Toronto Realtors(R) Release November Housing Market Figures

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 4, 2014) - Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced that Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 6,519 residential transactions through the TorontoMLS system in November 2014. This result was up by 2.6 per cent compared to 6,354 sales reported in November 2013. Through the first 11 months of 2014, total sales amounted to 88,462 - up 6.6 per cent compared to the same period in 2013.

While the trend of year-over-year sales growth continued, the supply of listings remained constrained, with active listings at the end of November down in comparison to last year.

"Even with a constrained supply of homes for sale in many parts of the Greater Toronto Area, buyers continued to get deals done last month. Households remain upbeat about home ownership because monthly mortgage payments remain affordable relative to accepted lending standards. This is coupled with the fact that housing has proven to be a quality long-term investment," stated Mr. Etherington.

The average selling price for November transactions was up by 7.4 per cent year-over-year to $577,936. The year- to-date average price was up by 8.4 per cent to $567,198. The MLS® Home Price Index Composite Benchmark price for November was up by 7.7 per cent compared to a year earlier.

"The robust average price growth experienced throughout 2014 has been fundamentally sound, with demand high relative to supply. Strong competition between buyers has exerted upward pressure on selling prices. Barring a substantial shift in the relationship between sales and listings in the GTA, price growth is expected to continue through 2015," said Jason Mercer, TREB's Director of Market Analysis.

Summary of TorontoMLS Sales and Average Price November 1 - 30
	2014			2013
	Sales	Average Price	New Listings	Sales	Average Price	New Listings
City of Toronto ("416")	2,661	$616,130	3,823	2,518	$590,267	3,826
Rest of GTA ("905")	3,858	$551,592	4,966	3,836	$504,266	5,455
GTA	6,519	$577,936	8,789	6,354	$538,347	9,281

TorontoMLS Sales & Average Price By Home Type November 1 - 30, 2014
		Sales			Average Price
		416	905	Total	416	905	Total
Detached		904	2,164	3,068	935,122	672,825	750,112
	Yr./Yr. % Change	-0.3%	-0.8%	-0.6%	9.4%	10.6%	10.2%
Semi-Detached		261	389	650	667,178	449,429	536,864
	Yr./Yr. % Change	-2.2%	-6.3%	-4.7%	4.2%	7.1%	6.1%
Townhouse		271	740	1,011	503,349	410,897	435,679
	Yr./Yr. % Change	9.3%	4.5%	5.8%	6.3%	8.6%	8.1%
Condo Apartment		1,199	468	1,667	394,225	310,220	370,641
	Yr./Yr. % Change	11.2%	8.1%	10.3%	2.0%	11.8%	4.3%

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