By Sammy Hudes
The Toronto Regional Actual Property Board stated 3,359 properties have been bought in December all through the Higher Toronto Space, down 1.8% in contrast with 3,419 in the identical month the earlier yr.
The common promoting worth fell 1.6% in contrast with a yr earlier to $1,067,186, because the composite benchmark worth, meant to characterize the standard residence, was up by lower than one per cent year-over-year.
There have been 4,681 new listings all through the GTA final month, up 20.2% from a yr earlier.
Within the Metropolis of Toronto, there have been 1,174 gross sales in December, a 6.7% lower from final yr. For the remainder of the GTA, residence gross sales rose 1.1% to 2,185.
Gross sales of semi-detached and indifferent properties fell 9.3% and 5.8%, respectively, whereas 5.8% extra townhouses and a couple of.3% extra condos modified palms.
The board known as 2024 a “transitionary” yr for the area’s housing market as gross sales rose 2.6% to 67,610 — outpaced by a 16.4% improve in new listings, at 166,121.
TRREB president Elechia Barry-Sproule stated borrowing prices have been high of thoughts for patrons in 2024.
“Excessive rates of interest offered vital affordability hurdles and saved residence gross sales nicely beneath the norm,” Barry-Sproule stated in a information launch.
“The housing market did profit from substantial Financial institution of Canada fee cuts within the second half of the yr, together with two massive back-to-back reductions. All else being equal, additional fee cuts in 2025 and residential costs remaining beneath their historic peaks ought to lead to improved market situations over the following 12 months.”
The board stated the imbalance of recent listings and gross sales ranges gave patrons “appreciable alternative” within the market and successfully prevented widespread worth progress.
The common promoting worth for all residence sorts mixed was $1,117,600 in 2024, a decline of lower than one per cent in contrast with 2023.
Market situations have been tighter for ground-oriented housing, with TRREB noting elevated gross sales of single-family properties resembling indifferent homes. In the meantime, rental gross sales have been down as these properties skilled “extra notable” worth declines.
Actual property watchers within the area have stated the mixture of excessive rates of interest and an uptick in new rental models coming on-line final yr led to an oversupply that may take time to steadiness out.
“Many would-be first-time patrons remained on the sidelines, anticipating extra rate of interest reduction in 2025,” TRREB chief market analyst Jason Mercer stated.
“The shortage of first-time patrons impacted the less-expensive rental section extra so than the single-family segments.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 7, 2025.
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Final modified: January 7, 2025
