By Jeremy Davis
January 2025’s real estate market performance saw increases to All MLS® sales, and dollar volume when compared to last January and the 5-year average. All MLS® active listings were down from January 2024 but up from the 5-year average. Residential detached, condominium, and residential attached homes saw increases to MLS® sales over 2024 while only residential detached homes fell below the 5-year average. Dollar volumes were up over last year for residential detached and attached homes, while condominiums were statistically even, but all three rose above the 5-year average. Average prices for residential detached homes were above last year and the 5-year average while condominiums and residential attached homes were below last year but above the 5-year average.
“January is the seventh consecutive month with All MLS® sales increases over the previous year,” said Daphne Shepherd, 2024-2025 President of the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board. “Going back to August of 2024, January also represents the sixth consecutive month in which the All MLS® sales total was that month’s third best result on record. The All MLS® total dollar volume was the second-best January in our history, behind the best result which occurred in 2021.”
January saw All MLS® sales of 722 up 10% over January 2024, and 1% above the 5-year average. Active MLS® listings of 2,597 were down 14% from last January and total MLS® dollar volume of over $258 million up 9% from January 2024. Residential detached MLS® sales of 447 were up 1% while the average price of $413,247 was up 4% when compared to January 2024. Condominium MLS® sales of 111 were up 12% and the average price of $249,793 was down 10% over last January.
Residential detached homes in January saw MLS® sales of 447 which is 1% above the 443 seen last January and 3% below the 5-year average of 460. Residential detached homes saw active MLS® listings of 1,077 which is down 18% from the 1,315 seen last January and 3% above the 5-year average of 1,047. The average price of $413,247 for a residential
detached home rose 4% over last January’s $396,844 and is up 7% over the 5-year average of $386,128.
For January, Waverley West was the neighbourhood in Winnipeg which saw the most residential detached homes sold, with a tie for the second most MLS® sales between Windsor Park and West Kildonan. Outside Winnipeg, the Steinbach area had the most residential detached homes sold while the second most was the Niverville/Ritchot area.
The $375,000-$399,999 price range was the most active with 34 MLS® sales representing 8% of all residential detached MLS® sales in January. The second most active price range was $600,000-$699,999 which saw 33 MLS® sales representing 7% of all residential detached MLS® sales in January.
There were eight residential detached homes sold for over $1 million in January, with the highest priced at over $1.7 million. January 2024 had seven residential detached homes sell for over $1 million.
MLS® sales of 111 for condominiums in January were 12% above the 99 seen last January and 2% above the 5-year average of 109. Active MLS® listings of 303 for condominiums were 19% below the 374 seen last January and 18% below the 5-year average of 370. The average price of $249,793 for a condominium in January was 10% below last January’s $278,888, and 1% above the 5-year average of $247,283.
For December, Osborne Village was the neighbourhood in Winnipeg which saw the most condominium MLS® sales followed by Downtown.
For January, River Heights was the neighbourhood in Winnipeg which saw the most condominium MLS® sales, followed by Osborne Village.
The most active price range for condominiums was the $150,000-$174,999 range with 19 MLS® sales which represents 17% of all condominium MLS® sales in January. The $225,000-$249,999 was the second most active with 12 MLS® sales in January representing 11% of all condominium MLS® sales.
“On February 20, 2025, the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board will host its annual Market Insights event virtually which will provide analysis on the economy and housing at the national level, as well as a look at the performance of residential and commercial real estate in our market region,” said Marina R. James, CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board. “The annual Market Insights event is the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board’s largest and most impactful event that brings together over 450 real estate professionals, financial and industry business partners. In addition to Jeremy Davis from the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board, we are excited to welcome keynote speaker Derek Holt, Vice President and Head of Capital Markets Economics with Scotiabank, Shaun Cathcart, Senior Economist with the Canadian Real Estate Association, and Sean Kliewer, Senior Vice President with Colliers International, for insights into economic trends, real estate results, and forecasts for 2025.”
Jeremy Davis is the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board’s Director External Relations & Market Intelligence.