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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times: ?4 q: N8 W! L2 q2 s
# h+ J- I8 E9 s3 t% s qTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market" k* i5 L3 j- e8 E' l
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
. X" `3 d* H$ Y# \Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
, ^( |, I& L. ISales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,5 A5 O" c% K) t W8 N
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
* m; K# R' y7 k4 p* j, |in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.1 I) F7 j, q% g6 l: V F
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
4 h9 B# ~) B( [0 C. N: Mper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per- d. p% o8 j6 s. S, u2 e
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.+ U4 n- @) E! h( ^
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
4 |3 C! i7 L: e, A- Zdecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
2 ^. y2 Z' L) h& Y- ~" c2 idown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
?% w% H, E3 p6 M1 Q$ OHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
/ \+ h1 _) Y; g4 K% Cof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable7 d, i1 C' f2 @! c
period in 2007.
- z$ ^& [# ` H. y. rIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the6 W2 R; v5 w0 h5 j. e& X4 n" I% q3 I" ?
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
! m9 r: ^9 n5 |In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight- q6 ^! K. k% K8 w4 B: Q
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.$ w# C2 ~0 \0 l# c1 Z
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent6 M ~8 q; c9 q, r/ e
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
0 F+ b P, l1 n( `' tlisted.
6 D# F. y6 I, t. J- ?“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,3 `0 I8 o3 N! ~" D( B: S3 Q
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The% A9 j' [ [) L$ F: U# v; a! E
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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