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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times4 O4 u' Z: N, W
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market: v% x ~* j7 O
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,$ Q* X) t& v! B5 V2 _' d0 ^$ Z
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.4 y/ j% A2 N7 {* E; y/ V
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,. Q8 P8 C* L' g% G) G- S2 k
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period1 N3 h* B. F$ ?9 D8 K! N% ~: }
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.% I, r% c: S+ J# o- h: J8 r: V$ q- @
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
3 P0 F1 A) O3 T# I A, rper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
; R$ d/ f, i6 z1 o# O' X6 Zcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.+ n0 y* ~/ H; H [& E j6 W
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
% i: o, T6 s6 f+ wdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
; k: L. {, l! ~5 pdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.' q9 P8 W* J( n$ C
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price% F7 e- N" Y7 d* d( { u7 z
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
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In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the# Z5 {- H1 K3 T* \
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.( C% `$ I# W$ S
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
. S9 N7 c( G: A' e# yper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.1 e, n% Y3 Y8 B6 n7 O+ r7 z1 V$ x
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent" ?/ i6 i( [7 r+ i$ S
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
D- h: [: n- @# u, R8 g8 M' J5 Alisted.. T8 `9 t" D: p" e
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
C: o- U' \& I6 }: I4 ]selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The6 h) t& V' T# u: p
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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