WINNIPEG REGIONAL REAL ESTATE BOARD PRESS RELEASE, JULY12 , 2023

WINNIPEG, July 12, 2023 – MLS® sales in June rose slightly from last month while falling short of last June and the 5-year average. Active listings rose from last month and last June while coming to within 1 percentage point below the 5-year average.

“June MLS® sales grew to 8% below the 5-year average while beating out 2019, the last year before the pandemic began, by 6%," said Rena Prefontaine, 2023-2024 President of the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board. “Total MLS® sales for the first half of 2023 were below the record years of 2021 and 2022 but were only 5% and 4% below the first halves of 2019 and 2020, respectively. Meanwhile, condominium sales for June were the highest on record, beating out the previous record set in June of 2021 by 8%."

Total MLS® sales for the first half of 2023 were at 6,468 which is 19% below the first half of 2022 and 15% below the 5-year average. Notably, however, first half MLS® sales were similar...