Source: TRREB MarketWatch, August 2021

8 areas

Durham Region

August 2021

Headline indicators

All home types

Average price — Mean sale price across all transactions. Sensitive to the mix of homes that sold.

$918,133

MoM +$7,936 +0.9% up $7,936, 0.9% versus July 2021 YoY +25.1% up 25.1% versus August 2020

Median price — The midpoint sale price. Less affected by a few very high or low sales than the average.

$866,150

MoM +$16,150 +1.9% up $16,150, 1.9% versus July 2021 YoY +25.6% up 25.6% versus August 2020

MLS® HPI benchmark — Quality-adjusted price for a typical home. The cleanest like-for-like price signal.

$857,300

MoM +$12,800 +1.5% up $12,800, 1.5% versus July 2021 YoY +31.0% up 31.0% versus August 2020

Sales — Firm transactions reported through the MLS® System during the month.

1,048

MoM −56 −5.1% down 56, 5.1% versus July 2021 YoY −30.8% down 30.8% versus August 2020

Dollar volume — Total value of all sales in the month.

$962.2M

MoM −$42,654,385 −4.2% down $42,654,385, 4.2% versus July 2021 YoY −13.5% down 13.5% versus August 2020

New listings — Properties newly listed during the month.

1,167

MoM −113 −8.8% down 113, 8.8% versus July 2021 YoY −36.5% down 36.5% versus August 2020

Active listings — Listings available at month end.

477

MoM −99 −17.2% down 99, 17.2% versus July 2021 YoY −56.8% down 56.8% versus August 2020

Avg. LDOM — Average days on market for the current listing. Not reported before 2020.

10

MoM −1 day −9.1% down 1 day, 9.1% versus July 2021 YoY −28.6% down 28.6% versus August 2020

Avg. PDOM — Average days on market across the property’s consecutive listings. Not reported before 2020.

12

MoM −2 days −14.3% down 2 days, 14.3% versus July 2021 YoY −33.3% down 33.3% versus August 2020

Avg. SP/LP — Average sale price as a share of list price. Above 100% means competing offers were common.

112%

MoM +1.0 pp +0.9% up 1.0 pp, 0.9% versus July 2021 YoY +8.7% up 8.7% versus August 2020

SNLR — Sales-to-new-listings ratio, computed here from this month’s counts. Below 40% favours buyers, above 60% favours sellers.

89.8%

MoM +3.6 pp +4.1% up 3.6 pp, 4.1% versus July 2021 YoY +9.0% up 9.0% versus August 2020

Months of inventory — Active listings divided by monthly sales — how long the current stock would take to sell. Computed here, not TRREB’s trend figure.

0.5

MoM −0 −12.8% down 0, 12.8% versus July 2021 YoY −37.6% down 37.6% versus August 2020

Trend

13 months to August 2021

Average price

Durham Region average selling price over the 13 months ending August 2021.
Month Average price
Aug '20 734136
Sep '20 734038
Oct '20 740436
Nov '20 762739
Dec '20 778037
Jan '21 876133
Feb '21 895441
Mar '21 901322
Apr '21 897741
May '21 902135
Jun '21 917267
Jul '21 910197
Aug '21 918133

Sales

Durham Region sales over the 13 months ending August 2021.
Month Sales
Aug '20 1515
Sep '20 1492
Oct '20 1377
Nov '20 1088
Dec '20 773
Jan '21 651
Feb '21 1384
Mar '21 2077
Apr '21 1771
May '21 1574
Jun '21 1425
Jul '21 1104
Aug '21 1048

By home type

Home typeSalesMoMAverageMoMMedianSNLRMOI
All home types 1,048 −56 −5.1% down 56, 5.1% versus July 2021 $918,133 +$7,936 +0.9% up $7,936, 0.9% versus July 2021 $866,150 89.8% 0.5
Detached 679 −64 −8.6% down 64, 8.6% versus July 2021 $1,030,076 +$15,137 +1.5% up $15,137, 1.5% versus July 2021 $972,900 89.0% 0.5
Semi-detached 71 +10 +16.4% up 10, 16.4% versus July 2021 $782,521 +$12,084 +1.6% up $12,084, 1.6% versus July 2021 $751,900 93.4% 0.2
Att/row/townhouse 121 −20 −14.2% down 20, 14.2% versus July 2021 $810,902 +$31,218 +4.0% up $31,218, 4.0% versus July 2021 $810,000 91.7% 0.4
Condo townhouse 86 −3 −3.4% down 3, 3.4% versus July 2021 $640,954 +$9,446 +1.5% up $9,446, 1.5% versus July 2021 $651,000 100.0% 0.4
Condo apartment 65 +11 +20.4% up 11, 20.4% versus July 2021 $500,197 +$36,961 +8.0% up $36,961, 8.0% versus July 2021 $515,000 77.4% 0.8
Link 24 +11 +84.6% up 11, 84.6% versus July 2021 $831,188 +$9,848 +1.2% up $9,848, 1.2% versus July 2021 $823,500 100.0% 0.1
Co-op apartment 0 no change no change versus July 2021 $0 no change no change versus July 2021
Detached condo 2 −1 −33.3% down 1, 33.3% versus July 2021 $760,000 +$116,667 +18.1% up $116,667, 18.1% versus July 2021 $760,000 100.0% 0.0
Co-ownership apartment 0 no change no change versus July 2021 $0 no change no change versus July 2021

