Wednesday 3 June 2015

== TREB NEWS RELEASE ==

== TREB NEWS RELEASE ==



NEWS RELEASE




GTA REALTORS® REPORT MONTHLY RESALE MARKET FIGURES

TORONTO, June 3, 2015 -- Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced 11,706 sales reported by Greater Toronto REALTORS® in May 2015.  This result was up by 6.3 per cent in comparison to 11,013 sales reported in May 2014.  For the TREB market area as a whole, sales were up for all major housing types.  However, in the City of Toronto, where the supply of low-rise listings has been constrained, sales were down for detached homes.

“During my tenure as TREB President over the past year, it is clear to me that ownership housing remains top of mind as a quality long-term investment for GTA households.  This is why, despite a shortage of listings in some market segments, we experienced a record number of sales reported through TREB’s MLS® System for the month of May,” said Mr. Etherington.

Record May transactions, coupled with a dip in the number of homes available for sale, resulted in strong price growth.  The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) Composite Benchmark was up by 8.9 per cent year over year in May.  The MLS® HPI uses benchmark homes to estimate price growth.  This allows for an “apples to apples” comparison of price growth that is not affected by changes in the mix of sales activity.

The average selling price for all home types combined in May 2015 was up by 11 per cent annually to $649,599.  The higher annual rate of average price growth compared to the MLS® HPI Composite Benchmark points to the fact that the proportion of high-end home sales continued to be greater compared to 2014.

“Tight market conditions, especially for singles, semis and town homes in the GTA, have resulted in strong price growth regardless of the price metric being considered.  With no relief so far on the listings front, expect similar rates of price growth as we move through the remainder of 2015.  At this point, a number of months where listings growth outstrips sales growth would be required to satisfy pent-up demand,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Director of Market Analysis.



Summary of TorontoMLS Sales and Average Price May 1 -31
2015
2014
Sales
Average Price
New Listings
Sales
Average Price
New Listings
City of Toronto ("416")
4,189
$718,350
7,280
4,051
$652,012
7,328
Rest of GTA ("905")
7,517
$611,287
11,417
6,962
$545,921
11,518
GTA
11,706
$649,599
18,697
11,013
$584,946
18,846

TorontoMLS Sales & Average Price  By Home Type May 1 - 31
Sales
Average Price
416
905
Total
416
905
Total
Detached
1,447
4,398
5,845
$1,115,120
$735,915
$829,792
Yr./Yr. % Change
-6.0%
6.4%
3.0%
18.2%
13.6%
14.0%
Semi-Detached
471
805
1,276
$779,523
$493,194
$598,884
Yr./Yr. % Change
0.4%
10.9%
6.8%
13.7%
11.0%
11.1%
Townhouse
487
1,354
1,841
$555,052
$449,705
$477,573
Yr./Yr. % Change
8.7%
7.0%
7.5%
10.2%
10.9%
10.7%
Condo Apartment
1,762
757
2,519
$422,947
$319,639
$391,901
Yr./Yr. % Change
12.9%
13.8%
13.2%
5.5%
3.9%
5.0%

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