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Barrie, Orillia, and Area Real Estate Market Sees Downturn in 2023, Optimism for Recovery in 2024
Explore the recent downturn in the Barrie, Orillia, and surrounding area real estate market in 2023, with a 6% decrease in home sales. Despite the decline, optimism prevails for a steady recovery in 2024.
Barrie, Orillia, and Area Real Estate Market Witnesses a 6% Downturn in 2023
Barrie, Orillia, and the surrounding region experienced a downturn in their real estate market in 2023, marked by a 6% decrease in home sales compared to 2022. However, the Barrie and District Association of Realtors remains hopeful for a steady recovery in home sales and market activity in the coming year.
Key Points:
Total home sales in the region amounted to 6,640 in 2023, reflecting a 6.08% decline from the previous year.
Barrie recorded 2,192 sales, indicating a 5.8% decrease in 2023.
Bradford West Gwillimbury saw a reduction of 11.67% with 439 homes sold.
Clearview Township experienced a significant decline of 21% in sales, totaling 131 in 2023.
Essa Township witnessed the largest reduction with only 254 sales, down by 27.01%.
Innisfil observed a 7.61% decrease with 643 home sales.
Orillia recorded 349 sales, down by 7.43%.
Springwater Township saw 233 sales, marking a 4.51% decrease.
Oro-Medonte was the only municipality with an increase in sales, up by 2.15% to 238 units sold.
The average sale price across Simcoe County declined by 9.6%, reaching $846,278 in 2023.
Oro-Medonte maintained the highest average sale price at $1.140 million, down by 2.12% from the previous year.
Orillia reported the lowest average sale price at $694,996, reflecting a 3.90% decrease.
Despite the challenges faced in 2023, the real estate market anticipates a positive trajectory for 2024, driven by potential easing borrowing costs and a renewed sense of optimism among industry professionals.