Kawartha Lakes home sales continue to improve in December
Residential home sales recorded through the MLS® system for the Kawartha Lakes Real Estate Association Inc. totaled 69 units in December 2018. This was an increase of 19% (11 sales) from December 2017. Activity has been steadily improving since hitting last year’s low point in May.
On an annual basis, home sales totalled 1,304 units in 2018. This was a decrease of 16.6% from the same period in 2017.
There were 61 new residential listings in December 2018. This was an increase of 17.3% (nine listings) on a year-over-year basis.
Overall supply is still historically subdued but is up from the extreme lows seen in 2016 and 2017. Active residential listings numbered 246 units at the end of December, up 29.5% from the end of 2017 but well below the end of most other years in history.
Months of inventory numbered 3.6 at the end of December 2018, up a bit from the 3.3 months recorded at the end of December 2017 but well below the long-run average of 10.6 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.
Bobcaygeon is a popular tourist destination town in the Kawartha Lakes, offering a vibrant mix of boutique shopping, casual dining and cultural experiences. Home to the world renowned Kawartha Dairy Ice Cream, Buckeye Surf & Snow, Buckeye Marine, Kawartha Lifestyles Clothing boutique and Bigley’s, a visit to Bobcaygeon is a must when in Kawartha Lakes.
Restaurants offer year round seasonal menus supplied from the many local farms surrounding the area. The Bobcaygeon Inn, Graz, Just for the Halibut, The Italian Hot Table, Eggsmart, Lakeside Chinese Food and Donnatella are open for business year round. Arriving by boat? Enjoy Bobcaygeon Waterfront in your favorite way, pick up a bike from the Bike Share program at Lock 32 and explore the town or stroll to the Beach Park to enjoy a sunset over Sturgeon Lake.
Bobcaygeon is a trail town along the Trent Severn Waterway and home to Lock 32, the first lock to be constructed and most visited lock on the historic waterway. Enjoy free WiFi at the locks courtesy of Cable Cable another locally owned and operated business in the Kawarthas.
The towns of Dunsford and Downeyville on Sturgeon Lake surround Bobcaygeon and are home to camping and cottage rentals as well as opportunities to buy local food from members of our Kawartha Choice Farm Fresh program.
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Bobcaygeon is a popular tourist destination town in the Kawartha Lakes, offering a vibrant mix of boutique shopping, casual dining and cultural experiences. Home to the world renowned Kawartha Dairy Ice Cream, Buckeye Surf & Snow, Buckeye Marine, Kawartha Lifestyles Clothing boutique and Bigley’s, a visit to Bobcaygeon is a must when in Kawartha Lakes.
Restaurants offer year round seasonal menus supplied from the many local farms surrounding the area. The Bobcaygeon Inn, Graz, Just for the Halibut, The Italian Hot Table, Eggsmart, Lakeside Chinese Food and Donnatella are open for business year round. Arriving by boat? Enjoy Bobcaygeon Waterfront in your favorite way, pick up a bike from the Bike Share program at Lock 32 and explore the town or stroll to the Beach Park to enjoy a sunset over Sturgeon Lake.
Bobcaygeon is a trail town along the Trent Severn Waterway and home to Lock 32, the first lock to be constructed and most visited lock on the historic waterway. Enjoy free WiFi at the locks courtesy of Cable Cable another locally owned and operated business in the Kawarthas.
The towns of Dunsford and Downeyville on Sturgeon Lake surround Bobcaygeon and are home to camping and cottage rentals as well as opportunities to buy local food from members of our Kawartha Choice Farm Fresh program.
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