08/17/2020
๐ Real estate market stats - July 2020
๐ Greater Toronto Area reported 11,081 sales in July 2020 โ a 29.5 % increase over July 2019 and a new record for the month of July. On a preliminary seasonally adjusted basis, sales were up by 49.5 % compared to June 2020.
๐ Year-over-year sales growth was driven by low-rise home types, particularly in the regions surrounding the City of Toronto. However, condominium apartment sales were also up on an annual basis, including in Toronto.
๐ Total new listings were also up strongly on a year-over-year basis by 24.7 %, but this annual growth rate was less than that of sales, which means market conditions tightened on average compared to July 2019. In addition, active listings at the end of July were down by 16.3 %.
๐ Sales activity was extremely strong for the first full month of summer. Normally we would see sales dip in July relative to June as more households take vacation, especially with children out of school. This year, however, was different with pent-up demand from the COVID-19-related lull in April and May being satisfied in the summer, as economic recovery takes firmer hold, including the Stage 3 re-opening. In addition, fewer people are travelling, which has likely translated into more transactions and listings.
๐ The July 2020 MLSยฎ Home Price Index (HPI) Benchmark was up by 10 % compared to July 2019. The overall average selling price was up by 16.9 % year-over-year to $943,710.
๐ Price growth was strongest for low-rise home types, notably within the City of Toronto. Despite more balanced market conditions in the condominium apartment market segment, year-over-year price growth remained in the high single digits.
๐ We also experienced stronger sales growth in the more-expensive detached market segment, which helps explain why annual growth in the overall average selling price was stronger than growth for the MLSยฎ HPI Composite benchmark.