Toronto Market Report
How COVID-19 impacted our real estate market
March 2020
How COVID-19 impacted our real estate market
March 2020
If you’re thinking about buying or selling your home, it's important to have a good understanding of what’s going on in the Toronto market.
Knowing the most important data such as the average sales price, the number of homes sold, and days on market will better prepare you to sell your home.
My March 2020 market report showcases everything you need to know about local Toronto real estate trends.
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★refers to the average number of days a property was on the market before selling irrespective of whether the property was listed more than once by the same combination of seller and brokerage during the original listing contract period.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, April 3, 2020 – Toronto Regional Real Estate Board President Michael Collins announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,012 home sales through TRREB’s MLS® System in March 2020 – up by 12.3 per cent compared to 7,132 sales reported in March 201
However, despite a strong increase in sales for March 2020 as a whole, there was a clear break in the market activity between the pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 periods. For the purposes of this release, the start of the post-COVID-19 period was the week beginning Sunday, March 1
The overall March sales result was clearly driven by the first two weeks of the month. There were 4,643 sales reported in the pre-COVID-19 period, accounting for 58 per cent of total transactions and representing a 49 per cent increase compared to the first 14 days of March 2019.
There were 3,369 sales reported during the post-COVID-period – down by 15.9 per cent compared to the same period in March 2019. For March as a whole, new listings were up by three per cent year-over-year to 14,424. However, similar to sales, new listings dropped on a year-over-year basis during the second half of the month (beginning March 15) by 18.4 per cent. The MLS® Home Price Index Composite Benchmark price was up by 11.1 per cent year-over-year in March 2020. The average selling price for March 2020 as a whole was $902,680 – up 14.5 per cent compared to March 2019. The average selling price for sales reported between March 15 and March 31, was $862,563 down from the first half of March 2020, but still up by 10.5 per cent compared to the same period last year
New Listings
Active Listings
Avg Listing Days On Market
Closed Sales
★ Avg Days On Market For Sold Properties
Average Sales Price
Average Days on Market
Average Selling Price To Listing Price
Months of Supply
Toronto Unit Sales Year Over Year By Major Home Type
-0.3%
Toronto Average Price Year Over Year By Major Home Type
Detached
11.9%
Townhouse
Semi-Detached
Represents all home types in all price ranges