Toronto Market Report

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.

For community or neighbourhood micro-specific details please email for a personalized report important to you.

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.

Press Release TTREB

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

 

3.0%

New Listings

31.5%

Active Listings

38.1%

Avg Listing Days On Market

12.3%

Closed Sales

16

★ Avg Days On Market For Sold Properties

 

$902,680

Average Sales Price

13

Average Days on Market

16.3%

Average Selling Price To Listing Price

1.6%

Months of Supply

Unit Sales By Type

Toronto Unit Sales Year Over Year By Major Home Type


25.1%

-0.3%


 

7.0%



4.2%

Average Price By Type

Toronto Average Price Year Over Year By Major Home Type


15.4%

Detached

11.9%

Townhouse


 

13.2%

Semi-Detached



18.1%

Condominium


Homes Sold

104%

Sale-to-List Price

Represents all home types in all price ranges


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