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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times3 _. T% a& V( `7 M; U& a% p
Z9 K" M8 _& j& XTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
% C" z% b3 o5 Z* W- \moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
( `2 `# p: G0 s# ~; F3 d* M# {Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
/ ~6 j3 }5 v& z9 b; Y! oSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
, \1 s7 T p( B7 p6 ^' y ewhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period/ L, h% x. H! O* ?5 @' w
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
" b4 b7 w b9 _1 M% nIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21; n+ C4 r! @7 X* p
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
% b) Q7 A0 R2 }8 Ucent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006." D6 u' z) w, O5 l8 V
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent3 ^- E6 g+ T: g. ]8 ]
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
$ I# d4 p- A2 o% i& X9 Udown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.# f* q, r) D! V1 V; i- L. M3 y5 r5 S
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price \7 ^9 t3 j8 x/ w4 p9 u3 _1 B
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable" l# n' `; @5 p$ {/ f: n
period in 2007./ _% v, \; {3 }! x
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the: n3 P$ a; t$ y2 D) e% s3 \4 q
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
6 X) {* k# C! eIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
8 r: O! @5 a3 Vper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
, \! }# h" w: h h8 B) nWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent+ e+ j; n; e h
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were+ k6 Q, T5 `) H* l5 {5 V5 F; G
listed.+ e6 g3 p/ J+ S' ?$ S; }9 J/ h* E
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
9 r7 z7 y7 x. Z3 [) b3 rselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The# ]$ [9 q+ a& H" _( j# m
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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