Real Estate prices hold strong in May as buyers continue to face competition

Despite a slight ebb in the number of sales over the last two months, market conditions remained tight enough to push the average selling price to an all-time record in May. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 11,951 sales in – more than double the result from May 2020, the second full month of the pandemic. May 2021 sales were below the May 2016 record of 12,789 but remained well above the average May sales of 10,336 for the 2010 through 2019 period. Often, May is the strongest sales month in any given year; however, 2021 results bucked this trend, with May sales below the 15,646 deals reported in March.

“There has been strong demand for ownership housing in all parts of the GTA for both ground-oriented home types and condominium apartments. This was fueled by confidence in economic recovery and low borrowing costs. However, in the absence of a normal pace of population growth, we saw a pullback in sales over the past two months relative to the March peak,” said TRREB President Lisa Patel.

The average selling price across all home types was up by 28.4% year-over-year, reaching a record $1,108,453. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the average price increased by 1.1% between April and May 2021.

“While sales have trended off the March 2021 peak, so too have new listings. This means that people actively looking to purchase a home continue to face a lot of competition from other buyers, which results in very strong upward pressure on selling prices. This competition is becoming more widespread with tighter market conditions in the condominium apartment segment as well,” said TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer.

If you have any questions or would like more information on recent home sales in your neighbourhood, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Suzanne Lewis
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Keller Williams Advantage Realty
416.856.1937
suzanne@suzannelewis.ca
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