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Merry Christmas...and best wishes for a prosperous New Year!
Dear Valued Clients,
Another year already? 2025 flew by and Christmas is around the corner. From our family to yours, I’d like to take a minute to wish you all a Merry Christmas. It’s also a great time to share some insights into the market and also extend my appreciation to so many of you who put your trust in me to help you achieve your real estate goals. It seems like yesterday seeing you at the Thanksgiving pie day, what a great turnout! Next Thanksgiving we plan to host the same event with a couple of small changes, we’re looking forward to updating you on that as we get closer. Looking back this past year, it has been a great joy and privilege helping families relocating closer to each other, transferring out to take a new job, and helping young people find their first home is always exciting too. Assisting downsizing retirees is amazing, but helping elderly family members needing higher levels of support and compassion has been highest on my list of honours. Farmers, investors, small businesses have been busy too, all exciting journeys that I am proud to be a part of.
Grey Bruce Market Stats for 2025:
On the back of this newsletter are the top 10 real estate market stats for our region of Grey and Bruce counties. You’ll find that the Grey-Bruce real estate market in 2025 is showing signs of balance and a gradual return to a normal market offering opportunities for both buyers and sellers. Total volume of sales remain consistent and prices are being held relatively stable with slight increases year over year. By the end of December 2024, inventory and days on market remained elevated, slightly increasing, with 1,055 active listings and 9.1 months of supply for the month of December—these numbers are above long-term norms but not unlike the market when I started this journey back in 2009. Early 2025 was quiet, with soft Q1 sales and single-detached homes sitting a bit longer on the market. However, momentum picked up again in Q3: residential sales increased 6.5% year over year, even as the median single-detached price eased to $590,000. Homes under $500,000 continued to draw the strongest and quickest buyer activity.
Selling in 2026:
If you’ve been waiting for the market to pick up, 2026 may present an opportune window. Elevated inventory and stronger buyer activity cause demand for homes that are well-priced, well-prepared, and marketed strategically. As more buyers are returning, motivated sellers could benefit from good interest without aggressive overpricing. Starting your preparation now—decluttering, making small improvements, and aligning your pricing with 2025 realities—will give you an edge in the spring market.
Opportunities for Buyers:
This is a favourable market to purchase. With inventory elevated and softer overall prices, buyers are finding more negotiating power on price and terms than in previous years. Combined with interest rates that are continuing to ease, buyers who are well-positioned to enter the market can enjoy more choice and potentially better terms. For investors, too, a more balanced market means less frenzy, more leverage, and the chance to secure properties with greater opportunity for overall value increase.
Final Thoughts:
Are you planning a move in the next 12 months? I am eager to help you and your loved ones navigate buying and selling with confidence. Please reach out and we’ll make plans to discuss over a coffee together. As we enter the Christmas season, Meaghan and I want to wish you all a joyful, peaceful, and refreshing holiday. Thanks again for being part of our real estate community, you mean the world to us. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Warm regards,
Matt Hutten
Related Files
Matt Hutten-Holiday Newsletter-2025 (8.5 x 11 in) (3).pdf
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