GTA REALTORS(R) Release Monthly Resale Housing Figures

Construction/Building — January 4, 2013

GTA REALTORS® Release Monthly Resale Housing Figures

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 4, 2013) - Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 3,690 sales through the TorontoMLS system in December 2012 - down from 4,585 sales in December 2011. Total sales for 2012 amounted to 85,731 - down from 89,096 transactions in 2011.

"The number of transactions in 2012 was quite strong from a historic perspective. We saw strong year-over-year growth in sales in the first half of the year, but this growth was more than offset by sales declines in the second half. Stricter mortgage lending guidelines resulted in some households postponing their purchase of a home. In the City of Toronto, the dip in sales was compounded by the additional Land Transfer Tax, which buyers must pay upfront," said Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) President Ann Hannah.

The average selling price in December 2012 was up by 6.5 per cent year-over-year to $478,739. The average selling price for 2012 as a whole was up by almost seven per cent to $497,298.

"Robust annual rates of price growth were reported through most months of 2012. Price growth was strongest for low-rise homes, including singles, semis and townhouses. Despite a dip in sales, market conditions remained tight for these home types with substantial competition between buyers," said TREB's Senior Manager of Market Analysis Jason Mercer.

Summary of TorontoMLS Sales and Average Price

				December 1 - 31
		2012				2011
	Sales	Average Price		New Listings	Sales	Average Price		New Listings
City of Toronto ("416")	1,470	$	494,127	1,679	1,905	$	473,169	2,015
Rest of GTA ("905")	2,220	$	468,549	2,616	2,680	$	432,789	2,759
GTA	3,690	$	478,739	4,295	4,585	$	449,566	4,774

TorontoMLS Sales & Average Price By Home Type

		December 1 - 31, 2012
		Sales						Average Price
		416		905		Total		416		905		Total

Detached		491		1,254		1,745		722,393		565,544		609,678
	Yr./Yr. % Change	-12.3	%	-13.6	%	-13.2	%	2.4	%	8.1	%	6.2	%
Semi-Detached		129		242		371		556,260		385,723		445,020
	Yr./Yr. % Change	-35.2	%	-15.4	%	-23.5	%	7.4	%	5.6	%	4.0	%
Townhouse		154		423		577		392,590		347,897		359,825
	Yr./Yr. % Change	-20.2	%	-15.2	%	-16.6	%	5.2	%	5.2	%	5.1	%
Condo Apartment		680		263		943		342,847		281,458		325,726
	Yr./Yr. % Change	-26.9	%	-26.3	%	-26.7	%	-1.8	%	2.1	%	-0.9	%

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