Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Toronto Housing Prices: Market still up over the past 4 years


It's interesting to watch the Toronto fall housing market. Though volume is down, prices are still up.
With less product available on the market, prices continue to stay buoyant. Going into the traditional slower season of December, houses will start to sit and deals will become available. It's important to find those motivated sellers.
December is a good time to look and buy. I have a couple of interesting properties I am watching.
Best regards,
The Corcoran Team


Thursday, November 11, 2010

Toronto Real Estate: October 2010 Stats

The October stats are out for Real Estate Sales in Toronto and though the volume of transactions is down slightly, prices continue to increase.

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TORONTO, November 3, 2010 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 6,681 sales
through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October 2010. This represented a 21 per cent decrease compared to the 8,476 sales recorded in October 2009. Through the first ten months of the year, sales amounted to 75,582 – up one per cent compared to the January through October period in 2009.

“The annual change in sales and average selling prices has been quite uniform across the GTA
and by property type as the market has balanced out from record levels of sales in the second
half of 2009 and first few months of 2010,” said Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) President
Bill Johnston.

“The composition of GTA home sales does differ depending on location. Condominium
apartments accounted for 42 per cent of total sales in the City of Toronto and almost 60 per cent of sales in TREB’s central districts,” Johnston continued. “In regions surrounding the City of
Toronto, in contrast, low rise home types accounted for almost 90 per cent of transactions.”
The average price for October transactions was $443,729 – up five per cent compared to the
average of $423,559 reported in October 2009. The average selling price through the first nine
months of the year was $430,802.

“The average selling price in the GTA has continued to grow relative to 2009 because home
ownership has remained affordable,” said Jason Mercer, the Toronto Real Estate Board’s
Senior Manager of Market Analysis. “A household earning the average income in the GTA can
comfortably afford the mortgage payments associated with the purchase of an average priced
home.”

“The outlook for mortgage rates and income growth over the next year is favorable. The
average home selling price could increase moderately next year and remain affordable for the
average GTA household,” continued Mercer.

http://www.torontorealestateboard.com/consumer_info/market_news/news2010/pdf/nr_market_watch_1010.pdf
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