Near Record Home Sales, Low Inventory Sustain Strong Price Growth
However, the inventory of homes for sale did not keep up with demand.
TORONTO, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) reached the second-highest level on record for the month of October. However, the inventory of homes for sale did not keep up with demand. The number of new listings was down by approximately one-third compared to October 2020. Market conditions tightened across all major home types compared to last year, and the annual rate of average price growth remained in the double digits, including for the resurgent condominium apartment segment.
“The only sustainable way to address housing affordability in the GTA is to deal with the persistent mismatch between demand and supply. Demand isn’t going away. And that’s why all three levels of government need to focus on supply. The federal government has stated that collaboration with provinces and municipalities is required. This collaboration could be spearheaded, at least in part, with housing-related incentives tied to federal infrastructure investment,” said TRREB President Kevin Crigger.
GTA REALTORS® reported 9,783 sales through TRREB’s MLS® System in October 2021 – down by 6.9 per cent compared to the October 2020 record of 10,503. A strong double-digit increase in condominium apartment sales mitigated annual declines in low-rise home sales. The number of new listings entered into the system was down by almost a third over the same period, with consistent declines across all major home types.
The MLS® Home Price Index Composite Benchmark was up by 24.2 per cent year-over-year. The average selling price for all homes combined rose by 19.3 per cent year-over-year to $1,155,345. The low-rise market continued to drive price growth in October, but the annual price growth for condominium apartments was in the double digits as well.
“The tight market conditions across all market segments and areas of the GTA is testament to the broadening scope of economic recovery in the region and household confidence that this recovery will continue. A key part of future economic development in the GTA will be the ability to provide adequate ownership and rental housing supply so that people can continue to move to the region to live, work and spend money in the local economy,” said TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer.
“Provincial and municipal candidates in the 2022 Ontario elections need to put housing at the forefront of their campaign platforms. Both the ownership and rental markets have recovered from the relatively short-term effects of the pandemic, but competition for ownership and rental properties is once again tight. Ontarians need to be clear on what would-be policymakers will do to alleviate supply shortages and related affordability challenges,” said TRREB CEO John DiMichele.
| Summary of TRREB MLS® System Sales and Average Price October 1–31, 2021 | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Sales | Average Price | New Listings | Sales | Average Price | New Listings | |
| City of Toronto ("416") | 3,794 | 1,122,463 | 5,140 | 3,494 | 1,027,280 | 7,824 |
| Rest of GTA ("905") | 5,989 | 1,176,175 | 6,600 | 7,009 | 939,251 | 9,982 |
| GTA | 9,783 | 1,155,345 | 11,740 | 10,503 | 968,535 | 17,806 |
| TRREB MLS® System Sales & Average Price by Home Type October 1–31, 2021 | ||||||
| Sales | Average Price | |||||
| 416 | 905 | Total | 416 | 905 | Total | |
| Detached | 1,061 | 3,218 | 4,279 | 1,784,979 | 1,459,803 | 1,540,432 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | -13.1% | -19.9% | -18.3% | 21.2% | 29.7% | 27.7% |
| Semi-Detached | 367 | 511 | 878 | 1,322,229 | 1,029,347 | 1,151,770 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | -11.1% | -20.9% | -17.1% | 14.4% | 31.5% | 24.1% |
