TORONTO, July 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The new President of the Toronto Real Estate Board, Michael Collins, announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,860 sales through TREB’s MLS® System in June 2019, representing a 10.4 per cent increase compared to June 2018. Over the same time period, total new listings remained at a similar level for the month of June and active listings at month-end were down by 5.7 per cent.
Sales and new listings statistics for the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 painted a similar story to that of June. Sales were up by 8.5 per cent, while new listings were up by less than one per cent. This shows that sales accounted for a greater share of listings compared to last year, which means that competition between buyers increased, resulting in renewed price growth in many segments of the market.
“As I start my term as President of the Toronto Real Estate Board, I am proud to say that the Greater Toronto Area continues to grow, in terms of employment, population and overall diversity. As people are attracted to our region from all around the world, they obviously need a place to live. Over the next year, as demand for ownership and rental housing continues to grow, my hope is that we will see more movement from policy makers on two fronts: alleviating the constrained supply of housing and providing more flexibility around demand-side policies, including the OSFI two percentage point mortgage stress test and allowable amortization periods on insured mortgages,” said Mr. Collins.
The overall average selling price in June 2019 was $832,703 – up by three per cent compared to the average of $808,066 in June 2018. Price growth was driven by the higher density market segments, including semi-detached houses, townhouses and condominium apartments. The MLS® Home Price Index Composite Benchmark was up by a similar annual rate of 3.6 per cent. For the first half of 2019, the average selling price was $810,661, representing an increase of 2.4 per cent compared to the first half of 2018.
“Buyers started moving off the sidelines in the spring, as evidenced by strong year-over-year price growth throughout the second quarter. However, because we saw virtually no change in the number of new listings, market conditions tightened and price growth picked up, especially for more higher density home types, which, on average, are less-expensive than traditional detached houses and therefore provide more affordable housing options under the new OSFI stress test regime,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Chief Market Analyst.
“While some home buyers may have adjusted to the OSFI stress test by looking to more affordable housing options, this could present an issue over the longer term because we aren’t adding a meaningful amount of new mid-density housing supply to bridge the gap between condominium apartments and detached houses. Finding ways to add more mid-density housing types to existing neighbourhoods and new developments needs to be a key component of municipal, provincial and federal housing plans and policies moving forward,” said TREB CEO John DiMichele.
| Summary of TREB MLS® Sales and Average Price June 1 - 30, 2019 | ||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||
| Sales | Average Price | New Listings | Sales | Average Price | New Listings | |
| City of Toronto ("416") | 3,201 | 915,481 | 5,401 | 3,073 | 870,697 | 5,222 |
| Rest of GTA ("905") | 5,659 | 785,879 | 10,415 | 4,951 | 769,192 | 10,654 |
| GTA | 8,860 | 832,703 | 15,816 | 8,024 | 808,066 | 15,876 |
| TREB MLS® Sales & Average Price By Home Type June 1 - 30, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Sales | Average Price | |||||||||
| 416 | 905 | Total | 416 | 905 | Total | |||||
| Detached | 995 | 3,230 | 4,225 | 1,332,639 | 922,367 | 1,018,987 | ||||
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 13.6% | 20.3% | 18.6% | -1.6% | -0.7% | -1.4% | ||||
