WINNIPEGREALTORS® PRESS RELEASE, August 11, 2020

WINNIPEG - On record for the first time, WinnipegREALTORS^® market region experienced consecutive months for top monthly MLS^® sales. July MLS^® sales are 1,898 compared to 1,897 in June which outpaced the previous record month in May 2019 of 1,705 sales.

July 2020 MLS^® sales are up 32% over July 2019 while dollar volume ($596.1 million) is up 36% over July 2019. Year-to-date MLS^® sales of 8,672 is 5% ahead of the same period last year and the dollar volume reached $2.61 billion in the first 7 months or a 7% increase over last year.

“We are witnessing a very different market this year, with the record month in July bringing us beyond our year-to-date sales in 2019,” said Catherine Schellenberg, president of WinnipegREALTORS^®. “While WinnipegREALTORS^® forecasted another strong year following a successful 2019 with an expanded rural area, we did not expect such a s...