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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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3 e% l& ?# g, i! {0 bTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market. o9 U5 x" P9 M/ l, j
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
% \1 }" T9 a- y/ V( bToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
5 @4 U, N7 K5 z, o7 w3 ZSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
. N% k& Z4 {4 I' D/ L& k8 g9 iwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period% m# K# p0 H. A! y- M# q. {/ Z; B5 @
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
/ o$ q2 D, L1 f1 W) QIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 217 V* l8 C! U7 Q- Z5 I4 _% d
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per; X! ?/ _% J: X) e+ o
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.; r' a$ \1 i! Q, W; Y
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
* x! Y3 k% d$ F8 l3 b* Vdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and( c/ q7 m8 o, F' K
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.! u+ a6 }# g: B8 z+ ^7 O; a4 q
House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
% ~) q% H d, t5 U4 x- p( g- Cof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable* U3 [3 I8 K( V
period in 2007.' i8 w. T$ T5 _. T( K
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the' c' p% d' J5 x8 F& L0 s
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
7 b3 S- z. a! V* l3 NIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight5 z0 j5 s# d X- b+ f* K& F5 Y K
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
9 e3 s. |1 A4 ]$ Z6 ?: uWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent2 _+ @& l1 @+ l Y ~
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were9 U# G' N: B% Z6 |) a% ~" ^
listed.
+ v3 C4 t( N( ` R- Q7 z“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,; `( ?7 \& ^4 m
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The6 R6 a& F4 o% W; j& w, D
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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