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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market4 I2 e/ I2 S1 n( {6 v/ T
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,, E: m! M6 J2 i9 ]
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.' F A1 w/ t$ V0 n, E
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,' F; h; H) A4 q- j, ?+ A# ]" Y C
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
4 f1 v! {$ I6 h, E( Din 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.9 w; R0 L4 k2 [6 o8 i
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21( c& r2 H- a9 \( z$ k: u! O
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per1 ]% Y3 [# h* R7 B4 f0 @
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
) I8 q$ ?8 K! E9 |In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent5 ?! d; O0 U) F; r: G- U2 y7 W
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
- l. b W0 g- r& p0 o* D. n5 hdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.! H- j( a2 m5 ` E& H7 y7 E% v
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
4 M5 s1 X# G* e" p, rof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable# v7 L! O( p$ `3 o% x, m: U
period in 2007.& M7 H5 }2 F8 d% K: U+ x
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the( }6 f/ c/ N% n# m& Y
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.* ^: S* p+ L' f3 P. s2 Q6 g, ~
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
5 y2 F) P, r3 ?. I3 P* n- x* O* Hper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.% y3 o, j+ l& ^( B. |* f
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
# ^2 d( a! b. ~1 D' j& Imore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were* I! x5 d, X& o5 v2 {( S$ `: d
listed.
7 u# y0 Q; d- S“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
& r' ~; }7 \+ [& X5 Q6 ]. Iselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
. E* u1 k$ k3 b/ u1 P$ `list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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