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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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; q% H" e" v2 x, m& r& gTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market# O' g4 i' F& i' B6 J
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
D, p7 x+ ^: a3 OToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.+ s- j. u& W, o$ x3 L
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
" t* v1 I' S! l: Fwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period( M" Z9 v' |3 v1 D3 Z+ n3 y1 b7 G
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
; C: y' I* V7 |" [5 IIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
+ k1 h! b0 v; y+ B4 |) Hper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per w& u3 }' _/ B) N& I+ q9 i
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
7 @+ i- s6 r9 \ H1 m$ V ]# T2 vIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
" V7 W1 ^) `" h& m gdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
. L; M1 u: P. |# K0 K$ edown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
# B! G; J3 J: u! g9 a0 LHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
) [' l* V( T1 O' M! P- _of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
1 g* K$ T( B$ B; H6 _period in 2007.
% l) {! A% y) T" g1 a# `In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the6 f+ f7 r/ J A( S$ D R
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
4 g, s/ P, ~, e8 p$ ~' P7 Y, gIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight5 Z# E! r$ }0 c. Y: g
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
( S V' v# J7 }4 AWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent$ S4 s$ o& c! W2 U8 ^+ e
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were+ ^& u! ?" _" S5 B. Q
listed.6 M3 a" R4 k ?% N1 |+ Z" Y0 w
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,4 d" H5 \# V! d# F
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
) B4 \7 G- l8 E7 V5 d1 Qlist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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