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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times0 N4 e- D1 ?- Q5 {9 n$ J: h( O% C
5 C @) d& m9 xTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
" r* K: `0 S0 W8 v/ ~* K- `, Xmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
+ S% Y$ @ ?9 N. G# AToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.+ Q1 v* X! k7 r0 n6 F& d
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
1 L/ E- R" C) ?8 v6 C7 |when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
6 r& J6 j, K& |' ain 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.4 E1 R$ D& p" s+ W, N: p y
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
1 |4 ?/ N* {1 _( H. aper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
- J5 x$ o5 h, Lcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006., q' v/ \: r- ~+ u
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent9 [9 Z% y: b9 d; ? e
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and" S- y: v8 w% T$ j" b0 Y6 G
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
' a6 K' ]. U. WHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
$ g9 d- }, t$ F! X7 \. |of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable. R7 J) ^8 O3 ?. h1 {3 a' E I4 l5 T# Q
period in 2007.
( B8 W: T/ i* g# iIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the2 {" @6 i3 y0 [+ C' T. ]
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.9 f3 L* \1 d0 U
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight* e5 u0 A( x$ {# ^" N( n w
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007." l4 ?- K' T& c, R! f
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent& r1 W) p8 m& R) S4 J2 o
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
/ [% v& v( x0 K0 M% Q4 c% wlisted.
9 X; q3 q% V0 t6 F7 C0 ^1 G! t“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,7 D# e. ~% {, z- f; s# L, I" a
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The; p+ \/ h8 t. ~) E& @7 c5 `
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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