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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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$ D& b% y7 C% f" X' o* |+ hTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
% ~$ t% t! A& Pmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
, j8 O9 c( ?) D/ @3 v* WToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today./ X; @' b2 S- a% s5 T* d
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,5 b- c1 r( {# ?: }/ A! n2 A4 J
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
' _( W& n" x2 Win 2006 when 3,007 sales took place./ w& j3 m/ ]6 X' G( M
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21$ \0 b: [+ ], J% e5 n
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
9 w% N3 v' _5 H( D0 ~0 Ycent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.! A! F/ {4 r- s4 L$ L# D% B
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent5 A9 k# F7 b ~* N! A* T
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and$ Z& ^$ H- |: m4 h, k+ J* D. v
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.8 B* }3 G& }( e7 p$ i, c
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
; j4 S# _" L: E+ Yof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable {/ U! ]( b- Z, E5 ^/ i
period in 2007.4 E7 q; `, X( Y# M! P6 {) ?" A
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
) K# a3 O) E5 j$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007. f7 b. X. g6 |( p$ e
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
. X% i' f0 x9 d# k/ Fper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.' D& {, D8 x& ^8 x( }; I
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent( p+ u3 z& t9 }) v. f Y
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were' c$ _, L8 ~) Z) \0 {6 D
listed.7 h* S; t( }) B" c8 W+ x2 X5 c6 y" W
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,% j: [, k5 G) [
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The2 D5 V# x+ v$ b5 e
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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