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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times, [6 g" }. _( S7 C5 a1 v
8 F/ d( O9 M- oTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market8 ~0 v# s6 k9 v0 A( x8 q
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,$ a+ T" [$ ?' m" i7 ^
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.2 r. @! w5 m$ t* H* _& |! x
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
: B! H3 e" O% o1 `when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period0 C0 V2 m p6 A/ n/ T6 h" i
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
* O4 r6 ]+ \/ H1 U: v hIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21& W J+ W6 d4 F+ S' i
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per: r9 J4 O6 @6 S" `
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
5 ^1 Z6 l( S1 z! M* h, R# t. EIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent- x9 E( _8 j. [# D, p+ P2 m$ s. \+ X
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and9 M% h6 p2 i/ l: i9 }& g
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
/ l' ^ l+ M+ u, B% [House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price& D5 a) d8 t; o* Q2 n/ ]
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
7 W1 }! D j. n. Speriod in 2007.8 d5 |5 J: E/ J* s5 N2 b- e5 R7 ?
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the% R0 z4 o' n" Q5 U/ ?
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
- ~+ n# m1 E% |( G( rIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
; i$ S6 S! L9 {6 \0 U' Bper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.- ]* d) q( O0 P$ |. s8 n
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
$ l9 E% `! p7 F l& e0 g1 K1 [7 gmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were5 P. K9 N( |; f7 q! W. K
listed.; v; x/ k' N9 _
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
" I4 [# v* y) ?% Dselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
" _- ~- `9 S M8 |- N: B/ Ulist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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