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TORONTO, June 17, 2014 — Toronto Real Estate Board President Dianne Usher announced that both sales and new listings were up substantially during the first 14 days of June 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.

“If the first two weeks of June are any indication, we may be seeing a turnaround in the supply of homes for sale in the Greater Toronto Area. New listings were up on a year-over-year basis for most major home types in the City of Toronto and surrounding regions. However, sales growth outpaced growth in new listings, which suggests that there is still a lot of pent-up demand yet to be satisfied, so sellers’ market conditions will likely remain in place for the remainder of 2014,” said Ms. Usher.

Sales reported through the TorontoMLS system during the first two weeks of June amounted to 4,938 – up by 11.3 per cent in comparison to 2013. New listings were up over the same period by 7.8 per cent to 8,825.

The average selling price for June mid-month transactions was $582,100, which represented an increase of 8.6 per cent compared to the average of $535,865 in 2013.

“Average selling prices were up across the GTA for low-rise home types like singles, semis and townhouses as well as for condominium apartments. This is no surprise given that the number of transactions was up compared to 2013 by a greater rate than the number of new listings, which suggests that competition between buyers arguably increased,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis.

Source: Toronto Real Estate Board

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced that Canadian housing starts are trending at 184,438 units, a slight increase compared to the 183,872 units in April. Housing starts across the country have remained steady for the past three months, which is a sign of market stabilization.

The trending figure is a six-month moving average of monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR), so the figures are based on start numbers that have been modified to remove seasonal variation. The figures are multiplied by 12 to represent an annual average.

“In May, the trend in housing starts was virtually unchanged for the third consecutive month. This is in line with CMHC’s analysis indicating that the new home construction market in Canada is headed for a soft landing in 2014,” said Bruno Duhamel, Manager, Housing and Economic Analysis. “Builders are expected to continue to manage their starts activity in order to ensure that demand from buyers seeking new units is first channeled toward unsold completed units or unsold units that are currently under construction, including condominium units.”

The standalone SAAR for May 2014 was 198,324 units, another small increase compared to the 196,687 units in April. The SAAR of urban starts was 180,813 units, with 117,709 urban multiple starts and 63,104 urban single-detached starts.

The SAAR of urban starts increased in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and British Columbia, it stayed steady in Ontario, and decreased in The Prairies. The CMHC estimates that the SAAR of rural starts was 17,511 units.

Since February, the CMHC has been referencing Canada’s housing starts to predict a soft landing for the housing market, and so far, it seems they’re prediction has been correct. Canada and especially the Greater Toronto Area is full of intelligent builders and developers, so we are confident that inventory levels will continue to be managed in a healthy manner.

Source: Lucas @ NewInHomes.com

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