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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times+ M- q) _) { [: B0 I2 T+ k
/ L8 b% @+ w; b, y1 k L. A7 uTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
$ l( E& ]1 h% F( G, rmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
9 z9 x& m' S% e' v% i. FToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
5 ~3 e% W. J9 O6 m {) y: C) _Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,+ ~+ S- |, I# d# A) F; D4 G! \
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
8 a2 R# C1 P: L4 w4 Cin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place./ o$ w2 o( t; [, r$ C4 h1 Y9 y6 l; V) a
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
7 W i# Z! n* g. ]4 M% G' Cper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per8 }8 a( r, @4 E* ^7 s
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.) s6 l1 g) ^) h
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
: B3 K) Y5 a# c. Idecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
, o7 Y O. c6 a9 K" _' y1 Sdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
$ p" i* g/ y; t0 o" d6 Z- xHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price1 D5 D4 q" `) e3 N2 Y
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
! T! z; k2 `8 M2 w* v9 yperiod in 2007.
N% b: T2 ?, g9 rIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
: C+ A x" `6 M7 v$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
! K( L9 G9 c/ F- @! _) GIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
0 W8 ~ g. a$ x# v* e0 x; pper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.! N) P# r- q6 h" @6 n
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent6 q: F! K2 h4 k0 H" u! g
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were5 K5 E" Z2 v# m* r! m
listed.9 Z5 M# x* d' E8 J% Z8 u# J
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,- W) \) A: J- ?2 o5 |% D% a F
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
) d! H& w% b3 Z* M, Ylist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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