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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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9 j8 ?/ b& U3 K' i$ I/ vTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market* T' j; N3 Q5 G5 F% A
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,$ [+ D; p _, R& z
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
1 e E: d( \9 B0 A/ ?Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,& s; K x# N& o6 I6 j7 a
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period/ w6 C5 y4 m; X* E% ^
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
* F" G, S7 f' T$ e2 V3 `/ Q/ zIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 210 {9 j) \3 {6 @8 ~$ f" p
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
$ F! c+ g X* W: H1 g8 u, |7 `6 ucent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
! _2 X0 K# T9 a2 @3 fIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent1 z0 R0 r g! K- ~; T. M# b2 @
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and% \( D! b( B. d7 T# _( J8 j6 o! G# B' [
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
7 T& v4 s; K* t& s7 H8 m0 vHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
* k6 r3 F# A/ |# T% S* a* p% Xof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable# U# V3 J/ |% ]. T" V
period in 2007.) I8 p* M. j! g+ P0 K& [1 Z
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
+ j/ N" }( v" I; n$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.3 z$ ^. I! q" _1 N, H% r
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
" v7 x( F A) f0 V' r& hper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.8 e/ M- z) q( N
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
& f$ f0 v$ Y2 p- x; p) P Dmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were/ H; s) r* {* G- l5 b% v
listed.
! K+ q2 u" B/ w) r. M“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
# B# L& x5 r+ ?$ _: z4 o fselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
: [( n% L+ Z% U+ r Glist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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