| Townhouse | 428 | 1,201 | 1,629 | 1,025,257 | 932,815 | 957,103 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 5.4% | -15.8% | -11.1% | 23.5% | 28.6% | 27.9% |
| Condo Apartment | 1,913 | 986 | 2,899 | 739,647 | 633,951 | 703,698 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 33.7% | 20.5% | 28.9% | 10.6% | 17.0% | 13.0% |
| October 2021 Year-Over-Year Per Cent Change in the MLS® HPI | |||||
| Composite (All Types) | Single-Family Detached | Single-Family Attached | Townhouse | Apartment | |
| TRREB Total | 24.21% | 28.50% | 27.90% | 21.00% | 14.78% |
| Halton Region | 31.76% | 33.70% | 36.19% | 25.12% | 19.87% |
| Peel Region | 24.58% | 28.21% | 28.56% | 20.15% | 13.33% |
| City of Toronto | 15.63% | 18.74% | 16.99% | 13.95% | 13.71% |
| York Region | 27.46% | 29.00% | 29.80% | 25.72% | 17.90% |
| Durham Region | 35.98% | 36.21% | 38.08% | 33.24% | 26.88% |
| Orangeville | 26.06% | 26.07% | 27.08% | 30.98% | 11.39% |
| South Simcoe County1 | 34.63% | 37.36% | 33.91% | 27.01% | 22.19% |
| Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board | |||||
| 1South Simcoe includes Adjala-Tosorontio, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Essa, Innisfil and New Tecumseth | |||||
| Year-to-Date Summary of TRREB MLS® System Sales and Average Price October 2021 | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Sales | Average Price | New Listings | Sales | Average Price | New Listings | |
| City of Toronto ("416") | 37,559 | 1,054,992 | 56,840 | 26,093 | 996,399 | 53,648 |
| Rest of GTA ("905") | 69,186 | 1,103,303 | 94,522 | 53,091 | 892,148 | 85,731 |
| GTA | 106,745 | 1,086,304 | 151,362 | 79,184 | 926,501 | 139,379 |
| YTD TRREB MLS® System Sales & Average Price by Home Type October 2021 |
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| Sales | Average Price | |||||
| 416 | 905 | Total | 416 | 905 | Total | |
| Detached | 10,006 | 38,499 | 48,505 | 1,710,763 | 1,345,371 | 1,420,747 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 23.1% | 24.4% | 24.1% | 15.7% | 28.4% | 24.9% |
| Semi-Detached | 3,475 | 6,367 | 9,842 | 1,286,832 | 940,987 | 1,063,098 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 34.3% | 26.6% | 29.2% | 10.3% | 22.9% | 17.9% |
| Townhouse | 4,146 | 14,370 | 18,516 | 936,055 | 852,667 | 871,339 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 43.0% | 33.9% | 35.9% | 11.8% | 21.7% | 19.4% |
| Condo Apartment | 19,703 | 9,175 | 28,878 | 709,372 | 603,218 | 675,645 |
| Yr./Yr. % Change | 60.0% | 62.0% | 60.6% | 3.8% | 13.6% | 6.3% |
| Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board | ||||||
| Seasonally Adjusted TRREB MLS® Sales and Average Price1 | |||||||
| Sales | Month-over-Month % Chg. | Average Price | Month-over-Month % Chg. | ||||
| October '20 | 9,716 | -5.5% | $955,253 | 0.5% | |||
| November '20 | 9,195 | -5.4% | $964,498 | 1.0% | |||
| December '20 | 11,019 | 19.8% | $976,932 | 1.3% | |||
| January '21 | 11,473 | 4.1% | $1,007,870 | 3.2% | |||
| February '21 | 12,700 | 10.7% | $1,032,720 | 2.5% | |||
| March '21 | 12,913 | 1.7% | $1,088,945 | 5.4% | |||
| April '21 | 10,774 | -16.6% | $1,051,439 | -3.4% | |||
| May '21 | 9,896 | -8.1% | $1,063,909 | 1.2% | |||
| June '21 | 9,092 | -8.1% | $1,064,689 | 0.1% | |||
| July '21 | 8,916 | -1.9% | $1,077,082 | 1.2% | |||
| August '21 | 8,744 | -1.9% | $1,104,172 | 2.5% | |||
| September '21 | 8,840 | 1.1% | $1,124,716 | 1.9% | |||
| October '21 | 9,716 | 9.9% | $1,141,524 | 1.5% | |||
| Source: Toronto Regional Real Estate Board; CREA Seasonal Adjustment | |||||||
| 1 Preliminary seasonal adjustment undertaken by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Removing normal seasonal variations allows for more meaningful analysis of monthly changes and underlying trends. | |||||||
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