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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 market
' q' m; d6 v. g' g, e6 C& qmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
6 p( c! _* }! X$ W! |! e6 a+ xToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
1 O) X/ s: u* F+ X9 JSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,) g& Q2 R9 L& k0 [* u$ }
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period1 y( p% |- l6 Z/ I4 c
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
* E! |& [# z; S( z' HIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
+ [- w+ y. i- v+ S, ^: Iper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
$ v0 {! o' |1 ~; g- E/ n* w2 {2 dcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006., t, w! O0 V. T# t0 I' c
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent$ ~+ l( M' O3 v. u) F8 `+ X- N3 r
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and$ Z- j" |+ c" U8 B3 a8 T2 Z2 A
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
: e$ M+ Q b8 k8 g, y0 U6 fHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
- N7 k* n8 g2 B2 S( Jof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
) Y6 ?8 h; t* L* V% | Kperiod in 2007.
; u% a+ x j; C' t: XIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
8 Z6 y* m% P0 z0 {$ y9 {$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.; {# d9 |, K" n4 f( m. l u
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight5 `9 I! M2 m$ T
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
0 j- `- \7 y+ S, i- Z, cWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent1 e8 U5 Y ?0 a0 _" Q' j
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were' t( C0 V7 e+ G, ^1 N2 e
listed.
6 q% ]# o3 V8 X. |$ U“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,7 O- Q1 @: _! j2 r
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The9 ^* U& s0 e2 {
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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