Across the country, Canadian homeowners have been reaping the benefits of increased housing prices. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the average home price in Canada has risen 6.5 per cent to $352,600. Meanwhile, the average home price in Toronto is now $465,369, up 8.9 per cent from September 2010.
Experts believe that Toronto prices will soon top Vancouver’s price growth. Prices in Vancouver have increased 10.6 per cent year-over-year. Toronto, in the mean time, has seen a steady 9 per cent year-over-year pace since April.
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October 19, 2011 – 2:29 pm
By Eddie
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Canada continues to defy the less certain economic outlook that European countries and our neighbours to the south continue continue to experience.
Toronto’s real estate market continues to flourish, with a reported 7,542 sales through the TorontoMLS system in August – a 24 per cent increase over 6,083 sales in August 2010. New listings, at 12,509, were up by 20 per cent compared to August 2010.
With mortgage rates staying relatively low, first-time homebuyers are capitalizing on the opportunity to get into the market.
If you like to browse the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) website in your spare time, then the today’s changes to this home finding tool will be of interest to you.
Today, the Toronto Real Estate Board replaced the current, out-of-date and arbitrary, 86 alpha-numeric districts with easier to understand community names and boundaries which were provided by government bodies with input from Realtors.
Many of the current districts were drawn when places like Markham and Vaughan were mostly rural and not the bustling communities that they are today. The increase… Read the rest
Back in November of last year, we shared with you Mayor Rob Ford’s campaign promise to eliminate Toronto’s land transfer tax by the end of this year.
Last week, however, Toronto’s budget chief says the city cannot afford to get rid of the land transfer tax this year despite the wishes of the Mayor.
The reason given by Ford’s budget chief Councillor Mike Del Grande for not removing the additional tax is simply that the Mayor’s promise was not realistic, given the city is facing a $774-million budget shortfall.
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Greater Toronto REALTORS reported 10,046 sales in May 2011 – up six per cent compared to May 2010. This result was the second best on record for May under the current Toronto Real Estate Board service area. The number of new listings in May, however, were down 15 per cent compared to last year with 16,076 listings in May 2011 compared to 18,940 listings in May 2010.
Properties listed in May 2011 were on the market for 23 days and sold for an average price of $485,520 – up nine… Read the rest
By Eddie
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