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Changing GTA Resale Housing Market Reflects Economic Times
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TORONTO, October 17, 2008 - Activity in the Greater Toronto Area resale housing market
2 O/ X$ ~' c( d. r f$ k. m' umoderated considerably during the first half of October with 2,700 homes changing hands,9 ~: z$ j( l. O4 N1 E/ b
Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O’Neill announced today.
$ B/ f7 W. U( O. F3 bSales volumes in the GTA decreased 18 per cent compared to the first half of October 2007,
3 |8 s* L, R+ q$ `* {1 Twhen 3,297 transactions were recorded and are down 10 per cent compared to the same period4 s% V, o: }) J# z
in 2006 when 3,007 sales took place.! h0 N" M7 H# H! p# A
In the City of Toronto 1,140 sales took place in the first half of this month. This represents a 219 `" @% q" U; W: {4 q, [
per cent decline from the 1,446 sales that took place in the same period a year ago and a 13 per
& A. X$ ^3 Q4 `1 ~, Ecent decrease from the 1,312 transactions recorded in the first half of October 2006.
7 y3 o% z" b" a7 k5 l" cIn the 905 Region there were 1,560 sales in the first two weeks of this month, a 16 per cent
, K8 J/ N& x* E3 u* @8 idecrease from the 1,851 transactions that took place during the same timeframe in 2007 and
$ o5 F) L, K# j$ F' t, a% Rdown eight per cent from the 1,695 homes sold during the first half of October 2006.
1 [. S, G7 x1 B. |% \" lHouse prices declined throughout the GTA during the first half of the month. The average price+ y! }2 `. N3 t ?2 v5 z. f
of a GTA home is currently $353,772, down 11 per cent from $399,013 recorded the comparable
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+ Y& N6 @0 C$ |0 o# n" B* k) T* e. }In the City of Toronto the current average price $375,804, a 15 per cent decrease from the x+ r0 Z" B% A) E
$441,878 average recorded at mid-October 2007.
1 M8 J' i* U! \In the 905 Region the average price of a home is currently $337,671. This represents an eight e1 C2 q: D) {
per cent decline from the $365,527 average recorded during the first half of October 2007.
; }- B. l. {- l4 W" C, rWith 27,559 properties currently listed on the TorontoMLS system, there is now 30 per cent, y3 [8 }9 G2 G8 }4 R y0 B7 J
more available stock from which to choose as compared to a year ago when 21,182 homes were) i+ h6 [3 F3 W, A
listed.6 {4 [0 ^4 ?! L" x1 o
“More choice can mean slightly longer wait times for sellers whose homes are now on average,
5 A0 L* x; ?5 l2 w8 Qselling after 34 days on the market as compared to 29 days a year ago,” said Ms. O’Neill. “The
) F w# v3 _& U: r6 Q8 R' Tlist to sales ratio is 97 per cent of the list price.” |
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