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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times; l# `) p' p7 C
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market. W# X' P# `8 @) x0 ^. ~" a9 j5 m
moderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
) l: r2 v1 M$ E- f G" l5 DToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.) r. k. f% b! `
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,( i7 D7 q1 ?9 a o, R6 L1 n. c8 s
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period
: o0 t0 d; R5 f$ K2 q0 I8 O( Rin 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
y" T2 ^* r) K4 n( h: ^ V/ ?In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21/ j" t0 g% v# d2 X
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
, I- Q& D& ^5 V: qcent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.- O# U$ M. @$ K D9 A
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent0 Q( a, z" N4 V
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
B0 a$ Z0 W6 E# s7 R! o, udown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
7 ^* q5 c; b- l! S2 b. }" _& \House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price6 z- ?! P3 S' w+ c% S% C
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable4 \2 k# a2 T5 f( R
period in 2007.
5 }! r* V3 \+ pIn the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the# X0 D2 @0 `4 z1 D0 s8 \
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.5 j" b) O9 ~) W2 z
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight, b' Q* Z: Z0 l) Y
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
( w# }+ b' j$ }6 P5 z, b9 CWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent
/ P& w7 F$ p6 w- C) ymore available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
8 {# B9 q& C9 p1 \& b! H. Q- nlisted.
% d& i6 v$ z2 c* ]- }“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,# H/ x4 B9 h, ?) Z4 e. f0 T
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The5 {* H2 Z. r& f* t1 Q* p) O3 a; f+ v
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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