通过渥太华房地产委员会（OREB）MLS®系统销售的房屋数量在2024年7月达到了1,241套，比2023年7月增长了13.6%。

7月的房屋销售量比五年平均水平低了7.1%，比十年平均水平低了8.8%。从年初到7月为止，2024年房屋销售总量为8,349套，比2023年同期增长了5.5%。

“随着市场在夏季通常会放缓，7月的活动令人鼓舞，这可能预示着未来将会有更多的增长，”OREB主席Curtis Fillier表示。“买家的信心正在慢慢但稳步地恢复，而卖家也在持续增加新的房源。当然，这是否会转化为交易取决于我们社区中可用房产的类型和价格范围，因为供应和可负担性问题仍然存在。”

“虽然现在下结论还为时过早，但最近的政策变化可能会有所帮助，”Fillier表示。“加拿大央行连续两次降息，加上联邦政府为首次购房者购买新建房屋推出的30年按揭摊还期，这些措施将帮助一些买家。然而，这些是需求方的政策，而渥太华——以及全国许多城市——需要在供应方面采取行动。”

在其货币政策报告中，加拿大央行指出，市政区划限制和高额开发费用是长期存在的供应增长挑战。安大略省政府的最新数据显示，渥太华的住房开工率远远落后于目标，2024年目标为12,583套，但实际仅建成1,593套。OREB及其成员房地产经纪人继续倡导直接解决城市住房危机的方案，例如允许每块地建设四个单位并减少高昂的开发费用。

数据统计——价格：

MLS®房价指数（HPI）跟踪价格趋势，比使用平均或中位数价格的衡量方法更准确。

2024年7月，整体MLS® HPI综合基准价格为648,900加元，比2023年7月增长了0.1%。 单户住宅的基准价格为734,700加元，同比下降了0.1%。 相比之下，联排别墅/排屋单位的基准价格为506,100加元，同比增长3.4%。 公寓的基准价格为422,800加元，同比下降了0.9%。 2024年7月售出的房屋平均价格为679,610加元，比2023年7月下降了2.1%。更全面的年初至今的平均价格为681,082加元，比2023年7月增长了1.0%。 2024年7月所有房屋销售的总金额为8.433亿加元，比2023年7月增长了11.3%。

OREB称平均销售价格在长期趋势分析中具有参考价值，但不应作为特定房产增值或贬值的指标。平均销售价格的计算基于所有售出房产的总金额。不同社区的价格会有所不同。

数据统计——库存和新房源

新房源数量比2023年7月增长了17.1%。2024年7月新增住宅房源为2,231套。2024年7月底，活跃住宅房源数量为3,480套，比2023年7月增长了37.0%。2024年7月底的库存月数为2.8个月，高于2023年7月的2.3个月。库存月数是指以当前销售活动速度售罄现有库存所需的月份数。

（数据来源：渥太华地产局OREB)

Ottawa’s MLS® Market Gains Momentum Heading into Summer

The number of homes sold through the MLS® System of the Ottawa Real Estate Board (OREB) totaled 1,241 units in July 2024. This was a 13.6% increase from July 2023.

Home sales were 7.1% below the five-year average and 8.8% below the 10-year average for the month of July.

On a year-to-date basis, home sales totaled 8,349 units in July 2024 — an increase of 5.5% from the same period in 2023.

“As the market pace typically slows in the summer, July’s activity is encouraging and could be a sign of more gains ahead,” says OREB President Curtis Fillier. “Buyer confidence is slowly but surely catching up while sellers continue to add a steady stream of new listings. Of course, the extent to which that translates into transactions depends on the type of properties and price points available in our communities as supply and affordability issues persist.”

“It’s too early to tell, but recent policy developments could be a boost,” says Fillier. “Two consecutive interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada, coupled with the federal government’s introduction of 30-year amortization periods on mortgages for first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes, will help some buyers. However, these are demand policies and Ottawa — as well as many cities across the country — needs action on the supply side.”

In its Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of Canada points to municipal zoning restrictions and high development fees as long-standing standing challenges to supply growth. Recent data from the Ontario government shows Ottawa is significantly behind its housing starts goal having only built 1,593 homes out of its 12,583 target for 2024. OREB and its member REALTORS® continue to advocate for direct solutions to address the city’s housing crisis, such as allowing four units per lot and reducing costly development fees.

By the Numbers – Prices:

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 $648,900 in July 2024, an increase of 0.1% from July 2023.

  • The benchmark price for single-family homes was $734,700, down 0.1% on a year-over-year basis in July.

  • By comparison, the benchmark price for a townhouse/row unit was $506,100, up 3.4% compared to a year earlier.

  • The benchmark apartment price was $422,800, down 0.9% from year-ago levels.

• The average price of homes sold in July 2024 was $679,610 decreasing 2.1% from July 2023. The more comprehensive year-to-date average price was $681,082, increasing by 1.0% from July 2023.

• The dollar volume of all home sales in July 2024 was $843.3 million, up 11.3% from July 2023.

OREB cautions that the average sale price can be useful in establishing trends over time but should not be used as an indicator that specific properties have increased or decreased in value. The calculation of the average sale price is based on the total dollar volume of all properties sold. Prices will vary from neighbourhood to neighbourhood.

By the Numbers – Inventory & New Listings

• The number of new listings saw an increase of 17.1% from July 2023. There were 2,231 new residential listings in July 2024. New listings were % below the five-year average and % below the 10-year average for the month of July.

• Active residential listings numbered 3,480 units on the market at the end of July 2024, a gain of 37.0% from July 2023. Active listings were % above the five-year average and % below the 10-year average for the month of July.

• Months of inventory numbered 2.8 at the end of July 2024, up from 2.3 in July 2023. 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.

  (SOURCE: OREB)