After a low October Red Deer home prices bounced back a bit in November
When we track the average Red Deer home price each month we look at how the monthly average bounces around but I like to use a 12-month running average to see what direction prices are trending.
The table below allows readers to see both the month-to-month averages and the running 12-month average. And because the table goes back 13 months everyone can compare both the current month-to-month average and the 12-month average to the same time a year earlier.
| Overall | ooo | Detached | |||
| Month | Average | 12-month avg. | Average | 12-month avg. | |
| Nov 2021 | $317,237 | $335,202 ⬆︎ | $354,631 | $377,512 ⬇︎ | |
| Dec 2021 | $339,214 | $336,600 ⬆︎ | $383,808 | $378,933⬆︎ | |
| Jan 2022 | $313,546 | $335,389 ⬇︎ | $366,410 | $378,197 ⬇︎ | |
| Feb 2022 | $337,430 | $334,116 ⬇︎ | $384,932 | $377,388 ⬇︎ | |
| Mar 2022 | $335,975 | $334,728 ⬆︎ | $393,789 | $378,929 ⬆︎ | |
| Apr 2022 | $348,134 | $335,163 ⬆︎ | $404,061 | $381,081 ⬆︎ | |
| May 2022 | $343,666 | $334,903 ⬇︎ | $396,107 | $381,967 ⬆︎ | |
| June 2022 | $348,628 | $336,720 ⬆︎ | $413,574 | $385,105 ⬆︎ | |
| July 2022 | $343,101 | $336,165 ⬇︎ | $416,991 | $387,061 ⬆︎ | |
| Aug 2022 | $338,850 | $336,747 ⬆︎ | $394,765 | $389,573 ⬆︎ | |
| Sept 2022 | $342,398 | $337,167 ⬆︎ | $408,881 | $392,134⬆︎ | |
| Oct 2022 | $320,941 | $335,725 ⬇︎ | $376,165 | $391,176 ⬇︎ | |
| Nov 2022 | $332,885 | $337,029 ⬆︎ | 385,705 | $393,765 ⬆︎ | |
| up 0.38% | up 0.66% |
There is still a reasonably active market in Red Deer with buyers jumping in concerned about interest rates climbing even higher. Higher interest rates are pushing buyers to keep buying but they’re also causing a large number of sellers to stay put. With steady home sales in Red Deer, and fewer homeowners listing, we’re seeing a lower-than-normal inventory rate and stable prices. There are normally fewer sellers listing toward Christmas but we haven’t seen a December inventory as low as 2.2 months of inventory as long as we can remember.
Detached home prices
The better-than-expected buying activity and a shortage of homes for sale have caused Red Deer home prices to increase this year. The 12-month running price average for detached homes has been over $390,000 for the last couple of months and the November average price was high enough to keep it there. We are definitely seeing a higher home price average than expected in the last quarter of 2022.
The 12-month running price average for detached homes dipped 3 of the past 12 months but the average sale price has increased by 4.3% from November to November.
Last month we saw the 12-month running price average dip both overall and in detached home sales. This could be a hint that we probably won’t see prices climb too quickly in the short term.
Overall home prices
Red Deer home prices overall took a bumpier road over the last 12 months. 5 of the last 12 months saw the running average dip but overall prices increased 0.55% from November to November.
Check back each month if you’re interested in what local real estate prices are doing.
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