GTA REALTORS® Release August Stats

TORONTO, ONTARIO, September 6, 2017 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Tim Syrianos
announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 6,357 home sales through TREB’s
MLS® System in August 2017. This result was down by 34.8 per cent compared to August
2016.

The number of new listings entered into TREB’s MLS® System, at 11,523, was down by 6.7 per
cent year-over-year and was at the lowest level for August since 2010.

“Recent reports suggest that economic conditions remain strong in the GTA. Positive economic
news coupled with the slower pace of price growth we are now experiencing could prompt an
improvement in the demand for ownership housing, over and above the regular seasonal bump,
as we move through the fall,” continued Mr. Syrianos.

The average selling price for all home types combined was $732,292 – up by three per cent
compared to August 2016. This growth was driven by the semi-detached, townhouse and
condominium apartment market segments that continued to experience high single-digit or
double digit year-over-year average price increases.

The MLS® Home Price Index composite benchmark, which accounts for typical home types
throughout TREB’s market area, was up by 14.3 per cent year-over-year in August. The fact
that MLS® HPI growth outstripped average price growth, points to fewer high-end home sales
this year compared to last.

“The relationship between sales and listings in the marketplace today suggests a balanced
market. If current conditions are sustained over the coming months, we would expect to see
year-over-year price growth normalize slightly above the rate of inflation. However, if some
buyers move from the sidelines back into the marketplace, as TREB consumer research
suggests may happen, an acceleration in price growth could result if listings remain at current
levels,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Director of Market Analysis.

 

NEWS RELEASE COURTESY THE TORONTO REAL ESTATE BOARD