Saturday, September 08, 2012

September 2012 latest figures from the Toronto Real Estate Board

These are the latest figures from the Toronto Real Estate Board

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GTA REALTORS(r) RELEASE MONTHLY RESALE MARKET FIGURES

TORONTO, September 6, 2012 - Greater Toronto Area (GTA) REALTORS(r) reported
6,418 sales through the TorontoMLS system in August 2012, representing a
year-over-decline of almost 12.5 per cent compared to 7,330 sales reported
in August 2011. The number of new listings reported in August was down by
5.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2011.

"Residential transactions were down in August compared to last year.
Stricter mortgage lending guidelines, which came into effect in July,
arguably played a role. In the City of Toronto, the additional impact of
relatively higher home prices coupled with the upfront cost associated with
the City's Land Transfer Tax led to a stronger annual decline in sales
compared to the rest of the GTA," said Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB)
President Ann Hannah.

The average selling price for August 2012 transactions was $479,095 - up by
almost 6.5 per cent compared to August 2011. The annual rate of price growth
was driven by the low-rise home segment in the City of Toronto, including
single-detached homes with an average annual price increase of 15 per cent.
The MLS(r) Home Price Index (MLS(r) HPI)* composite index, which allows for
an apples-to-apples comparison of benchmark home prices from one year to the
next, was up by 6.3 per cent year-over-year.

"While sales were down year-over-year in the GTA, so too were new listings.
As a result, market conditions remained quite tight with substantial
competition between buyers in the low-rise market segment," said Jason
Mercer, TREB's Senior Manager of Market Analysis. "The trends for sales and
new listings are moving somewhat in synch, suggesting that the relationship
between sales and listings will continue to promote price growth moving
forward."

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Mark

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