Oakville market report · December 2024
Oakville housing market: December 2024
Oakville housing market in December 2024: $1,394,902 average sale price (down 14.4% year over year), 117 homes sold, 3.7 months of supply — a balanced market. Figures from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.
What happened in Oakville in December 2024
Oakville recorded 117 sales in December 2024, 14.0% fewer than the same month a year earlier. Sellers brought 115 new listings to market, leaving 566 properties in inventory — 52.6% more than a year ago. At the month's pace of sales that is 3.7 months of supply, which puts Oakville in a balanced market. 38% of the month's new listings sold.
The average sale price across all property types was $1,394,902, down 14.4% year over year and down 10.5% on the month. Detached homes averaged $2,049,830 against $685,655 for condo apartments — the gap that decides which side of the $1.5 million insured-financing cap a purchase here falls on.
The two years to December 2024
By property type
| Type | Average sale price | YoY | Sold | New listings | Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $2,049,830 | -8.0% | 47 | 45 | 270 |
| Semi-detached | $1,028,500 | -30.8% | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Row / townhouse | $1,276,679 | +7.4% | 28 | 22 | 73 |
| Apartment | $685,655 | -4.6% | 29 | 38 | 175 |
| All types | $1,394,902 | -14.4% | 117 | 115 | 566 |
Source: the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Oakville, December 2024.
What this means if you're buying in Oakville
Market conditions shape the negotiation; your income, debts and the stress test decide what you can actually borrow. Above $1.5 million there is no default insurance, so 20% down is the minimum and the lender set narrows — and the further above the line you go, the more lenders step back and the more they scrutinise the file. Purchases well into the millions often need 35% or more down, and may be better handled by a lender that does not apply a standard residential template at all. High-net-worth applicants also frequently have complex income — corporate earnings, investment income, deferred compensation — which is precisely the situation where the standard read of a tax return understates the household, and where lender selection is the whole game.
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