Seven freehold sales in March. Up from two in February. Three detached. Three townhouses. That's the best freehold month the Preserve has seen since last summer. But twenty-seven new freehold listings came on. The buyer pool grew, but so did the competition.

Detached homes averaged $1,437,933 and closed in sixteen days. Townhouses averaged $978,333 but took thirty-seven days. The detached side moved faster than townhouses for the first time in months. When a detached home is priced correctly, buyers at that level are acting with less hesitation than they were in January or February.

Townhouses under a million are still where most freehold activity lands. Three sold, but thirty-seven days on market means buyers aren't jumping. They're circling, comparing, and waiting for the price that removes any reason to keep looking. Speed only shows up when the pricing is clearly ahead of the market, not alongside it.

Three detached sales from fifteen new listings. Three townhouse sales from twelve. The conversion rate improved from February but the gap between what works and what sits is wider than most sellers think. Buyers have more to choose from than at any point this year.

Some sellers still can't price for today. They bought higher or refinanced when values peaked. Others are anchored to what a neighbour got in a different market. Both create the same outcome. A listing that generates showings but no offers.

Spring is in full swing. The sellers who moved in March priced ahead of the market instead of chasing it. Seven homes found the number that made buyers act. If you're planning to list your freehold in the Preserve, that's still the only strategy that's working.