What's going on in the Real Estate Market? We saw a 2.6% Increase in the average sales price overall and a 40.1% increase in sales activity in November 2024 compared to the same period last year.

Most people expected prices and sales to soar once we started seeing interest rate drops. Many sellers expected buyers to just fly back to the market once rates started to drop. That didn't necessarily happen. Over the month of November, we saw a huge increase of 30% in the number of active listings on the Market.

When you break it all down, you realize there are a lot of Sellers that came to the table and that necessarily didn't sell their properties. Many listings are sitting on the market, which presents a huge opportunity for Home Buyers.

Overall, I believe we are in a Healthy market as we have been able to experience a little bit of everything in today's market. Buyers have options and Sellers do to.

We at Unna Real Estate Group believe that every situation is different and every neighbourhood is different and should be analyzed as such. Feel free to reach out to us any time so we can help you analyze your situation.

We’re back at it again with a review of Market numbers for the month of November. Let’s have a look at the numbers.

We’re back at it again with a review of Market numbers for the month of September. Lets have a look at the numbers.

We’re back at it again with a review of Market numbers for the month of August. Let’s have a look at the numbers.

We’re back at it again with a review of Market numbers for the month of July. Lets have a look at the numbers.

We’re back at it again with a review of Market numbers for the month of June. Lets have a look at the numbers.

We’re back at it again with a review of Market numbers for the month of May. Lets have a look at the numbers from the first month of Spring.

We’re back at it again with a review of Market numbers for the month of April. Lets have a look at the numbers from the first month of Spring.

April 2024 home sales were down in comparison to April 2023, when there was a temporary resurgence in market activity. New listings were up strongly year-over-year, which meant there was increased choice for home buyers and little movement in the average selling price compared to last year.

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) REALTORS® reported 7,114 sales through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS® System in April 2024 – down by five per cent compared to April 2023. New listings were up by 47.2 per cent over the same period. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, sales edged lower while new listings were up compared to March. Listings were up markedly in April in comparison to last year and last month. Many homeowners are anticipating an increase in demand for ownership housing as we move through the spring.

While sales are expected to pick up, many would-be home buyers are likely waiting for the Bank of Canada to actually begin cutting its policy rate before purchasing a home,” said TRREB President Jennifer Pearce.

We are back at it again with a review of the Market Watch from February 2024.

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) home sales and new listings were up on an annual and monthly basis in February 2024. Selling prices also edged upward compared to a year earlier. Population growth and a resilient regional economy continued to support the overall demand for housing. Higher borrowing costs kept home sales below the February sales record reached in 2021.

“We have recently seen a resurgence in sales activity compared to last year. The market assumption is that the Bank of Canada has finished hiking rates. Consumers are now anticipating rate cuts in the near future. A growing number of homebuyers have also come to terms with elevated mortgage rates over the past two years. To minimize higher monthly payments, some buyers have likely saved up a larger down payment, chosen to purchase a less-expensive home type and/or looked to a different location in the GTA,” said TRREB President Jennifer Pearce.

REALTORS® reported 5,607 GTA home sales through TRREB’s MLS® System in February 2024 – an increase of 17.9 per cent compared to February 2023. Even after accounting for the leap year effect, sales were up by 12.3 per cent yearover-year. New listings were up by an even greater annual rate than sales in February, pointing to increased choice for buyers. On a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis, February sales were lower following two consecutive monthly increases while new listings were flat. Monthly figures can be somewhat volatile, especially when the market is approaching a transition point.

Home selling prices in February 2024 remained similar to February 2023. The MLS® Home Price Index Composite benchmark edged up by 0.4 per cent. The average selling price of $1,108,720 increased by a modest 1.1 per cent. On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis, both the MLS® HPI Composite and the average selling price edged upward.

“As we move through 2024, an increasing number of buyers will re-enter the market with adjusted housing preferences to account for higher borrowing costs. In the second half of the year, lower interest rates will further boost demand for ownership housing. First-time buying activity will also be a contributing factor, as many renters look to trade high monthly rents for a long-term investment in which they can live and build equity,” said TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer.

“Population growth has been at a record pace and with the anticipated lower borrowing costs, the demand for housing – both ownership and rental – will also increase over the next two years. Unaffordable housing not only has a financial impact but also a social impact. Recent research conducted for TRREB by CANCEA in our 2024 Market Outlook and Year in Review report underscores the negative impact of unaffordable housing on peoples’ mental health and life satisfaction. It’s comforting to see that there has been some real building happening in the GTA and that the provincial government is rewarding those municipalities that are working to eliminate the red tape and meet those homeownership needs,” said TRREB CEO John DiMichele.

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Home sales were up in January 2024 in comparison to January 2023. This annual increase came as some homebuyers started to benefit from lower borrowing costs associated with fixed-rate mortgage products. New listings were also up year-over-year but at a lesser annual rate compared to sales. The resulting tighter market conditions when compared to the same period a year earlier, potentially point toward renewed price growth as we move into the spring market.

“We had a positive start to 2024. The Bank of Canada expects the rate of inflation to recede as we move through the year. This would support lower interest rates which would bolster home buyers’ confidence to move back into the market. First-time buyers currently facing high average rents would benefit from lower mortgage rates, making the move to homeownership more affordable,” said TRREB President Jennifer Pearce.

“Once the Bank of Canada starts cutting its policy rate, likely in the second half of 2024, expect home sales to pick up even further. There will be more competition between buyers in 2024 as demand picks up and the supply of listings remains constrained. The result will be upward pressure on selling prices over the next two years,” said TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer.

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