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Toronto condo is booming again

September 28, 2013 11:33 pm
Condo, Market

Toronto home prices so high condo market could see a boost

After years ofĀ doom and gloom and predictions of a price crash, a new report suggests record house prices in Canada’s largest city could drive demand in itsĀ less-expensive condo market.

Statistics fromĀ RealNet CanadaĀ show the gap between low-rise and high-rise homes hit a record $222,149 in the Greater Toronto Area in August. That is based on average record prices of $658,938 for low-rise homes and $436,789 for high-rise properties last month.

ā€œEight years ago you could have bought both a low-rise and high-rise property for the price of the former today,ā€Ā BMOĀ Nesbitt Burns economist Sal GuatieriĀ said in a noteĀ Wednesday.

A lack of land to build on has pushed up the price of low-rise homes, while increasedĀ building of high-rise condos has increased supplyĀ and left prices stagnate. Guatieri says that could help to reshape the market in the coming months and years.

ā€œGoing forward, theĀ large premium on detached homesĀ should push more buyers into the condo market … stemming the upward pressure on detached home prices,ā€ he says.

The comments will help condo owners feel slightly better about their investment, after years of ridicule for buying into a marketĀ some warned could crash as a result of an ongoing building frenzy. Low mortgage rates and aĀ demographic shift into smaller dwellings are encouraging developersĀ to build condos to meet demand in Toronto, and cities across the country.

However, condo sales and prices have been flat or falling in many markets. In Toronto, high-rise sales fell 18 per cent in August from a year ago and are down 46 per cent from the 10-year average, according to RealNet. Prices were flat in August compared to a year earlier.

That compares with a 32-per-cent increase in low-rise sales for the month, and an 8-per-cent price increase.

For both home types, sales in Toronto are up 3.7 per cent in August, but down 43 per cent from the 10-year average.

Tighter mortgage rulesĀ imposed by the federal government in recent years have helped to cool Canada’s hot housing market, and were intended to prevent a crash similar to what happened in the U.S.

The recent surge in housing activity is said to be driven in part by rising mortgage rates, as buyers take advantage of pre-approved rates or get in before rates increase further.

Meantime, condo builders are starting to pull back on developments in response to slowing demand.

RealNet says inventory in the GTA is down 10 per cent from May. That’s good news if you already own a condo, because it could help to support prices longer term.

ā€œIt’s the fourth straight decline for high rise inventory,ā€ says RealNet vice president of analytics, Steve Hurst, inĀ a video blog. ā€œThat’s mostly thanks to the lack of new supply coming to market over the last several months. We’ll see if that changes in the fall.ā€

Read More @Ā http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/

Now, let’s go buy a condo with confidence.

Looks like our condo designer gotta steal some idea from the Japanese … First thing first.

Small Japanese house design

Small Japanese house design

Like a bird’s nest, the small Japanese house design is open to the view of the Hiroshima and Inland Sea and is relief from disturbance. The house is protected from the environment and creates a feeling of safety.

Architecture: Kimihiko Okada
Photography: Toshiyuki Yano

Small Japanese house design
Small Japanese house design
Small Japanese house design
Small Japanese house design
Small Japanese house design
Small Japanese house design
Small Japanese house design
Small Japanese house design

Toronto Real Estate Outlook 2012

Toronto Real Estate Outlook 2012

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