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May 2009
Market Update
Greater Toronto Realtors Report 8107 Re-Sales In April
May 6, 2009 - In April 2009 Greater Toronto Realtors reported 8107 sales - down 7% from April 2008. While April sales remained lower than last year, the re-sale housing market gained momentum on a month-over-month basis. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales in April, at 80,900 was up 26% from March and up two thirds compared to January’s ten year low.
“Conditions in the re-sale housing market have improved markedly this spring,” according to TREB President Maureen O’Neill. “Home purchases have increased as households have taken advantage of low interest rates and slightly lower home prices.”
The average price for April transactions was $385,641 - down only 3% from last year. “The rate of average price decline continued to diminish last month. This is due in large part to a tightening in the resale market,” stated Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis. “The level of sales relative to new listings increased in April.”
Average Days On Market in April was 37
What They Sold For:
This Graph Shows Monthly GTA Sales
By Volume and Price Category

March 2009

April 2009
Year-Over-Year Sales and Price Comparison
| Year-2007 |
# of Sales |
Average Price |
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| Total |
93,193 |
$376,236 |
| |
|
|
| Year-2008 |
# of Sales |
Average Price |
| |
|
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| January |
5075 |
$374,449 |
| February |
6015 |
$382,084 |
| March |
6631 |
$380,338 |
| April |
8762 |
$398,687 |
| May |
9411 |
$388,839 |
| June |
8600 |
$394,931 |
| July |
7806 |
$371,427 |
| August |
6318 |
$364,886 |
| September |
6424 |
$368,549 |
| October |
5155 |
$352,974 |
| November |
3640 |
$368,582 |
| December |
2577 |
$361,415 |
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| Year-2009 |
# of Sales |
Average Price |
| |
|
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| January |
2670 |
$343,632 |
| February |
4120 |
$361,305 |
| March |
6171 |
$362,050 |
| April |
8107 |
$385,641 |

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The median price in April was $330,000 marginally down from the $334,950 recorded during April of 2008.
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