March Resale Housing Results Bring Positive News

TORONTO, April 6, 2009 - In March 2009, Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 6,171 sales

- down seven per cent from March 2008, representing the smallest year-over-year decline in the

last five months. The average price for March transactions was $362,052 – down less than five

per cent from the same month last year.

“The Greater Toronto housing market has stood up very well given the challenging economic

times the world has experienced in recent months,” commented TREB President Maureen

O’Neill.

“In fact, over the past two months, the situation in the housing market has improved.”

The seasonally-adjusted annual rate of sales increased to 65,600 in March – up 36 per cent

from the ten-year low reached in January.1

“Sales in March increased at a rate over and above what would be expected from the normal

spring-time bump,” said Jason Mercer TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis. “A greater

number of households have taken advantage of increased affordability in the housing

marketplace.”

1Seasonally adjusting TREB MLS® data removes recurring seasonal trends observed each year. For example,

MLS® sales are highest in late spring each year and lowest in the winter months. Removing the recurring

seasonality, allows for the analysis of a meaningful trend reflecting actual changes in market conditions. By

multiplying the monthly seasonally-adjusted figure by 12, creating an annual rate, we can compare how the current

month relates to historical annual figures.

SUMMARY OF MARCH MLS® SALES AND AVERAGE PRICE 2008 ? 2009

March

2009 2008

Sales Average Price Sales Average Price

City of Toronto (“416″) 2,398 $387,793 2,527 $404,652

Rest of GTA (“905″) 3,773 $345,689 4,104 $370,274

GTA 6,171 $362,050 6,631 $380,338

Source: Toronto Real Estate Board

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