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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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2 \& M% |$ W" U, u$ e; ITORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
- t( K" W+ E, ]. E% P. O A4 Umoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
& S4 H: ^: V' A9 M& RToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.2 g7 E% i7 T/ U, K: K* d
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
8 V4 T% {3 t4 i1 [when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period* h2 d, o7 I( ^
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
0 j7 _4 D2 ~% ~8 u, B" B2 Q# j# o lIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 219 G1 w7 \2 {8 b% w
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
- P8 Y7 j: C: k8 Z) C- m% [, Kcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
0 K0 l" F0 C8 j lIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
) u7 r- P' ^6 Sdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and7 k- n# k2 J4 S5 I6 a4 V
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
5 l( z7 m$ d- d$ s/ w. b9 y9 v' gHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price' J" t$ F5 l8 I3 l8 y( l* c
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable4 c @: s4 {& Y' i9 T# L
period in 2007.
6 z* i" F; T4 k, K, C# d2 eIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
" |* y0 e+ m4 @$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
" R6 ^" R8 h$ |/ b) HIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
) V7 ]% D, M3 sper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
9 W: M. W) u& uWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent0 Y8 {, [+ [" C
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
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0 m7 ^9 ~" G( y9 o* N“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,0 x9 j/ H- O/ A, ~
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The' ~( ?! b9 C0 Q2 \% U4 {
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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