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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% k. i; K2 W6 P( N E
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
2 C* O. z2 ^ u7 m" `2 U0 x; y6 hToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
0 O. ?, ]% l" f' V8 i7 d$ b& c1 mSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,) J4 E% m5 A* o$ X# ?' R
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
) }0 `6 ^8 @% w& h3 tin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
- w! U% B. @4 U( a! g# Z! SIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 218 P- [7 Y( p% p3 U5 ?5 l
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per- V0 R' c4 f$ \- n. L3 M- |) P, o
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
+ Y; s# `4 K# MIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent4 i$ H( e8 I: ?( e* f. ]
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and' }0 F4 Y/ m2 ]
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
# u/ c: X; M2 I1 X. }' QHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
! e, S0 c# k# v& d) V* H2 lof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
- L( x& J* D5 u+ s# iperiod in 2007.8 v# X* k# i/ P, S. n" i+ @' M
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the& d# L8 b8 i! L* i2 n1 Z7 D) v& d2 I
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
9 v# p& W+ \' N8 eIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
' N$ G9 z, t/ b0 V) o3 H# yper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007./ i: H; }- B/ V) L$ C3 c( w
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
, ~! V3 M2 G/ H0 d& {4 n9 Zmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were9 v; K% u/ {4 | O# W* b
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“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
7 p. c Z+ C7 E( R' uselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The0 C1 {! t0 i6 ~4 v% q9 t
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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