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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times5 z9 q) r: x9 [$ O% {. K- F
2 K E5 e# _) a9 N5 N* N7 V! F7 m- {TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
% Z. x: R/ L4 R$ \1 d- kmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,: o; ]) t. X2 x
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
4 |/ D. m, e7 r5 N0 I2 BSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,3 S. F. W+ b, A7 ^
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period7 z: Z3 N3 q! z0 V9 p( I2 O
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
, [/ F! l0 X1 K( L6 F- o" c; b6 gIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 219 k7 r: M( }5 o( d& R- u N+ g& ]$ |
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
$ {& U# W; {- z4 O2 @6 Y4 g9 q; _cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.1 D# {4 G, ?3 R+ O8 I
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
/ {" J! }$ ]' |4 K2 }$ [- vdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
2 o5 d# l: b; q8 Y, bdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
& Q$ V$ m- a y+ V5 oHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
8 u9 }; `9 w0 X& \% W" ?! Xof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable& q% N0 t# |# x/ j O
period in 2007.- h, B+ `2 | n1 q7 }8 ^
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the, i! }6 D/ r& ^- j! m% r
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
+ X! H- r) M- IIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
7 s- A9 J- v+ J W2 Pper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.2 g% H$ Y7 f. r( C) e0 t& |% Y% I- E- D
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent: @1 d* r2 r/ K8 H# p
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were" J! Z& i/ Y' x
listed.
& d8 z2 H* F* f“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
" R& A( K% G% a$ x8 }- M$ G: _selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The; G* L( y$ ^" W9 M. t, ^
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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