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Toronto Market Report - June 2023

Posted on Jun 16, 2023 in Market Report

SALES COMMENTARY

Sales for May on TRREB were 24% higher than in May of 2022. This is the first month this year that sales were higher than the same month in 2022. At 9,012 sales this will be the biggest sales month in 2023. How do we know? April, May, or June are normally the biggest sales months of the year. But in early June the Bank of Canada rai...

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Toronto Market Report - May 2023

Posted on May 24, 2023 in Market Report

SALES COMMENTARY

Sales reached 7,531 on TRREB for April. This number was 5.2% lower than April of 2022 but 9.3% higher than March. We will start again to compare year-over-year numbers. Why? From April of 2022 onwards, when markets corrected, real estate markets have now become comparable. For sales in May, you can be certain that 2023 will be bigge...

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Toronto Market Report - April 2023

Posted on Apr 30, 2023 in Market Report

Sales Summary

year-over-year summary toronto real estateThere were 6896 sales in March on The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board. The month-to-month increase was 45% versus just 20% in 2022. This confirmed what we said at the start of the year. Sales had bottomed out in January and the monthly market peak would exceed 7500 sales. Only 10% of respondents agreed with this forecast. Most said...

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Toronto Market Report - March 2023

Posted on Mar 31, 2023 in Market Report

Sales Summary

Sales on TRREB for February were 4,783. That is down 47% from February of 2022 but up 55% from January. In 2022, the January to February uptake was 61% or very similar. Month to month comparisons are more important because cyclical changes are more critical than seasonal at this time. So, when will year over year comparisons become mea...

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Toronto Market Report - February 2023

Posted on Feb 28, 2023 in Market Report

Sales Summary

Sales on TRREB for January were 3100 units. Almost identical to December’s numbers. Have we reached the bottom of the sales cycle which started in April and trended straight down. Our answer is yes. Sales can’t get any lower based on our population, but the real question is how high will the peak be for the Spring market? Historically...

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2023 Toronto Real Estate Forecast

Posted on Jan 05, 2023 in Market Report

Understanding What Happened in 2022

The real estate market in 2021 and up to March of 2022 was clearly unsustainable. The Bank of Canada was late to correct inflation and to deal with interest rates which were basically zero. Starting in March, they began to overcompensate in both areas and the result was the start of a market correction that no one...

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