Market Watch May 2010

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SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BREAKDOWN

1.7 % 6.7% % 0.3 0.2 %

22.6 %

May 2010

May Sales Remain High

7.8 %

TORONTO - Thursday, June 3, 2010 Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 9,470 sales through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in May, representing a one per cent dip from May 2009. In comparison to previous years, this was the third highest May sales result on record.

$446,593 – up 13 per cent compared to the average of $395,609 recorded in May 2009. 2.3 % % 7.0

21.5 %

“The gap between listings and sales has widened, which means there is more choice for buyers,” 8.5 %Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior said Manager of Market Analysis. “The annual rate of price growth 12.0 % 48.3 % will slow in the second half of 2010, from the current double digit pace into the single digits.”

“The pace of transactions slowed in May following record-setting sales in February, March and April,” said Toronto Real Estate Board President Tom Lebour. “Buyers who otherwise would have been purchasing a home in May moved more quickly this year, likely to get ahead of mortgage rate hikes.”

Median Price In May, the median price was

New listings were up 38 per cent annually to 18,940. The average price for May transactions was

$376,750,

from

Average

May of 2009.

n

Median

300000 200000 100000 2000

2001

2002 2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

48.8 %

Dwelling Type

Sales

%

Detached Single Detached 4,625 Semi-Detached Semi Detached

99

$464,000

1,130 100

$370,550

Condo Condo T.H. Townhouse Condo Apt. Apt Condo

Median

741

99

$284,000

2,136

98

$283,500

Link Link

162

99

$389,000

Attached/Row Att/Row/Twnhouse

635

99

$350,000

Co-op Co-op Apt. Apt

24

99

$253,750

Detached Det CondoCondo

17

98

$403,000

Housing Market Indicators May 2009 Sales New Listings Active Listings* Days on Market

May 2010

9,589 13,686 21,524 35

9,470 18,940 25,414 22

%Change (-1%) (38%) (18%) (-37%)

* All figures for single-family dwellings.

Inside District Map ............................................................. 2 Price Category Breakdown......................................2 East District ............................................................. 3 West District ............................................................ 6 Toronto District ......................................................10 North District..........................................................12 Annual Summary ...................................................16 Single Family Comparison ....................................16

400000

0

the

$337,000 recorded during

Annual Average and Median Price

500000

0.3 % 0.1 %

11.9 %

2008

2009

2010


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