GTA REALTORS® RELEASE MID-MONTH RESALE MARKET FIGURES
Toronto, October 18, 2011 –Toronto Real Estate Board reported 3,477 sales on the TorontoMLS® in the first 2 weeks of October 2011 representing a 20 % increase over the 2,890 sales reported during the same period of 2010. New listings for the same period were up 21 per cent to 6,249.
The average selling price during the first two weeks of October was $475,743 – up 7.5 per cent compared to the same period in 2010.
We seem to be moving into a more balanced market with the increase in listings being higher than the increase in sales. We can predict if this trend continues, a moderation in the rate of house price increase and a more balanced market.
Toronto MLS® Sales and Average Price October 1 – 14 2011
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2011 2010
Sales Average Price Sales Average Price
City of Toronto ("416") 1408 $524,553 1,237 $499,740
Rest of GTA ("905") 2,069 $442,527 1,653 $400,088
GTA 3,477 $475,743 2,890 $442,742