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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times8 ?- i, ~- r, `
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
@' Q; B" n1 W' E Y0 B" Ymoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,' F3 i! G& z) w3 `
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.* G: B: {1 K g
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,9 ^$ {+ R+ ~, j A# t# O6 t
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period1 M, L* c- D2 n. n
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.# L# l* w* m7 J6 y8 l
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
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6 u5 I" r, ^; ^5 D0 t) zcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
# b _( o) D+ b8 `! dIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent( m$ i6 `0 ]' k. A# ?$ a
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
' }0 j5 Q) F' i1 Y5 kdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006., ^# p8 S/ s6 v2 K Q
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
! V$ _4 F' i' E' uof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable5 @8 s8 R' z! i. x
period in 2007.
, M. q( v4 h |3 nIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
& V. @/ |+ ^. ~0 N0 N( j* i1 t$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.7 H6 Q& x. \# ~$ r( q4 v7 K9 o7 M7 T
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
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1 ~* j5 `& t" ~* C. TWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent* \0 D9 P2 A9 u0 X; ~
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
6 B1 _8 @4 P( Y: mlisted.
# S, A' R, U6 Q9 `/ k“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,& H& C/ e7 R0 X T8 R( s3 j& k
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
* b$ ^% t c& k ~" ilist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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