September HAUS Market Update

If you’re thinking about selling your home, it's important to have a good understanding of what’s going on in the Toronto/ GTA market.

Knowing the most important data such as the average sales price, number of homes sold, and days on market will better prepare you to sell your home.

Our market report showcases everything you need to know about local real estate trends.

Wow, a record-breaking August month for real estate in Toronto. A strong rebound in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales continued with a record result for the month of August. Toronto Real Estate board reported 10,775 residential sales in August 2020 – up by 40.3 per cent compared to August 2019. Sales were up on a year-over-year basis for all major home types, both in the City of Toronto and surrounding GTA regions. It should be noted that the low-rise market segments, including detached and semi-detached houses and townhouses, were the drivers of sales growth. Condominium apartment sales were up on an annual basis for the second straight month but to a lesser degree. “Increased demand for ownership housing has been based on improving economic conditions, in terms of monthly GDP growth and job creation, and the continuation of very low borrowing costs. In addition, fewer households have chosen to go on vacation as a result of COVID-19 and instead have remained in the GTA and been active in the housing market, satisfying pent-up demand from the spring,” said Ms. Patel, the president of the Toronto Real estate board. 

While new listings were up strongly for all home types, growth in new condominium apartment listings far outstripped growth in the other market segments. “Generally speaking, market conditions remained very tight in the GTA resale market in August. Competition between buyers was especially strong for low-rise home types, leading to robust annual rates of price growth. However, with growth in condominium apartment listings well-outstripping condo sales growth, condo market conditions were comparatively more balanced, which was reflected in a slower pace of price growth in that segment,” said Jason Mercer, TRREB’s Chief Market Analyst. The MLS® Home Price Index Composite Benchmark was up by 11.1 per cent in August 2020 compared to August 2019. Over the same period, the overall average selling price was up by 20.1 per cent to $951,404. Annual detached and semi-detached sales growth was stronger in the comparatively more-expensive City of Toronto compared to the surrounding GTA regions. It would be interesting to see how the Toronto Real estate Fall market will react and what the numbers in September will produce.