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Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

The Real Estate market has gotten off to a good start so far in 2011. Greater Toronto Realtors reported 4337 transactions through the Toronto MLS system in January 2011. “While off the record pace experienced a year ago, the GTA Resale market has started the year on a solid footing. Home buyers in Toronto and surrounding areas continue to benefit from a diversity of housing types for sale at many different price points,” Said TREB President Bill Johnston. The average selling price for January 2011 sales was $427 037, representing an increase of four per cent compared to the average of $409 058 reported in January 2010. “The average selling price is expected to grow at a moderate pace in 2011. Growth rates in the three to five per cent range will be sustainable from an affordability perspective,” Said Jason Mercer, TREBS’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis. 'Oakville Real Estate agents' reported the sales of 96 'Oakville homes' in January Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

We are officially in the midst of another strong spring market. The Toronto Real Estate Board released the March statistics today, and they showed that Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 9,262 transactions through the TorontoMLS® system in March 2011, representing the second best March result on record. The number of transactions was 11 per cent lower than the record result reported in March 2010. 'Oakville Real Estate Agents' reported 206 'Oakville Homes' sold during the same time. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

The average selling price of a resale home in the GTA for the month of February came in at $454,423. This represented an increase of over five per cent versus the average of $431,509 reported in February 2010. During the same time, the 'Oakville Real Estate' market saw the average price increase by 12% verses the same time last year. 'Oakville Real Estate agents' reported the sales of 239 'Oakville Homes' in February, with an average price of $645 904. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 10,046 sales in May 2011 – up six per cent compared to May 2010. This result was the second best on record for May under the current Toronto Real Estate Board service area. The number of new listings in May, at 16,076, was down 15 per cent compared to last year. Oakville Real Estate agents reported the sales of 257 Oakville Homes last month, which was up 12.7% over last month, and 40% above sales reported for the same month last year. While sales in the Oakville Real Estate market were up last month, there were only 519 Oakville Homes for Sale which was down 18.6% from May of 2010. The tight supply of homes has led to more competition among buyers for homes that show well and are priced right. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

The month of June saw a rise in both average prices and home sales according to statistics released this week by the Toronto Real Estate board and the Oakville - Milton District Real Estate board. Greater Toronto Realtors reported 10,230 home sales through the TorontoMLS® system in June 2011 – up 21 per cent compared to June 2010. This number represented the third best June result on record behind 2007 and 2009. The number of transactions during the first six months of 2011 amounted to 48,189 – down by 4.5 per cent compared to the first half of 2010. Oakville Real Estate agents reported a total of 356 Oakville homes sold last month, up 24.5 per cent over June of 2010. The average price for June transactions in the GTA was $476,371 – a 9.5 per cent increase over June 2010. Through the first six months of the year, the average selling price was $467,169 – almost an eight per cent increase compared to the same period in 2010. The average price of an Oakville home for the first six months of 2011 came in at $613,880 versus $572,046 for the same period in 2010 – an increase of 7 percent. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

Existing home sales in the Oakville Real Estate market increased significantly in July reflecting a strong local real estate market. Oakville Real Estate agents reported a total of 290 Oakville homes sold last month, up 46 per cent from the 199 reported in July 2010. The average price of a home in Oakville rose to $602 342 in July, up 19 per cent over the average price of $504 097 that was reported in July 2010. Another positive note was that there were more Oakville homes for sale, making it a little easier for buyers to find the perfect home. New listings in Oakville increased by 13 per cent after having remained flat over the previous few months. The year-to-date home sales in Oakville totalled 2182 at the end of July, and the year-to-date average selling price came in at $611 758. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

The tight market has resulted in strong price growth in April. Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 9,041 existing home sales through the TorontoMLS® system in April 2011. This result was down 17 per cent compared April 2010 when sales spiked to a new record of 10,898. While off last year's record result, April 2011 sales were in line with the average April sales level reported over the previous five years. Oakville Real Estate agents reported 319 Oakville homes sold in April, which was down from the 392 reported in April of 2010. The decline is attributed to the lack of suitable Oakville Homes for sale to meet the demand in the current market. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

