02 Dec 2020

Week 39: Toronto Condos have turned a corner & alarmingly low levels of house inventory to spike house prices in certain Toronto communities.

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[Insert DJ air horn here!!!] Active listings have dropped by nearly 700 units over 6 weeks bringing us to Week 28 inventory levels. With months of inventory dipping to a COVID record low of 4.54, there seems to finally be a light at the end of the tunnel for condo sellers. We’ve definitely seen way more showings on our listings and we’re starting to sell them. 

I feel as though the bulk of the price adjustment has already happened in condoland. We’re starting to see quality inventory disappear while demand remains relatively stable (if not increasing). Condo sellers should be experiencing more showings. 

Condo buyers should start to see serious discounts slowly disappear. Houses continue to sell extremely well with an alarmingly low MoI of 1.24 months. 

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House Average Price: $1,416,646
House Median Price: $1,253,725
465 Active Listings
87 Firm Sales This Week
Months of Inventory (MoI) ~ 1.24
Average Days on Market ~ 15.79 DoM

 

Condo Average Price: $691,244
Condo Median Price: $620,000
2859 Active Listings
133 Firm Sales This Week
MoI ~ 4.54
Average Days on Market (DOM) ~ 27

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Months of inventory dropped significantly here with condos finally under 6 months. Prices didn’t seem to be all that affected with the higher MoI of previous weeks so we should see some gains here as buyer demands seems to remain unchanged. 

Note that this is the 6th week in a row of decreased house and condo supply. Houses, with an average days on market of 44.6, you aren’t likely to be in competition on most of the more expensive homes but homes under $2m will usually have a few people at the offer table. 

Condos spend much longer on the market than houses here and competition is usually not a thing but you’ll get an extra special unit that attracts multiple buyers from time to time. 

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House Average Price: $2,815,600
House Median Price: $2,125,000
146 Active Listings
13 Firm Sales This Week
Months of Inventory (MoI) ~ 2.17

 

Condo Average Price: $1,053,850
Condo Median Price: $903,500
303 Active Listings
10 Firm Sales This Week
MoI ~ 5.68

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There is so much demand for houses in these communities with such little inventory it’s becoming a problem. Most houses are selling well within 7 days with more than one buyer at the table. MoI tells us that this area is severely undersupplied so if you have a house now is still an excellent time to sell it. 

Condos have also seen a consistent decrease in available listings and subsequent drop in MoI. Prices remain relatively stable for condos and we’re seeing many units that have previously been sitting stagnant, start to sell. A good sign for sellers and a window of opportunity slowly closing for buyers. 

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House Average Price: $1,795,800
House Median Price: $1,790,000
50 Active Listings 
5 Firm Sales This Week 
Months of Inventory (MoI) ~ 1.32 

Condo Average Price: $601,430
Condo Median Price: $566,500
220 Active Listings
10 Firm Sales This Week
MoI ~ 4.33

Some renovated homes sold this week bringing the average price up to over a million where Birchcliff seems most comfortable. A big drop in available homes for sale here and stable buyer demand will ensure prices continue to edge up as we close out 2020. 

MoI is under one month for the first time in the history of Birchcliff. 

Wow. I haven’t seen sub one month of inventory in any community in my entire real estate career. Competition for anything finished is almost a guarantee here. Watch out for 2021, folks. Birchcliff is about to go off the charts. 

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House Average Price: $1,171,929
House Median Price: $1,080,000
21 Active Listings 
7 Firm Sales This Week
Months of Inventory (MoI) ~ .89 

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