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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times, x% l9 L$ N" d& l3 k5 H
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
4 j6 c( O; f2 C$ Wmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,6 k0 i9 B: o: k% n4 D! O q
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.! p5 }) B, E! T& s5 | j) C
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,# M( L4 e( W, i o6 |, r
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
9 r k- j3 ?4 S! o8 _1 {+ n$ ?in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.+ R- e" V- i1 S/ P
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
. }: V8 R9 Y8 n1 l0 mper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per1 ?* E0 Q/ V' V4 D- @
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
4 n# o2 M _" g o% o6 WIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent7 I$ l7 J9 ?& I* d+ w; @- B- h+ i
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and" }$ b+ a1 L7 y1 A# w& E
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
7 x' |; l4 k4 \$ N ^5 B5 I2 XHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
/ U/ S7 D4 L3 |% i3 S- Eof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable1 x& z/ G" }! P5 ]
period in 2007.. B2 w7 P$ k0 {! k* V+ l
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the9 S1 \5 ]* \2 a
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.% F; Q! X5 G, O. A% C' v) `( _0 u
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
' x7 Y% D* X. l% jper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.: R; `; \% _( `, W3 Y8 {
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
, [1 G% D0 X% S' t3 ^8 }. r! y: |more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
. w) n5 x. x$ Z6 A/ X0 Rlisted.
! g! t+ s+ i- e8 m `“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,$ M! Z9 h# a1 S5 I" }7 e
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The# P5 D N% q P
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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