Resale housing sales continue to be strong in the Oakville Real Estate market, and throughout the GTA according to statistics recently released by The Oakville & Milton District Real Estate Board (OMDREB) and the Toronto Real Estate Board. The average price of a home in the GTA rose by 9.3 per cent in September to $465 369 compared to the $425 757 reported in September 2010. The average price of a home in Oakville came in at $582 316. GTA and Oakville Realtors reported 7,658 transactions in September – a 25 per cent increase over September 2010. Sales during the first three quarters of 2011 amounted to 70,588, representing a 2.6 per cent increase compared to the first nine months of 2010. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate Market Watch

The tight supply of Oakville homes for sale last month helped lead to a stronger price increase than was expected in the Oakville Real estate market for the month of April. As the number of new listings dropped during the month of April, so too did resale housing sales, according to figures released by the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board this week. New listings in the Milton and Oakville Real Estate areas declined from 1,764 in April 2010 to 1,558 last month, a drop of 11.6 percent year over year. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

The Oakville Real Estate market is on track for a strong finale to 2011 as home sales remain brisk, according to figures released recently by the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board. The average price of an Oakville home increased to $641 909 in October, representing a gain of 16.6 per cent over the $550 636 average price reported in October 2010. The average selling price of a home in the GTA came in at $478 137, which was up eight per cent compared to the same time last year. October sales of existing homes reported by Milton and Oakville Realtors through the OMDREB MLS® system totalled 754 – a 12.3 per cent increase over October 2010, and year-to-date sales showed a 9 percent gain over 2010. There are also more Oakville homes for sale as new MLS listings in the area were up by more than 10 percent in October 2011. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

The healthy fall market continued in November and early December throughout the GTA and the Oakville Real Estate area according to figures recently released by The Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board and the Toronto Real Estate Board. Greater Toronto and Oakville Realtors reported 7,092 residential transactions through the TorontoMLS® system in November – up 11 per cent in comparison to November 2010. At the same time, the number of new listings was up by 14 per cent in comparison to last year. There was also a healthy increase in the number of Oakville Homes for Sale. The average price for November transactions in the GTA was $480,421, representing an increase of almost 10 per cent over the $437,494 that was reported in November 2010. The average sale price in Oakville came in at $588,557. Year to date, the average prices are up 8.5 percent in Oakville and year-to-date sales were up by 8.8 percent, reflecting the market’s strong showing over the past several months. Oakville Real Estate Agents reported monthly sales totalling 642. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

The Oakville real estate market has been very healthy so far this year, and all indications suggest it is picking up strength coming into the spring market. The mild winter and lack of snow has had many buyers out looking earlier than usual, and the limited number of Oakville homes for sale has led to many homes selling quickly, often within days of coming on the market. The average price of a home in Oakville came in at $685 155 last month, representing a 6.4 per cent increase over the average price in February 2011. The median sale price of an Oakville home rose by 15.3 per cent over the same period last year to $576 000. Oakville Real Estate Agents reported 272 homes sold in February, which was up 10.5 per cent over the number of Oakville homes that sold in the same month last year. The number of new listings for the month was also up by 3.3 per cent over the new listings reported in February 2012. While there are more new listings, the tight supply of Oakville homes for sale and the number of buyers in the market continues to push prices higher. Read more...

Oakville Real Estate and GTA Market Watch

While it has been unusually warm outside so far this spring, it seems that the real heat is in the Oakville Real Estate market. The high demand for resale homes in Oakville, and the tight supply of Oakville homes for sale has helped push prices to a new high. The average price of a home in Oakville came in at $709 417 this May, up 13.62 per cent over the average price of $624 366 that was reported in May of 2011, and represents a 1.5 per cent increase since April of this year. Oakville Real Estate Agents reported 409 homes sold in May, which was exactly the same number of Oakville homes that sold in the same month last year. There has been a slight increase in the number of new listings, and this should help take some of the pressure off of buyers, and make it a little easier for them to find a home since there is a better supply of Oakville homes for sale. Read more...