As a result, Dominic St-Pierre predicts the average house price will rise a moderate 2.1 per cent this year to $263,500.
“Between 2001 and 2007, it was a seller’s market and buyers had to act very quickly or they would lose the property they were interested in and at the end of 2008 and early 2009, we experienced a shift to a buyer’s market,” St-Pierre said. “Today, we have reached a more balanced state where supply and demand are more in line.”
