Investor Encyclopedia

Months Of Inventory

Months Of Inventory: a practical Canadian real estate investor guide to definition, deal math, underwriting use, common traps, and Realist.ca implementation.

Definition

Months of inventory estimates how long current listings would take to sell at the current sales pace.

Example

In underwriting, tag months of inventory beside the exact source input and rerun the model when that input changes. The point is not a pretty metric; it is a better buy, hold, refinance, or walk decision.

Why It Matters

months of inventory helps separate market signal from noise. Investors use it to judge bargaining power, liquidity, rent pressure, and exit risk.

Investor Interpretation

Use this as a funnel input, not a buy signal. A market is investable when demand, income, supply, regulation, financing, and your operator edge line up.

Realist Tie-In

Realist.ca can make months of inventory searchable as an encyclopedia entry, link it to property underwriting, and show it beside listings, saved analyses, market pages, and investor lead magnets.