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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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; c; E; V, ]8 C3 j$ lTORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
, l0 l' d ?# F! h: i, I* Emoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,
; o0 _9 t' m W9 n5 N4 ]! QToronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
( G. d# p# U9 R7 C+ ESales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
% j7 z0 J9 _4 m4 g- T( I) y, `, Cwhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period4 Y3 R# z# y( @# Q* C4 ^$ w
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.
a+ v3 d9 N8 i# H9 S1 XIn the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 21
/ Z6 R3 S* v5 Z' O) yper cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per( ^5 ]: |- K. f3 C
cent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.: I' j& a& R) b4 H4 m
In the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent6 ]$ E- {0 F' S2 V7 P, z; s
decrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
* E7 l- ]# T8 b: X/ {4 Wdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
! L9 N! e+ Y5 ?1 A: Y5 x, SHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price
2 i+ w" ]; f) o# X, H, s" kof a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable( Z% H/ P9 U; J7 Y/ [5 @- Y+ Y
period in 2007.( ^% Y" v7 Y& _
In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the8 x6 j2 w, w6 R
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.' ]$ U- `* \/ W3 i; R: X) y
In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight
, i) T$ |$ [1 t7 Bper cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.3 n( L2 G0 H1 E
With 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent& |6 W9 u7 x V* @. e! H0 P8 V
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were' Q% `. x, f0 C9 t
listed.: M5 N) t9 r( l
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
. f4 t9 P7 Y4 r3 [selling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The( h8 u, T) d& J* u
list to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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