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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times3 Y1 C$ n, x- q0 z" a( C; Y
) P6 W9 u1 u6 M7 d" JTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market: N3 S" ^2 p1 }: M( @; _
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,' `7 f2 V! o" H# N+ o0 M9 c+ J2 G. k
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today. V2 P+ E7 ?$ ]3 o6 ` S* A$ ]5 Q
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007," ^$ W4 c' _2 N3 W- i
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
! E( Z2 L( ]$ d$ bin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
R/ F+ m6 c. L+ `7 eIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21& o3 {7 C6 h' }) d! R9 c1 C _
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per+ m7 @+ X6 `9 _: L
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
1 M- p. e" h2 L' p9 t7 oIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent; g( |' U& s$ \
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and3 g2 N. f ?9 O. s$ |7 y6 V/ c+ X: x
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
. Q& z0 s, N# |House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
+ |0 }; g8 B i! H8 y* e) @" S pof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
( v% M( T+ P, H% b+ Y& l# tperiod in 2007.) S/ A& P& G; H$ p0 ~
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
% ]; X1 L% S* s1 }4 [# z( E; Z$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.7 a: `8 [% A% z" V) b
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight' F& }) t e8 _4 P4 T
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
9 ]+ q; S7 F1 g3 k) lWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
. r/ S+ Y. \7 V# ?! R! G" \more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
; ~5 |: Z6 s s/ v( C" P- i$ P9 tlisted. a0 ~# O. Z7 f2 ^! _+ @6 {
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
$ b8 Z! I4 x7 z$ Oselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
4 U4 g- s; r$ k8 ^9 z& Jlist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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