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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times# j0 [( m. \+ B6 Z0 }
) l# q; s& F+ mTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market& C S; `. I: V. B6 C7 e' ] `; n- t
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
6 d" H- E2 m+ SToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
# W7 S( c0 n; i+ J) R- gSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
+ a4 b( p# z) ~1 v/ t( fwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
+ r0 c% q6 @: Y F% [: d2 ^" @( c9 rin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.7 g5 P; p" A, \3 i# e) h) E" p
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21: Q" }- \7 R% u" G- e$ s3 ?
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per! L' d! t5 A, V3 J! m3 b
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.% ?% l: |' a5 k
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
5 R# {. j) w( n& i. _8 e# N6 Ndecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and/ d" e( o: w$ S+ I0 C
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
& b: p$ L. G5 a; p1 a* Y" j0 x% |House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price% T) a* q8 T0 q# o: ~, p- x
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable0 V) h. W0 Z( E; o2 w; {5 O
period in 2007.
4 [6 X+ |; n# J9 ]$ J+ T& s, ^8 wIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the8 @, k) y( m) y* e }; q9 [* r
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007. r9 s( [% V6 x+ s9 B
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
: [; e, Z. b% c) S' W* Zper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.0 M% {2 ]6 q: e# R. L7 Z/ J; k
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
( M7 M4 c6 y0 ?more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were7 X4 M2 C- ]+ @1 I+ @1 V
listed.
; T" c' d5 O/ c/ R( o“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,1 @0 p9 J- A& T3 m) N; L7 D
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The1 S1 f( P* z& A+ a! A, [3 s
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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