1. TREB
Courtesy of the Toronto Real Estate Board.
GTA Springs Into Strong Real Estate Season
Sales & Average Price By Major Home Type
January 2012 Sales Average Price
416 905 Total 416 905 Total
Detached 559 1,577 2,136 $743,993 $530,129 $586,098
Yr./Yr. % Change 9% 15% 13% 15% 5% 8%
Semi-Detached 157 336 493 $526,599 $377,456 $424,952
Yr./Yr. % Change -5% 16% 8% 6% 11% 7%
Townhouse 194 531 725 $410,129 $340,957 $359,467
Yr./Yr. % Change 10% 19% 16% 7% 10% 9%
Condo Apartment 775 351 1,126 $343,835 $272,103 $321,475
Yr./Yr. % Change -2% 1% -1% 5% 7% 5%
Greater Toronto REALTORSÂź
enjoyed
an impressive start to 2012, reporting
an 8.8 percent increase in sales
activity for January 2012 over
January 2011. The spring season
promises even more positive action.
âA favourable affordability picture
bolstered by very low posted
fixed mortgage rates has kept
homebuyers confident in their ability
to achieve the Canadian goal of
homeownership,â said Toronto Real
Estate Board (TREB) President Richard
Silver. âThe buyer pool remains
diverse in the GTA with strong
interest in home types across the
pricing spectrum.â
As year-over-year sales increased,
so did the average selling price in
the GTA, with an average January
selling price of $463,534, showing an
increase of almost nine percent over
last Januaryâs average selling price.
âLow inventory levels have kept
competition between buyers strong,
resulting in robust annual rates
of price growth over the last year.
Strong price growth is expected
to attract more listings. A better
supplied market should result in a
slower rate of price growth, especially
in the second half of 2012,â said
Jason Mercer, TREB Senior Manager
of Market Analysis.
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might be worth in todayâs market?
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homes are selling for? Simply pick up
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Volume 8, Issue 3
2. 2
Money is a powerful motivator. Ask yourself if thereâs
profit in selling items you no longer need. Thanks to the
Internet (and sites like eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist)
there are more ways than ever to turn your trash into
someone elseâs treasure. Also consider âtrade in, trade upâ
programs where you swap things you donât need (e.g.
older electronics) for credit toward things you do. You
wonât get rich via consignment stores and yard sales, but
the goal is less stuff â any financial benefit is a bonus.
Remember, itâs the thought that counts. Sometimes, itâs
the memory associated with an item that makes it hard to
let go of: the gift given to you by a friend, or the knick-
knack bought on vacation. But you donât need to keep the
item in order to honor the giver or treasure the memory
attached; keep the thought instead. If it helps you let go
of the item with a clear conscience, take a picture of it
and put that in a scrapbook, along with the story of the
itemâs origins.
Think about the good your belongings could do for, or joy
they could bring to someone else. When you consider that
the clothes you no longer wear could help someone land
a job or that the house wares you no longer use could
mean a familyâs fresh start, letting go of stuff makes a
whole lot more sense than hanging on to it. So in addition
to that âsellâ pile, make a pile marked âdonate to charity.â
Another stumbling block that makes it difficult to purge
is the question, âWhat if I need it someday?â Those who
frequently find themselves asking that question need to
ask themselves these questions: When did I last use it?
How likely am I to use it in the future? What might the
consequences be of getting rid of it? Put items you never/
rarely use, but think you might need, in a box and set a
deadline (e.g. six months) â any boxed items not used by
the deadline are ones to purge.
Focus on the positive. What do you stand to gain by
parting with some of your things? Clutter can be a source
of stress, so purging can actually be good for your mental
well-being, allowing you to feel lighter and free. Maybe
letting go of certain belongings will allow you to move
past painful memories and onto a new phase of life. At
the very least, fewer things mean less stuff to clean and,
when it comes time to move, less to pack up.
Do you know someone whoâs a bit of a hoarder? Or do you yourself have trouble parting with belongings
doing little more than occupying space? Then keep reading â whether youâre downsizing to a smaller home or
purging as part of your spring cleaning ritual, here are some strategies to help make letting go a little easier.
Learn to Let Go