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Local real estate sales plummet 14% year over year

  • Residential property transactions across the Toronto metropolitan region dropped by 23.3 percent in April 2025, with 5,601 units changing hands according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.
  • This decrease occurred amid persistent economic uncertainty and follows a seasonally adjusted 1.8 percent rise in sales compared to March.
  • The GTA saw 18,836 new property listings in April 2025, an 8.1 percent rise from last year, while active listings grew 54 percent to 27,386 units.
  • TRREB president Elechia Barry-Sproule reported that the average price for homes sold fell by 5.4 percent year-over-year, reaching just over $1.1 million, while the composite benchmark price, which reflects a typical property, declined by 4.1 percent compared to the previous year.
  • Elechia Barry-Sproule stated that improved Canada-U.S. Trade, higher consumer confidence, and a more affordable, better supplied market could boost future home sales.
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Toronto-area home sales fall in April as buyers wait out trade uncertainty: board

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area were down 23.3 per cent in April amid continued uncertainty over the economy.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
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