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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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5 S6 o1 l9 f# s# v% q- j. PTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
b" A( }- D& j: }* p2 C+ qmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
3 [; a; n9 [% i) _7 S% yToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.' D/ e2 Z& S1 e9 G& a
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,$ F1 c, l2 g8 k. p% P4 U
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
; a1 V7 M; `9 Xin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
1 O6 {( O+ } W# cIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 217 V3 o' G1 v2 D$ x
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per: U8 M/ x ]' b' n' s b
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.# d$ t2 E7 `% X1 [! h$ `- _; v8 F
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
6 _# ?9 u b* x! vdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
( ?3 o5 W; n$ Y( p1 Hdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.0 g; v" |1 k' s
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price8 }; {4 W7 }% F Y3 O: C. M; b: Y
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable6 \9 G: i* |. z k; k2 }, P
period in 2007.
) A: a( v0 {. SIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
: Z- P+ v# |) l1 j$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.+ |! k0 y+ x0 ?$ f
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
! c1 F G) `* u9 `/ nper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.1 c- R" Y! }/ t) v. d: Y4 _
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
% l K" s) ], T' j' h8 `more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
$ ?+ K+ A" t& M. klisted.3 R. B- [$ \6 R& x! ^( `
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
9 w; C) |: n- R0 u8 ?- ]1 B: l, Sselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The6 t0 h" V9 Z/ R) p8 U) J5 `7 W
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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