009: 217

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900,000 - 999,999

1 1 1

1,000,000 - 1,499,999

1

800,000 - 899,999

22

51

29

2 2

0 0

1,500,000 +

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12

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2010 Month This chart b reaks down to tal property during July 2 sales 010 into price ra n ges so that th most popula e r (highest sel li n g) p ri c e ranges can quickly be de termined. Pro p er ti es in the $150,000 to $250,000 pri ce ranges pro the highest s duced ales volume du ri n g July. The m between sales ix of higher-pri c ed ve rs us lowerpriced proper ties directly af f ec ts the averag monthly selli e ng price.

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2009 Month A Moving Experience

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Total Sales - monthly 8%1% 4%

6% 19% 36% 6% 13% 20%

9% 19%

59%

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Single-Family Home

Single Family Home - Other

Residential - Other

Farm

Vacant Land

Other (I.C. & I.)

Average Sale Price: July 2010/2009 $600,000 $514,471 $487,333

$500,000

$400,000

$326,917 $257,179 $217,432

$274,733

$236,052

$277,294 $271,584

$206,929

Clearview

$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

Collingwood

July 2010

Blue Mtn

Tiny Beaches

July 2009

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Wasaga Beach

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