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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times) Y S' \/ {1 n2 @( A+ m' C; E: C8 z
7 R! x0 N2 k, u% [' C5 ^TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
4 o! X. ^/ ?+ v3 ?9 Imoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,4 e# d, R3 e! v( X9 _9 Q9 |
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.: G8 Z) m* h* N" T% F
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
: B+ f" t% L/ Q F3 v" L7 Dwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period+ T! L) |+ {. j1 O/ J" i5 L2 \
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
4 C! ? R, G/ ZIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
- j. }1 K5 j0 Q8 Vper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
5 j; Q% }8 a: E9 y! Qcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.& C, G# ^( Y7 b5 d
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
/ Z6 N/ K' a" N: C# Gdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
e _" y2 y) f9 ?down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
' K% I( w7 e F) V2 @% kHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price: A7 S0 y Q; e& g- ]7 H
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable9 Q( Z% }& n) t2 q3 b9 H/ S* {
period in 2007.
5 o; O$ f0 A7 W @In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the, u6 y& t) y; ?, R R: m( c
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
$ L+ m' m$ [" s7 \8 uIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight* S. X# l, _6 A! q
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
& S5 l5 U6 \3 ]7 y8 _& e) `% tWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
7 @& v5 p# v/ v! Zmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were, |. ?- W: S' a# e7 j: J7 h
listed. o1 ?2 |; n. u) @4 ~; H8 M+ G
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,+ q' X. K* i5 b' f$ e
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The! v( Z8 C9 m2 l- D6 |
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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