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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% J+ q p5 {! a% e0 F
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
0 M% e' k. ]* {+ `+ j# y# {# Y ^Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
! U6 J4 j9 S$ nSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
/ R. X$ t3 z; Dwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
0 @+ ]) Y' R% R! g$ C! U7 Din 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.5 S3 P+ l3 L7 q& v+ [6 N
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
4 u2 J5 B6 f3 ~) T Q" dper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
7 T) P* X' T9 K2 k! i9 k! [$ Zcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.8 W1 _1 k0 S& _- o* b
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
7 x1 N R" d# p3 g, j- c+ W: |5 } p9 odecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and3 @# t6 {# u$ d/ _
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006., w! }1 |* A" u, J& d ?
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
6 F# u$ b+ [# P4 @ Hof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
" ?# H# a: w. g$ D7 \8 gperiod in 2007.9 @$ ^: Z1 z4 f$ T" ?; d
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
) a( L7 _" Z8 g& N2 d" b$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.) g8 `, O0 R2 L$ t, ^8 B& l: W
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
6 _2 a" G4 i3 fmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
* V+ L0 Y1 F1 F b6 U; z6 z9 alisted." T: }: M; x3 L4 l
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
Z9 I: _! w x, ^# F0 iselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
O0 M- W5 @7 \* F" F3 B" t- alist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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