July 6, 2017 -- Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported
7,974 sales through TREB's MLS® System in June 2017 – down by 37.3 per cent in
comparison to June 2016.
The number of new residential
listings entered into TREB's MLS® System, at 19,614, was up by 15.9 per cent
compared to June 2016. While this annual rate of growth was sizeable, it
represented a more moderate annual rate of growth compared to May 2017, when
new listings were up by 48.9 per cent year-over-year.
"We are in a period of flux that
often follows major government policy announcements pointed at the housing
market. On one hand, consumer survey results tell us many households are very
interested in purchasing a home in the near future, but some of these would-be
buyers seem to be temporarily on the sidelines waiting to see the real impact
of the Ontario Fair Housing Plan. On the other hand, we have existing home
owners who are listing their home because they feel price growth may have
peaked. The end result has been a better supplied market and a moderating
annual pace of price growth," said Mr. Syrianos.
Annual growth rates for MLS® HPI
benchmark prices have moderated over the past two months, but remain strong.
The MLS® HPI composite benchmark price was up by 25.3 per cent on a
year-over-year basis in June. June's average selling price for all home types
combined for the TREB market area was $793,915, representing a 6.3 per cent
increase compared to the same month in 2016. A better supplied market has
certainly been a key factor influencing the moderation in price growth.
"Recent Ipsos survey results
suggest that home buying activity in the GTA will remain strong moving forward.
The year-over-year dip in home sales we have experienced over the last two
months seem to be the result of would-be buyers putting their decision to
purchase temporarily on hold while they monitor the impact of the Fair Housing
Plan. On the supply side of the market, it certainly looks as though buyers
will benefit from more choice in the second half of 2017 compared to the same
period in 2016,"said Jason Mercer, TREB's Director of Market Analysis and
Service Channels.
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