| Semi-Detached | 333 | 553 | 886 | 1,055,423 | 694,282 | 830,015 | ||||
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 12.5% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 5.3% | ||||
| Townhouse | 356 | 1,124 | 1,480 | 810,039 | 618,958 | 664,921 | ||||
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 17.5% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 9.2% | 1.6% | 3.9% | ||||
| Condo Apartment | 1,497 | 652 | 2,149 | 636,606 | 483,893 | 590,274 | ||||
| Yr./Yr. % Change | -5.6% | 2.7% | -3.2% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 5.2% | ||||
| June 2019 Year-Over-Year Per Cent Change in the MLS® HPI | ||||||||||
| Composite (All Types) | Single-Family Detached | Single-Family Attached | Townhouse | Apartment | ||||||
| TREB Total | 3.62% | 1.47% | 2.77% | 4.57% | 7.48% | |||||
| Halton Region | 3.87% | 3.53% | 3.48% | 3.90% | 2.92% | |||||
| Peel Region | 5.82% | 3.89% | 4.46% | 6.45% | 12.76% | |||||
| City of Toronto | 5.05% | 1.41% | 2.97% | 3.11% | 7.72% | |||||
| York Region | -1.21% | -2.09% | -0.35% | 0.21% | 2.71% | |||||
| Durham Region | 1.25% | 0.68% | 1.72% | 3.98% | 2.73% | |||||
| Orangeville | 1.36% | 1.64% | 1.52% | - | - | |||||
| South Simcoe County1 | -2.62% | -0.96% | 3.90% | - | - | |||||
| Source: Toronto Real Estate Board | ||||||||||
| 1 South Simcoe includes Adjala-Tosorontio, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Essa, Innisfil and New Tecumseth | ||||||||||
| Annual Summary of TREB MLS® Sales and Average Price | ||||||
| Year-to-Date | ||||||
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||
| Sales | Average Price | New Listings | Sales | Average Price | New Listings | |
| City of Toronto ("416") | 15,948 | 883,782 | 28,761 | 15,585 | 841,886 | 27,481 |
| Rest of GTA ("905") | 28,002 | 769,016 | 56,935 | 24,906 | 759,659 | 57,786 |
| GTA | 43,950 | 810,661 | 85,696 | 40,491 | 791,308 | 85,267 |
| Annual TREB MLS® Sales & Average Price By Home Type | ||||||
| Year-to-Date 2019 | ||||||
| Sales | Average Price | |||||
| 416 | 905 | Total | 416 | 905 | Total | |
| Detached | 4,621 | 15,446 | 20,067 | 1,326,568 | 912,924 | 1,008,177 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | -4.8% | -2.1% | -2.7% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| Semi-Detached | 1,498 | 2,708 | 4,206 | 1,049,251 | 681,964 | 812,776 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | -2.2% | -6.0% | -4.7% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Townhouse | 1,658 | 5,719 | 7,377 | 778,984 | 619,378 | 655,250 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | -4.8% | -4.7% | -4.7% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Condo Apartment | 8,076 | 3,682 | 11,758 | 624,794 | 471,500 | 576,790 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | -18.5% | -7.4% | -15.3% | 6.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Seasonally Adjusted TREB MLS® Sales and Average Price1 | |||||||
| Sales | Month-over-Month % Chg. | Average Price | Month-over-Month % Chg. | ||||
| June '18 | 6,490 | 11.4 | % | $786,406 | 2.9 | % | |
| July '18 | 6,746 | 3.9 | % | $806,907 | 2.6 | % | |
| August '18 | 6,947 | 3.0 | % | $804,581 | -0.3 | % | |
| September '18 | 6,922 | -0.4 | % | $800,687 | -0.5 | % | |
| October '18 | 6,793 | -1.9 | % | $807,128 | 0.8 | % | |
| November '18 | 6,698 | -1.4 | % | $800,590 | -0.8 | % | |
| December '18 | 6,751 | 0.8 | % | $793,999 | -0.8 | % | |
| January '19 | 6,815 | 0.9 | % | $779,242 | -1.9 | % | |
| February '19 | 6,201 | -9.0 | % | $764,121 | -1.9 | % | |
| March '19 | 6,347 | 2.4 | % | $761,226 | -0.4 | % | |
| April '19 | 7,046 | 11.0 | % | $773,815 | 1.7 | % | |
| May '19 | 7,393 | 4.9 | % | $796,066 | 2.9 | % | |
| June '19 | 7,416 | 0.3 | % | $809,996 | 1.7 | % | |
| Source: Toronto 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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