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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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7 C% W% [! C7 T/ v9 RTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market' `8 [+ ^2 K: w3 v% R4 M5 L
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
- N2 q4 u U/ {9 i& o2 ?1 OToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
9 e: l; G7 r$ e% V$ VSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
% Z6 w# f* i2 P9 l( Mwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
' _) U8 G6 G* P1 ]- k% d, Ain 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
# z l4 o8 a/ r; H) X+ FIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
, p5 s# O& ~1 X7 H& ^9 iper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per: t" y1 Z+ _7 }; M& H6 A
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
& g' [) G; S$ a k x. B0 _/ @0 `4 BIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
- l% }4 u0 _& s y, `9 `. mdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and. b# o; D) k7 @ C/ J
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.: z$ t y$ p3 @0 \; R
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
, V8 H) D* K. h, D. Fof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable W+ T1 S2 E. s0 z+ d m, P4 z; H" p
period in 2007.( _2 y5 r% x6 j
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the X. O: v7 i: K% B; U; J
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
& t B8 R7 ?. c* {, x4 Y! WIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
9 T, i0 i6 |+ {per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
2 ~, }6 d' z" b4 n" _* SWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent, Q+ l% ~3 o4 ]7 Y$ f
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were ~* s* O- T y. t+ h
listed.; a8 J0 j F1 M7 P) B
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
" @+ G1 C5 h7 U5 Pselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
1 j9 ], w3 N( A) o4 slist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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