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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times& ^2 y- v7 \$ V9 j3 d1 a' p5 `
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market5 ?3 d# l! {! G: o
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
, s9 {* E N" d8 h* }7 oToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.1 _2 Z2 x( e. R$ {, U2 q' g
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
" D7 Z+ [, g5 m6 ewhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period. a: C/ @( ^7 I" P
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
9 E, \2 ^: S: j9 N1 Y2 x. WIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 210 W Z. v9 A" ~/ _
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
: E3 t1 z5 x' D. [& ~8 B; Ccent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.9 _$ ?9 o. b/ v' d$ r$ r. P, d
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent/ K8 j) D- w% s6 T3 y* u4 m8 D
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
+ ~: Q' Q( l2 B- o4 ?down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.4 z8 r. D! D# s. z
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
. j' [, i& F% M( g/ n( n3 U; vof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable+ {8 e+ D" G1 k+ R2 d
period in 2007.
" _0 @3 k+ R/ S1 J. R5 tIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
. g8 A+ K. f @$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.0 p4 j2 w. ^+ W- @ }5 e8 w
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight- k5 v( E, i8 m2 C0 n3 e% A
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.$ s9 ]0 m5 E$ ]( E9 E+ F' G
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
9 M/ |/ ~% Z& Lmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
& [' x* k' |- q, l% o. Alisted.' M6 z+ s1 z3 E9 B
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
, \3 G% O9 w0 X" F8 d, }selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The- i( X7 V5 c; |8 ~6 d) r) T
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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