GTA REALTORS® Release Mid-Month of October Resale Housing Figures INFOGRAPHIC]

October mid-month sales were also up by 13 per cent compared to the 10-year average.

Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 3,460 sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first 14 days of October 2013. This result was up by 21 per cent in comparison to 2,849 sales reported during the same period in 2012. October mid-month sales were also up by 13 per cent compared to the 10-year average.

"With October mid-month sales well-above the 10-year average, it seems clear that we have more than recovered from the temporary dip in residential transactions that resulted from the onset of stricter mortgage lending guidelines," said Toronto Real Estate Board President Dianne Usher.

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"It is also important to note that the supply of ground-oriented listings remains constrained, due in part to the additional land transfer tax and stricter lending guidelines. If this were not the case, the number of sales could have been greater because more households would have been able find a home to purchase," continued Ms. Usher.

The average selling price for October mid-month transactions was $536,301 – up 7.3 per cent compared to the first 14 days of October 2012.

"Price growth has been stronger in the second half of 2013, as sales growth has outstripped growth in listings. There have been more buyers competing for available properties compared to the first half of the year, which has led to increased upward pressure on average selling prices," said Jason Mercer, the Toronto Real Estate Board’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis.

Summary of TorontoMLS Sales and Average Price

	October 1 - 14
	2013	2012
	Sales	Average Price	New Listings	Sales	Average Price	New Listings
City of Toronto ("416")	1,381	$589,828	2,286	1,118	$535,058	2,764
Rest of GTA ("905")	2,079	$500,745	3,522	1,731	$476,823	3,707
GTA	3,460	$536,301	5,808	2,849	$499,675	6,471

TorontoMLS Sales & Average Price By Home Type

	October 1 - 14, 2013
	Sales	Average Price
	416	905	Total	416	905	Total

Detached	502	1,181	1,683	840,396	603,149	673,915
Yr./Yr. % Change	28.7%	18.1%	21.1%	8.2%	6.0%	7.4%
Semi-Detached	140	211	351	630,760	413,586	500,208
Yr./Yr. % Change	5.3%	15.9%	11.4%	10.4%	5.1%	6.7%
Townhouse	142	401	543	498,480	367,660	401,871
Yr./Yr. % Change	24.6%	20.8%	21.7%	14.4%	3.4%	6.9%
Condo Apartment	582	236	818	391,180	314,109	368,945
Yr./Yr. % Change	22.0%	31.8%	24.7%	10.7%	11.0%	10.4%

Source: TREB

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