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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times8 Y' ?) u; v6 B( z } W# e
8 u+ u# S1 g- k$ Z4 Q2 ]: bTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
: M0 f4 u/ n% r; E- o( [9 Smoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
6 d- h$ v1 C# N( ?# U3 Q6 }9 qToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
& g1 I9 r2 H0 w' v) G% iSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,7 ]% p) y# ?# e" h, n3 `; L8 y/ s( Y
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
" Q1 T7 b7 f( ?# m- g' Lin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.( i6 Y( }) I [+ c
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
* L) x0 G( a9 u. n: d+ H) u4 Pper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
5 ~$ s7 }. d$ J" K8 G# ?cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.2 L0 p6 K5 h1 P6 S) b% d! e7 h
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
/ H6 H4 g; e7 q6 i; [- X7 ^decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and: I; M" S2 i1 o. w4 u. Q3 I
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.% l, _% u4 `* v6 |5 c( L
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price7 o8 P6 j- b* v! J* ^2 Q& w6 b
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable. M9 [# Y ?' n: G7 x k& m
period in 2007.
' m9 G: e$ `1 X; jIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the+ v, w& a0 N8 h7 j3 Y* T
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.2 g$ P( ^# g) U( n+ m
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight" o: r# J6 C. v: \7 J5 F7 y& A- ^
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007. ?2 D) a6 s t, X* d# O. W& y1 O
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
' Y/ j8 G! Y& S9 X0 omore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were# \& k8 }3 m' T/ P
listed.. \9 z7 O1 t9 p! H6 H8 b5 H8 N- l
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
) {( M* a9 V: ?) k6 l" w: gselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
' v5 S/ u& f! ]6 h0 Z5 hlist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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