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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market6 a: B ?$ A, D- i8 e* W
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands," ~1 M8 X- S& X( _5 n2 w. Y" J
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.' `# t1 o9 R% Y# T
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007," w6 g$ G) }! Z4 r6 h A
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
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- U2 F, j! O W( U# ^2 rIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21/ M4 v8 ~+ P4 S2 a- e8 @9 S6 V
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
" E6 U* q; Z6 r1 p' c; ecent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.- _2 v* }4 Y; j1 Z/ s
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent8 l, S% y6 {( X$ o2 O
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and) Y! v: k# E3 q: f
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.. g7 h3 U6 @! b; ~' l1 p3 A# b7 L
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
- F, @0 _3 u2 ?1 X, n$ e) yof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
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In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the3 D Y$ |( G0 Q; a- V, w$ H
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
* }1 y, _* R7 nIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight6 d9 i# P" O" Q- l
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.! S' P- W' r6 k4 S5 M1 @
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent8 K4 c$ H3 k4 v! D8 u Z' N; R' p
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
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“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,, p; `" p# c" g8 V' g: `
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
9 m( m# L5 M. `3 E8 |, V# R. ~list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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