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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times3 v j6 H$ }6 o Y8 y
- ~0 k1 z% b! M" H$ r4 fTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
/ m/ }& C* U. W# g7 B( rmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,0 E; I5 A5 V3 B/ c
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
8 O! x7 [2 h" _+ NSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,( O4 u6 Q! y7 q/ ]; [; V
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
) }/ F; N! }: q6 ?, R9 {2 B' \* a: k: F9 rin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
6 ]- t' l3 O3 EIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 210 P+ m4 J) P9 i# Z/ C$ ]
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
# w$ `* J$ A/ R8 O* T" ]* Wcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
+ u. X( t, ]$ g9 ?" L$ U6 Q+ xIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent' e6 n% a" }- ~* z: s- @/ Y/ `
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and; A7 J/ |: d l* Y7 C
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.6 U5 _( B. c% F+ w' {
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
. b) J$ T! J7 o3 s+ eof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
" }4 f/ S- j( _: l* ^5 R' yperiod in 2007.7 D+ s) b# K8 X, j8 G
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the$ r4 q% Q- Q9 `) J% y; v) E
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.5 I! q. E8 W# `& x# L' U
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight, t5 {4 j0 d: j/ p! f, V7 ~
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
, Y4 d2 |( w! H! o6 G' P! j* S+ ?With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
6 n0 Z8 d7 R5 P4 mmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were: q3 Z( ]1 U _8 C" e$ N
listed.
0 l/ C0 |, y* L k. |) @! \: d" C“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,, o$ @( z+ Z; Y) O" N( A9 {8 x
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The: N) h, Q* N/ u7 c# d% z V( }
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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