MLS® Home Price Index

CategoryIndexBenchmarkYoY
Composite 367.2 $857,300 +31.0% up 31.0%
Single-family detached 358 $934,200 +31.3% up 31.3%
Single-family attached 382.8 $763,500 +31.7% up 31.7%
Townhouse 386.1 $607,500 +31.5% up 31.5%
Apartment 342.6 $568,500 +20.6% up 20.6%

Movers within Durham Region

Minimum 10 sales to qualify

Average price, month-over-month

Top 5

  1. Brock +31.9% up 31.9%
  2. Ajax +3.6% up 3.6%
  3. Pickering +3.4% up 3.4%
  4. Scugog +2.8% up 2.8%
  5. Clarington +0.9% up 0.9%

Bottom 5

  1. Oshawa −1.5% down 1.5%
  2. Whitby +0.2% up 0.2%
  3. Uxbridge +0.6% up 0.6%
  4. Clarington +0.9% up 0.9%
  5. Scugog +2.8% up 2.8%

Sales, month-over-month

Top 5

  1. Oshawa +5.4% up 5.4%
  2. Ajax +4.4% up 4.4%
  3. Clarington −1.5% down 1.5%
  4. Uxbridge −4.0% down 4.0%
  5. Brock −6.5% down 6.5%

Bottom 5

  1. Scugog −38.9% down 38.9%
  2. Pickering −20.9% down 20.9%
  3. Whitby −13.2% down 13.2%
  4. Brock −6.5% down 6.5%
  5. Uxbridge −4.0% down 4.0%

Durham Region

Uxbridge focus

Uxbridge, Durham Region

$1,289,229

+$7,306 +0.6% up $7,306, 0.6% versus July 2021

Sales
24
SP/LP
105%
DOM
19
SNLR
77.4%

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Pickering focus

Pickering, Durham Region

$1,014,626

+$33,536 +3.4% up $33,536, 3.4% versus July 2021

Sales
125
SP/LP
109%
DOM
9
SNLR
78.6%

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Whitby focus

Whitby, Durham Region

$1,005,932

+$2,142 +0.2% up $2,142, 0.2% versus July 2021

Sales
171
SP/LP
115%
DOM
8
SNLR
93.4%

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Scugog focus

Scugog, Durham Region

$1,003,616

+$27,566 +2.8% up $27,566, 2.8% versus July 2021

Sales
22
SP/LP
107%
DOM
12
SNLR
71.0%

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Brock focus

Brock, Durham Region

$987,354

+$238,983 +31.9% up $238,983, 31.9% versus July 2021

Sales
29
SP/LP
101%
DOM
15
SNLR
100.0%

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Ajax focus

Ajax, Durham Region

$973,879

+$33,749 +3.6% up $33,749, 3.6% versus July 2021

Sales
165
SP/LP
114%
DOM
7
SNLR
103.1%

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Clarington focus

Clarington, Durham Region

$901,438

+$8,333 +0.9% up $8,333, 0.9% versus July 2021

Sales
197
SP/LP
114%
DOM
8
SNLR
89.5%

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Oshawa focus

Oshawa, Durham Region

$772,803

−$11,652 −1.5% down $11,652, 1.5% versus July 2021

Sales
315
SP/LP
114%
DOM
11
SNLR
89.0%

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All Durham Region areas

8 areas

Area Sales MoM $ volume Average MoM Median New Active SP/LP LDOM PDOM SNLR MOI
Uxbridge focus Uxbridge, Durham Region 24 −1 −4.0% down 1, 4.0% versus July 2021 $30.9M $1,289,229 +$7,306 +0.6% up $7,306, 0.6% versus July 2021 $1,187,500 31 25 105% 19 26 77.4% 1.0
Pickering focus Pickering, Durham Region 125 −33 −20.9% down 33, 20.9% versus July 2021 $126.8M $1,014,626 +$33,536 +3.4% up $33,536, 3.4% versus July 2021 $945,000 159 67 109% 9 12 78.6% 0.5
Whitby focus Whitby, Durham Region 171 −26 −13.2% down 26, 13.2% versus July 2021 $172.0M $1,005,932 +$2,142 +0.2% up $2,142, 0.2% versus July 2021 $955,000 183 53 115% 8 10 93.4% 0.3
Scugog focus Scugog, Durham Region 22 −14 −38.9% down 14, 38.9% versus July 2021 $22.1M $1,003,616 +$27,566 +2.8% up $27,566, 2.8% versus July 2021 $880,250 31 31 107% 12 13 71.0% 1.4
Brock focus Brock, Durham Region 29 −2 −6.5% down 2, 6.5% versus July 2021 $28.6M $987,354 +$238,983 +31.9% up $238,983, 31.9% versus July 2021 $780,000 29 20 101% 15 17 100.0% 0.7
Ajax focus Ajax, Durham Region 165 +7 +4.4% up 7, 4.4% versus July 2021 $160.7M $973,879 +$33,749 +3.6% up $33,749, 3.6% versus July 2021 $925,000 160 52 114% 7 9 103.1% 0.3
Clarington focus Clarington, Durham Region 197 −3 −1.5% down 3, 1.5% versus July 2021 $177.6M $901,438 +$8,333 +0.9% up $8,333, 0.9% versus July 2021 $855,000 220 88 114% 8 11 89.5% 0.5
Oshawa focus Oshawa, Durham Region 315 +16 +5.4% up 16, 5.4% versus July 2021 $243.4M $772,803 −$11,652 −1.5% down $11,652, 1.5% versus July 2021 $750,000 354 141 114% 11 14 89.0% 0.5