TRREB Reports Strong November Single-Family Home Resales in the GTA

Condo Market More Balanced With More Choice and Lower Selling Prices


TORONTO, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The record pace of home sales in the fall continued with 8,766 sales reported in November by Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB) MLS® System. This result was up by 24.3 per cent compared to November of last year.

Generally speaking, year-over-year growth in sales was stronger for single-family homes in the GTA regions surrounding the City of Toronto, but annual single-family growth rates remained robust in the ‘416’ area code as well.

“Home buyers continued to take advantage of very low borrowing costs in November, especially those looking to buy some form of single-family home. Competition between buyers for ground-oriented homes has been extremely strong in many neighbourhoods throughout the GTA, which has continued to support double-digit annual rates of price growth,” said Lisa Patel, TRREB President.

The MLS® HPI Composite Benchmark was up by 10.6 per cent in November 2020 compared to November 2019. The average selling price for all home types combined was up by 13.3 per cent to $955,615.

Market conditions tightened in many single-family market segments in November, resulting in double-digit year-over-year increases in average selling prices for detached houses, semi-detached houses and townhouses.

In contrast to the single-family market segments, buyers continued to benefit from much more choice in the condominium apartment market compared to last year, particularly in the City of Toronto. The number of new condominium apartment listings in November was almost double that reported in November of last year. More options in the condo apartment market translated into a small year-over-year decline in the average condominium apartment selling price in the ‘416’ area code.

“The condominium apartment market is certainly more balanced than in previous years, with some buyers benefitting from lower selling prices compared to last year. However, this may be somewhat of a short-term phenomenon. Once we move into the post-COVID period, we will start to see a resumption of population growth, both from immigration and a return of non-permanent residents. This will lead to an increase in demand for condominium apartments in the ownership and rental markets,” said Jason Mercer, TRREB Chief Market Analyst.

“The real estate market and broader economy in the GTA certainly experienced an unprecedented year in 2020. As we move toward 2021, we’re obviously thinking about what the next year will bring. In this regard, TRREB will once again be releasing its Market Year in Review and Outlook Report in early February. The report will include a housing market outlook for 2021, up-to-date consumer polling results on buying and selling intentions, and new research on housing supply in the GTA,” said John DiMichele, TRREB CEO.

Summary of TRREB MLS® Sales and Average Price November 1–30, 2020
 20202019
 SalesAverage PriceNew ListingsSalesAverage PriceNew Listings
City of Toronto ("416")3,032979,2245,1062,706909,8033,308
Rest of GTA ("905")5,734943,1316,4394,348801,9235,343
GTA8,766955,61511,5457,054843,3078,651


TRREB MLS® Sales & Average Price by Home Type November 1–30, 2020
 SalesAverage Price
 416905Total416905Total
       
Detached9333,2894,2221,477,2261,124,2861,202,281
Yr./Yr. % Change19.3%33.6%30.2%8.7%19.2%15.2%
Semi-Detached3365528881,160,911816,367946,735
Yr./Yr. % Change36.0%32.7%33.9%8.8%16.0%12.9%
Townhouse3621,1651,527819,752729,557750,939
Yr./Yr. % Change24.0%33.0%30.7%7.3%14.9%12.6%
Condo Apartment1,3756572,032640,208533,984605,863
Yr./Yr. % Change0.8%23.3%7.1%-3.0%4.8%-2.0%


 
November 2020 Year-Over-Year Per Cent Change in the MLS® HPI
 Composite
(All Types)
Single-Family
Detached
Single-Family
Attached
TownhouseApartment
TRREB Total10.56%13.27%13.12%12.82%4.07%
Halton Region13.48%14.81%15.56%16.22%8.90%
Peel Region11.76%13.13%14.21%12.18%7.49%
City of Toronto5.95%10.09%8.88%10.94%2.55%
York Region11.76%12.65%12.73%11.28%6.91%
Durham Region19.91%19.70%21.55%21.00%15.88%
Orangeville17.18%17.01%19.28%--
South Simcoe County122.72%16.21%28.56%--

Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board

South Simcoe includes Adjala-Tosorontio, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Essa, Innisfil and New Tecumseth


Year-to-Date Summary of TRREB MLS® Sales and Average Price YTD 2020
 20202019
 SalesAverage PriceNew ListingsSalesAverage PriceNew Listings
City of Toronto ("416")29,150994,54858,75130,535883,27251,371
Rest of GTA ("905")58,876897,19492,16252,854780,72397,870
GTA88,026929,433150,91383,389818,274149,241


YTD TRREB MLS® Sales & Average Price by Home Type YTD 2020
 SalesAverage Price
 416905Total416905Total
       
Detached9,07434,27243,3461,478,5461,055,5861,144,128
Yr./Yr. % Change2.5%16.3%13.1%12.3%14.2%12.7%
Semi-Detached2,9275,5908,5171,166,061770,617906,517
Yr./Yr. % Change4.3%9.7%7.8%11.4%12.1%11.2%
Townhouse3,26511,91015,175835,216703,735732,024
Yr./Yr. % Change1.9%11.3%9.1%8.2%12.5%11.0%
Condo Apartment13,7006,32220,022679,291531,475632,618
Yr./Yr. % Change-11.4%-6.8%-10.0%7.4%10.4%7.8%

Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board


Seasonally Adjusted TRREB MLS® Sales and Average Price1
     
 SalesMonth-over-Month
% Chg.
Average PriceMonth-over-Month
% Chg.
November '197,6421.9%$846,3740.8%
December '197,508-1.8%$874,2833.3%
January '207,5390.4%$875,7670.2%
February '209,45625.4%$904,4503.3%
March '207,296-22.8%$894,745-1.1%
April '202,473-66.1%$789,054-11.8%
May '203,70649.9%$825,7074.6%
June '206,51875.9%$908,59610.0%
July '209,29342.6%$954,6845.1%
August '2010,30910.9%$982,7882.9%
September '209,776-5.2%$950,849-3.2%
October '209,408-3.8%$953,6540.3%
November '209,209-2.1%$961,0120.8%

Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board; CREA Seasonal Adjustment
  

1
Preliminary seasonal adjustment undertaken by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Removing normal seasonal variations allows for more meaningful analysis of monthly changes and underlying trends.

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