Toronto Area Home Resale Market - December 2015

In December, TREB recorded 4,945 resales in Greater Toronto Area - the 2nd best December recorded.  This brought the annual total to 101,299 resales, a 9.2% increase from 2014's total of 92,782.  2015 was a record year for TREB home sales in GTA.

Top level highlights:-

- The average selling price of 2015's 101,299 home resales was $622,217.  It represented an appreciation of 9.8% from 2014's average at $556,624.

- December sales increased by 11.9% in volume with average price at $609,110 (+9.5% in price from 2014 December).

- December average price of GTA homes: Detached @$825,470; Semi-detahced @ $577,760; Townhome @ $474,588; and Condo @ $378,249.

- Compared to December 2014, the segment of "416" Semi-detached, "416" Townhome and "905" Condos became more active.

- Year over year, the new listing grew by 8.4%.  The active listings were still 10.7% LESS than 12 months ago.

多倫多地產商會（TREB) 宣佈2015年 MLS系統全年錄得101299交易， 比2014年增加9.2%， 創下新的年紀錄。

- 2015年大多房屋平均銷售價為$622,217，比去年$556,624 升9.8%。

- 較2014年12同期，2015 12月房屋轉售量升11.9%, 平均價漲9.5%。

- 12月大多各類别樓宇平均買賣價：獨立屋＠＄82萬5；半獨立屋＠＄57萬8；鎮屋＠＄47萬5；屋苑大厦＠＄37萬8。

- 12月「416區」的半獨立屋和鎮屋；以及「905區」的屋苑大厦較去年活躍。

- 雖然上月新售盤比12月前增8.4%，但總活躍盤仍少10.7%。

" ... the demand for ownership housing is expected to remain strong in 2016.  Despite stricter mortgage lending guidelines and the possibility of slightly higher borrowing costs, on average, there will be many buyers who remain upbeat on the purchase of ownership housing..." said Jason Mercer, TREB's Director of Market Analysis.

TREB 市場分析總監稱："2016年有可能按揭收緊和借貸成本略上調，預期2016樓宇需求會持續強勁，因很多買家對樓市仍感樂觀。"