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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times9 N+ X& Q% D' G; m: a
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
+ J1 ?% g0 A8 x1 emoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
' ^ ~ y$ U$ ?. zToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.) m: p! A8 e" n( o, h7 ?: \3 P4 F
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,/ o, T6 o0 R. `# T8 @3 L$ k
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
: V% n- K; o. k- M6 U5 z2 }in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.9 [3 M3 L. x' n# x" f2 F3 V
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21% Q, \/ Y$ H2 ]$ A5 T
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
! q+ N% m2 r9 O" zcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
9 t+ M* v" t8 w. G$ M9 AIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
8 Z2 d1 f. n7 [decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and. N3 a: ?( E# w! D6 v$ c1 f
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
4 _& q* b" K$ d, [2 X$ H- A4 uHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
* ]3 ^, _. h2 @6 Pof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable/ x' e$ [2 [8 h. S' Z! q
period in 2007.0 d* X1 K/ p; q1 n
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the0 g" H6 Z% X. X, U
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.) k) {: A& x- d
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
& c, r$ Y6 _% d/ ~! N$ w4 z5 U- L' Mper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
6 s" M3 [& t7 E! kWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
4 l8 X% u/ h) o, N, a5 [# D0 Gmore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
3 B6 a3 |/ u7 i, x, D# J) C0 F; ]listed.
8 ]! n! u3 d/ u/ [4 j“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
: U: I/ j1 l1 @, \# _4 i4 E4 Gselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The- b' y" q3 F7 i! o1 e( G' L" A
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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