Mississauga Real Estate Board

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Mississauga Real Estate Board totaled 418 units in October 2023. This was down by 6.3% from October 2022.

Home sales were 41.9% below the five-year average and 46.4% below the 10-year average for the month of October.

On a year-to-date basis, home sales totaled 5,164 units over the first 10 months of the year. This was a substantial decrease of 16.9% from the same period in 2022.

“Sales activity remained subdued in October as many buyers continue to wait cautiously on the sidelines for more evidence that the Bank of Canada has reached the peak of its tightening cycle after getting caught off-guard earlier this year from unexpected rate hikes,” said Michael Kennelly, President of the Mississauga Real Estate Board. “While buyers have taken a step back, overall inventories have been rising due to eager sellers returning to the market. With MLS® benchmark prices down from last year’s highs and the market balance tilted in favour of buyers, our market will certainly be well-positioned to welcome back those looking to get off the sidelines once they regain some confidence.”

The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) tracks price trends far more accurately than is possible using average or median price measures. The overall MLS® HPI composite benchmark price was $1,062,600 in October 2023, a small reduction of 2% compared to October 2022.

The benchmark price for single-family homes was $1,345,900, edging down 0.9% on a year-over-year basis in October. By comparison, the benchmark price for townhouse/row units was $838,400, a modest gain of 3% compared to a year earlier, while the benchmark apartment price was $645,200, nearly unchanged, down only 0.2% from year-ago levels.

The average price of homes sold in October 2023 was $1,106,263, a sizable gain of 12% from October 2022.

The more comprehensive year-to-date average price was $1,068,809, decreasing by 5.5% from the first 10 months of 2022.

The dollar value of all home sales in October 2023 was $462.4 million, a gain of 5% from the same month in 2022.

The number of new listings was up sharply by 30.3% from October 2022. There were 1,222 new residential listings in October 2023.

New listings were 2.2% above the five-year average and 3.8% below the 10-year average for the month of October.

Active residential listings numbered 1,734 units on the market at the end of October, a substantial increase of 45.6% from the end of October 2022. Active listings haven’t been this high in the month of October in more than five years.

Active listings were 40.3% above the five-year average and 25% above the 10-year average for the month of October.

Months of inventory numbered 4.1 at the end of October 2023, up from the 2.7 months recorded at the end of October 2022 and above the long-run average of 2 months for this time of year. The number of months of inventory is the number of months it would take to sell current inventories at the current rate of sales activity.