Here are the latest price statistics for Canada’s housing market. Price statistics refer to the updated numbers for the month of March 2013. Generally mixed readings of small gains in prices were seen in all sectors and regions for the month of march.

The aggregate price for all sectors and major regions in Canada gained in March 2013 to $455,700, reaching their all time new highs. However, as mentioned in last month’s statistics, home prices broke through short-term upward trend that started in January 2008, and this is still the case for this month. Short term downward correction may still continue. Longer term upward trend lines are still intact. All data was taken from the MLS Home Price Index.

Source: MLS

Inventory decreased slightly to 6.5 months from 6.7 in February 2013, and sales to new listing ratio remained marginally unchanged. Nevertheless, the trend of inventories (green line in picture above) continues to be sloped upward while the trend of sales to new listing ratio (orange line in picture above) continues to be sloped downward. Indicating continued downward pressure in prices could be expected.

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