Home Prices Continue to Rise Across the GTA

Did You Know: The average home price across the GTA in September was $534,000?

Home sales were up 30% compared with September of last year, and prices rose 6.5%, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board… but what does this mean for you? Should you wait to buy a home with rising prices? Is it easier to sell a home in the GTA right now?

If you’ve just glanced at a newspaper in the last year and a half you’ve probably seen someone prognosticating the end times when it comes to the housing market – year here we are, 15 months in to the new housing rules and people are still buying and selling homes. Almost 70,000 homes have been bought and sold this last year, proving that sometimes the forecasters get it wrong.

But why?

Most of the mortgage rules came down hard on buyers that were looking at homes in the $300,000 range – while most homes in the GTA are going for $500,000+. With international interest and investment at an all-time high across the GTA, for many homebuyers price isn’t an object, and financing isn’t an issue.

Both traditional, detached homes and condos have continued to rise across the GTA, especially in Oakville! Sales are up almost 30% for condos on average, and the average price for a home over the last year has been $520,000 – up 4% from a year ago. So while the mortgage rules have cut some people off from financing, it doesn’t seem to have slowed things down all that much.

The goal each year is for home values and sale prices to keep place with inflation – and they’ve been exceeding them. Most of the demand is for “low rise” homes, but condos are seeing a bump. With interest rates expected to remain stable through the end of the year. Markets are expected to slow down a bit once the winter season starts in late December, but with that being months off it’s not expected to make much of an impact for now.

Many buyers and sellers just don’t know if now is the right time to buy or to sell – but even a 2% increase on the home of your dreams is a small price to pay. Locking in those low interest rates, if anything, goes a long way towards making the difference.

The same goes for sellers – now is the time to sell. If you want to be able to get top dollar for your home and find good buyers, now is the time to do it.

If you’re not sure where to get started, contact us! With our years of experience with Oakville luxury homes, we’ll show you just how easy it can be!

The Goodale Miller Team is the #1 team in Canada for Century 21 8 years running.  Specializing in Oakville luxury real estate including Lakefront homes, infill building lots, condominiums and more. You can view their luxury homes for sale in Oakville here: http://www.goodalemillerteam.com/Homes.aspx

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