New single-family home sales in the GTA jump in February
By NextHome Staff
March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019
The GTA new home market in February saw the highest number of single-family homes sold since April 2017, according to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).There were 639 new single-family homes sold in February, including detached, linked and semi-detached houses and townhouses, according to Altus Group, BILD’s official source for new home market intelligence. This was up 147 per cent from last February, though still 50 per cent below the 10-year average. Sales of new condominium apartments in low-, medium- and highrise buildings, stacked townhouses and loft units, with 772 units sold, were down 58 per cent from February 2018 and down 51 per cent from the 10-year average.“Softer new condominium apartment sales in February can, at least in part, be attributed to the rapid increase in prices in the past two years, which has priced many would-be buyers out of the market,” says Patricia Arsenault, Altus Group’s executive vice-president, Data Solutions. “The good news is that, although still relatively low in historical terms, there is now more inventory available to purchase and this is curbing the upward pressure on prices.”
Source: Altus Group
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Remaining inventory in February included 11,269 condominium units and 5,233 single-family lots. Remaining inventory includes units in preconstruction projects, in projects currently under construction and in completed buildings.Benchmark prices of both single-family homes and condominium apartments moderated slightly compared to the previous month. The benchmark price of new single-family homes was $1.12 million, down eight per cent over the last 12 months, while the benchmark price of new condominium apartments was $792,709, up 8.6 per cent over the last 12 months.“We are hopeful that the measures introduced last week in the federal budget will enable more first-time homebuyers to enter the market and purchase the type of home they want,” says BILD President and CEO David Wilkes. “However, these measures are only the first step, and BILD will continue to advocate for a review of the mortgage stress test so more first-time homebuyers can realize the dream of homeownership.”Wilkes adds that the GTA is still grappling with challenges around supply. “BILD is continuing to call on the provincial government and municipal governments to take the steps necessary to facilitate additional housing supply to meet the growing need across the GTA.”February New Home Sales by Municipality
Condominium units | Single-family | Total | |||||||
Region | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Durham | 22 | 4 | 113 | 54 | 50 | 302 | 76 | 54 | 415 |
Halton | 39 | 46 | 96 | 269 | 113 | 457 | 308 | 159 | 553 |
Peel | 120 | 104 | 384 | 189 | 34 | 201 | 309 | 138 | 585 |
Toronto | 533 | 1,065 | 1,822 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 537 | 1,071 | 1,864 |
York | 58 | 641 | 345 | 123 | 56 | 447 | 181 | 697 | 792 |
GTA | 772 | 1,860 | 2,760 | 639 | 259 | 1,449 | 1,411 | 2,119 | 4,209 |