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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times9 ~5 O) z$ n. D6 m3 `% x' k
# m2 L9 ^( f% h, p4 PTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
2 E! J" X# U& G" nmoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,+ a9 D! g8 N# B1 g
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.2 f+ B2 L6 R5 H- v, }% r' f; F
Sales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,9 c- D- V# s i& Q4 M
when 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period* O- _/ r& ^5 y; F. Z
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
1 w/ {: h( P7 S* kIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21* ?# m0 ~! z* t' \
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
5 o; r: a" w/ P( I( z2 icent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
% i1 b9 Z# g3 t# WIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent* W1 }) H8 n; A1 I% H
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and" h- j* r7 K0 m
down eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
' j" Y" w0 _ k* L4 A/ U& |House prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price8 S7 k; Y$ d1 P7 y0 y/ P! K
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
# {: u2 ~/ I; k( i; ]( Dperiod in 2007.$ X4 F3 Q" [' O% Z+ `
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the
}+ S. d+ r7 p/ ?; S$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
5 F( I; ^& V: s5 n7 dIn the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
+ O0 ^" l" Q. A* Q) bper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
8 |6 x. s5 x. _, TWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent5 M3 t7 C: w. I( s& v
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were
' x" p5 S9 n7 y% W5 p9 }listed.
! K+ `, n' q2 V6 N. p9 s“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,8 ?8 w+ X. Y0 `( g
selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The1 _0 a' C% ]5 K
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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