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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times* O3 X" o2 h3 m m
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market% D, {, I7 p' [
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
5 ?' e# T% H. V0 `, ~. xToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
+ s. y) {/ ?, r4 Q/ e8 ^Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
: }( Q# I% d, e3 ~$ ]! c0 b/ L: K. k9 owhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period" p2 K% R3 Q- Q
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
( v$ e8 x0 t S9 {1 FIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21# ~+ Q' y1 o j
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per. B5 C+ ~9 _/ q/ I
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.7 [0 M; g v; {' M3 B
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent' V; X! y# J3 g( C0 D4 Y
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
' ]( V/ J. k/ d4 ]6 _/ wdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.9 M# c7 X; I# B$ y- w8 k4 K
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
7 E' Q; }1 C' Y- qof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable8 n9 a: J. ~. r1 l2 d5 o
period in 2007.
$ [& B) G$ ?3 U/ r8 ~$ OIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
o7 k; q9 d3 ]* L$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
' I: R/ r6 x0 I" j& p, G3 B: ~ QIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
1 Q( E3 d8 O: I" i( D( g7 X/ kper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.8 y9 A4 Q" }8 o) a8 i7 K* x
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
* a# G! ~2 ^' b0 F4 cmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were2 n( w. F& k0 t. q' D- c
listed.
' F8 H6 \3 ?' ~! ^4 K$ }8 ]' v“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
8 q6 t( }5 M$ G1 v' }( nselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
2 r! c1 P" ?* B$ Ulist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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