August sales in the GTA rose 40 per cent from last year!

Wednesday Sep 09th, 2020

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The heatwave in the Toronto-area real estate market in July and August may give way to a slightly cooler September, but Buyers and Sellers who haven’t secured a deal yet are still active!

In August, (see charts below) sales in the Greater Toronto Area soared 40 per cent from the same month last year, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board. The average price jumped to a record $951,404 last month to mark a 20.1-per-cent gain from August, 2019. New listings, meanwhile, swelled 57 per cent in August compared with August of last year. The 18,491 new listings in August were also slightly higher than the 17,956 new listings in July.

Demand is still strong and there still is very little supply - which drives the prices higher too. Buyers are moving for man reasons - upsizing with the need for more space, downsizing from larger homes to smaller ones or to condos, and even moving outside of the City limits but still wanting to keep a smaller residence here. There is so much pent-up demand, Sellers need to list as soon as possible, but this also comes with the critical question: Where am I going to move to? So many of my Sellers are actually buying first because they know their current homes will sell quickly once they're in showcase condition.  

Our normal 'spring market' didn't materialize because of COVID, so everything is happening now in our fall market. This could slow down to a variety of factors and while I'm not an alarmist we have to see if a second COVID wave affects us and what that could mean for the late fall market. The freehold market is selling aggressively, with many Buyers bidding on set offer dates. Some condo market segments are strong, however,  others are in a holding pattern and sitting. 

Toronto Real Estate Board Market Stats for August 2020

 

 

Residential / Detached Houses (TREB)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   18   20
 
Average Price   N/A   1,154,356   1,127,419
 
Active Listings   N/A   7,227   7,243
 
New Listings   N/A   8,360   7,791
 
Sales   N/A   5,633   4,445
 
Median Price   N/A   978,000   950,000
 
 
Residential / Detached Houses (City of Toronto)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   16   15
 
Average Price   N/A   1,541,003   1,523,770
 
Active Listings   N/A   1,584   1,563
 
New Listings   N/A   1,806   1,798
 
Sales   N/A   1,102   894
 
Median Price   N/A   1,231,500   1,225,000
 
 
Residential / Semi-Detached Houses (TREB)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   10   11
 
Average Price   N/A   915,451   929,138
 
Active Listings   N/A   829,500   451
 
New Listings   N/A   1,419   1,253
 
Sales   N/A   1,068   798
 
Median Price   N/A   727   811,500
 
 
Residential / Semi-Detached Houses (City of Toronto)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   10   9
 
Average Price   N/A   1,181,014   1,287,832
 
Active Listings   N/A   1,100,000   265
 
New Listings   N/A   467   451
 
Sales   N/A   372   263
 
Median Price   N/A   243   1,225,000
 
 
Condo / Townhouses (TREB)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   15   15
 
Average Price   N/A   647,470   654,897
 
Active Listings   N/A   811   386
 
New Listings   N/A   1,170   1,023
 
Sales   N/A   771   686
 
Median Price   N/A   620,000   617,450
 
 
Condo / Townhouses (City of Toronto)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   14   15
 
Average Price   N/A   724,655   736,088
 
Active Listings   N/A   321   269
 
New Listings   N/A   436   386
 
Sales   N/A   252   243
 
Median Price   N/A   668,750   660,000
 
 
Condo / Apartments (TREB)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   18   18
 
Average Price   N/A   635,778   631,704
 
Active Listings   N/A   3,976   4,320
 
New Listings   N/A   5,349   4,525
 
Sales   N/A   2,423   1,793
 
Median Price   N/A   575,000   574,300
 
 
Condo / Apartments (City of Toronto)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   18   18
 
Average Price   N/A   682,999   672,465
 
Active Listings   N/A   3,814   3,070
 
New Listings   N/A   3,976   3,269
 
Sales   N/A   1,689   1,287
 
Median Price   N/A   617,000   610,000
 
 
Condo / Attached/Row/Townhouse (TREB)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   13   13
 
Average Price   N/A   795,330   786,390
 
Active Listings   N/A   204   920
 
New Listings   N/A   1,485   1,433
 
Sales   N/A   1,081   887
 
Median Price   N/A   742,500   1,094,826
 
 
Condo / Attached/Row/Townhouse (City of Toronto)   Aug 2020   Jul 2020   Jun 2020
Avg. DOM   N/A   14   11
 
Average Price   N/A   1,080,388   1,094,826
 
Active Listings   N/A   131   127
 
New Listings   N/A   204   203
 
Sales   N/A   141   121
 
Median Price   N/A   1,012,000   1,075,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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