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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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! C" q6 k3 ]) K% M6 b9 j* X+ e6 yTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
( D4 L7 M8 z, y; ?! j3 Pmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
' M) t0 |& b2 C) yToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.0 n/ F5 f; }* F; ~. H0 [. q
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,2 M4 T) X$ s5 D% Z
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period1 D, U- y5 d- c/ C! V; _6 Z1 P
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
a8 w0 _* s) DIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
1 K' n9 m5 [2 G$ ~9 `- |+ @per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
, l- ?3 m% q0 vcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
- Y* _0 `/ U5 y+ d( `$ @In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
2 L6 p( i+ \6 j2 F5 rdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and. _) r- F9 O+ r* h. D4 ~# P
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
7 B5 \ n/ t7 |4 YHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price7 L+ [1 A# g# M
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
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In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the# D1 Z1 }6 C+ j7 O! E; g: Z1 q
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.1 i$ j# {! Y) u* U/ j5 X2 D3 d$ }
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
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With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent+ w& I! N: S& Q# M$ p- \
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
/ H. d( y( o- c( q, m, Jlisted.8 G$ E, S2 ^3 ?1 @) T6 @
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
0 [' R# t7 ~+ H# F/ ]" Mselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The f5 |& t& k9 z% Q- N7 Y
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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