GTA new home market sees increased activity in June
By NextHome Staff
August 30, 2020
August 30, 2020
The GTA new home market began to see more activity in June, following two months of historically slow sales due to the pandemic, according to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).[caption id="attachment_59928" align="alignnone" width="600"]
Plane flys over the city (Building signs are removed)[/caption]Sales of new single-family homes, accounting for 1,160 of the total of 1,904 new homes sold, were the highest for June since 2016, though still 12 per cent below the 10-year average, according to Altus Group, BILD's official source for new home market intelligence. Single-family homes include detached, linked, and semi-detached houses and townhouses (excluding stacked townhouses).Sales numbers for new condominium units, including units in low-, mid- and highrise buildings, stacked townhouses and lofts, at 744 units sold, were up compared to April and May, but still down 73 per cent from June 2019 and 70 per cent below the 10-year average.
"The June new home sales numbers are encouraging, though much remains to be seen as the GTA re-opens and begins recovery," says David Wilkes, BILD president and CEO. "Now is the time to implement what we learned about facilitating the delivery of housing during the pandemic, to address our long-standing housing supply and affordability challenge while stimulating the local economy. Our industry is working with all three levels of government to help achieve these goals.""Single-family demand recovered more quickly as buyers returned and new supply started to come back into the market," adds Matthew Boukall, Altus Group's vice-president, Data Solutions. "Given the challenges around COVID-19 restrictions, we've seen developers adopt new strategies to reach consumers and have seen success in the lower density segments."The benchmark prices for both new condominium units and new single-family homes increased in June compared to the previous month. New condos rose to $999,228, up 24.2 per cent over the last 12 months. New single-family homes, meanwhile, increased in price 3.9 per cent over the last 12 months to $1.14 million.
Plane flys over the city (Building signs are removed)[/caption]Sales of new single-family homes, accounting for 1,160 of the total of 1,904 new homes sold, were the highest for June since 2016, though still 12 per cent below the 10-year average, according to Altus Group, BILD's official source for new home market intelligence. Single-family homes include detached, linked, and semi-detached houses and townhouses (excluding stacked townhouses).Sales numbers for new condominium units, including units in low-, mid- and highrise buildings, stacked townhouses and lofts, at 744 units sold, were up compared to April and May, but still down 73 per cent from June 2019 and 70 per cent below the 10-year average."The June new home sales numbers are encouraging, though much remains to be seen as the GTA re-opens and begins recovery," says David Wilkes, BILD president and CEO. "Now is the time to implement what we learned about facilitating the delivery of housing during the pandemic, to address our long-standing housing supply and affordability challenge while stimulating the local economy. Our industry is working with all three levels of government to help achieve these goals.""Single-family demand recovered more quickly as buyers returned and new supply started to come back into the market," adds Matthew Boukall, Altus Group's vice-president, Data Solutions. "Given the challenges around COVID-19 restrictions, we've seen developers adopt new strategies to reach consumers and have seen success in the lower density segments."The benchmark prices for both new condominium units and new single-family homes increased in June compared to the previous month. New condos rose to $999,228, up 24.2 per cent over the last 12 months. New single-family homes, meanwhile, increased in price 3.9 per cent over the last 12 months to $1.14 million.