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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times' `: Z/ u7 P& v4 g; I) u
1 Z+ A/ P9 s% o5 n- o' J7 Y, W! q' lTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market; R+ r0 p; f! |. r+ Y, x# A
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,! Q! E0 x& w5 m
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
1 N5 L n* f& c3 C0 W+ RSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
( L- x, g3 f& `. p3 Bwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
6 H, E8 o- `5 _6 T& P9 |/ E1 [in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
& O$ e' G, C, u! s$ t* mIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
: P2 r9 q7 k7 M; V1 jper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
% V6 }+ m* c: o8 E1 e W* R7 Wcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006." Y' e6 F* V! ^3 k+ S2 a/ p
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
& ^ H" d# B- Y- bdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
! C0 Q; v. l( Xdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.1 B8 g" b. i% J, b2 E' \# P
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price' D" \2 V5 f+ d4 y# e- Z9 h
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable6 D$ H1 h% U, a9 i4 u y
period in 2007.
/ W$ _9 H7 j# V! L4 `1 HIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
& P, O, ^% O' `4 v/ [1 `! D* O$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.+ G W9 U$ a" c' W _
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight0 D5 t8 f' p9 {0 \
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
" D3 [3 J' s i) x; r# ]! p+ JWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
3 a f* U6 ]0 I4 Pmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were: H" w0 E$ r+ G! C! f% y
listed.4 \/ s( w2 n1 ?1 U2 J7 ]9 q+ i
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,5 R2 c7 u( C& q+ g; e: Q
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
/ \, h+ i( Z J; W: u! Y5 B8 b ylist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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