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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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( _/ W3 t( X" TTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market4 J2 A5 u8 `3 K/ N* Q, s$ r: S
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,* ?9 K) y2 l1 Z: N
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
8 @: B3 |3 c. U$ x3 L2 [; BSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,0 k; D- D: f L2 o6 M. R) V, q1 Y
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
: ?. C. c. }: \- a0 n8 K( ein 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
6 J: j5 i) x* nIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
1 v* a+ }' q; _) sper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
: ^, r! s1 \' x3 A, ~- {cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.% e5 k9 j7 d2 M, P9 k
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent( c- b7 E+ O! B$ w! N
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
( Q' ]6 s( T0 o! v4 K& wdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.9 I; \. k8 n& {. @9 q
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price7 o% d! h& \1 P# E
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable3 g4 p& h5 K, k3 {& V3 O9 ?' m
period in 2007.
# p* ]) ]9 ^* e& Z J, hIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
( p: g! X7 ]- b$ A0 \1 ?# c$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.- n; J+ p0 r& [$ N7 l' H* B
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight- g$ F6 Q! r0 k- g
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
' A, R- s3 e- k: J1 o( hWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent. m: y' {% A! v' n0 c
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were3 F4 L5 o; M8 v; x- d
listed.+ d7 O6 g' W& K% L4 j) {
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,5 J8 i* K: B6 S
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The0 X9 E6 q [% ^9 `) {' t5 Z2 \
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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