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Saturday, January 6, 2018

WHAT'S HAPPENING

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House prices continue to increase in 2017

February 2017 News
Greetings from Fabulous Mississauga!

  • The average selling price last month was $770,745 (it was $730,472 the previous month) compared to January of last year. and this represents aver a 22.3% increase compared to the same month last year- see graph of prices here

  • The overall average selling price for calendar year 2016 was $729,922 – up 17.3 per cent compared to 2015

  • Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 5,188 residential transactions through TREB's MLS® System in January 2017. This result was up by 11.8 per cent compared to 4,640 sales reported in January 2016

  • The Bank of Canada Prime Lending Rate now stands at 2.70% steady (since July 2015) read more

The statistics for last month are out, the figures for previous moth are out and average GTA sale price and volumes continue to be at or near all time highs, see this page for latest market stats and results from the previous month month

Mortgage Interest Rates - time to lock in? read more

Graph of Average Sales Prices in the GTA

Once again, last month was another very strong month for sales and prices in the GTA.

TREB reports that the volume of sales was down but prices are up year over year. 

2017 Average Monthly Price
January 770,745
 
2016 Average Monthly Price
December 730,472
November 777,181
October 762,975
September 755,755
August 710,410
July 709,825
June 746,546
May 751,908
April739,082
March688,181
February685,278
January631,092
 
2015 Average Monthly Price
December609,110
November632,685
October630,876
September627,395
August602,607
July609,236
June 639,184
May649,599
April635,932
March613,933
February596,163
January552,575
 

The overall average selling price for calendar year 2016 was $729,922 – up 17.3 per cent compared to 2015

The average selling price for 2015 was $622,217 up 9.8 per cent from 2014

Average selling price for 2014 was $566,726 and for 2013 was $523,036, which represented an increase of 8.4% compared to 2013 and a 5.2 per cent compared to the calendar year 2012 average of $497,130 - see graph of prices here

 

See seasonal fluctuations in average prices

As can be seen from the chart above, prices are still strong.  Number of sales are down, but this could be due to reduced inventory.

See the full report from TREB below.

I hope this finds you healthy and happy!

All the best,

Mark

You are reading the latest newsletter

February News Report

Last months Resale Housing Results Show Healthy Market!

This is the latest monthly report for TREB for the average prices and the number of sales in previous month, both were very strong last month.

Record number of Sales and Strong Prices for last month

Prices and Sales continue their strong growth last month

Please refer to this page to see a graph of Average prices and More

This is the full report from TREB

This is the full price and data report from TREB for last month

Strong Start to 2017

TORONTO, ONTARIO, February 3, 2017 - Toronto Real Estate Board President Larry Cerqua announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 5,188 residential transactions through TREB's MLS® System in January 2017.

This result was up by 11.8 per cent compared to 4,640 sales reported in January 2016. Annual rates of sales growth were higher for condominium apartments than for low-rise home types.

January 2017 picked up where 2016 left off: sales were up on a year-over-year basis while the number of new listings was down by double-digit annual rates for most major home types.

"Home ownership continues to be a great investment and remains very important to the majority of GTA households. As we move through 2017, we expect the demand for ownership housing to remain strong, including demand from first-time buyers who, according to a recent Ipsos survey, could account for more than half of transactions this year. However, many of these would-be buyers will have problems finding a home that meets their needs in a market with very little inventory," said Cerqua.

The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) Composite Benchmark price was up by 21.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January.

Similarly, over the same period, the average selling price was up by 22.3 per cent to $770,745, with double-digit gains in the average prices for all major home types.

“The number of active listings on TREB’s MLS® System at the end of January was essentially half of what was reported as available at the same time last year. That statistic, on its own, tells us that there is a serious supply problem in the GTA – a problem that will continue to play itself out in 2017. The result will be very strong price growth for all home types again this year,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Director of Market Analysis.

All the Best!

Mark


Where are mortgage rates heading?

The Bank of Canada Prime Lending Rate steady at 2.70% read more

A common question I frequently get is "where are mortgage rates heading?"   While all we can do is speculate and anything can happen, we can always make predictions based on what tools we have available to us today. 
For shorter term predictions, we can follow the bond yield charts, which you can find here: http://www.investing.com/rates-bonds/canada-5-year-bond-yield   Fixed mortgage rates are determined by bond yields.  When the yields rise, upward pressure is placed on fixed mortgage rates.  When they drop, downward pressure is placed.   Last spring, we saw a large spike in bond yields within a very short time span which sent fixed mortgage rates skyrocketing as much as 0.75% within a matter of a few short weeks...which is not something that anyone could have predicted.  They didn't start settling down until earlier this year and have been slowly trending downwards ever since.   If the downward trend continues, we may very well see some lower rates soon, and I think this is a definitely possibility. 

The Bank of Canada Prime Lending Rate recently dropped to 2.75% read more



Read the entire report at this page

 

Variable rates are now about Prime or just a little less at Prime MINUS about .1% to .2% or so, read more

Mortgage interest rates have dropped slightly over the past month or so, due to the bank rate increase. Bank of Canada is predicting rates will not increase again for some time, maybe mid 2013, read more

Any way you look at it, interest rates are at or near all time lows with bank prime at or near all time lows, , read more.

Our market continues to perform very well, prices are up and sales volumes are good.  There are a good number of homes currently for sale in Mississauga, we need good homes to sell!

It will be interesting to see what the next few months bring as there seems to be a large amount of demand for properties in Mississauga and the GTA. 

I predict that it will be a very strong market with more properties coming on the market in the next month or two giving a slightly larger selection to buyers. 

Average prices will likely increase 2-5% over the next 2 months.  Volume of sales will also increase every month in the next quarter, if you are thinking of buying now is the time to do it!.

Given our very fine weather this winter that is expected to continue for the next while, my observations for the Mississauga marketplace is that we continue to see that prices continue to be strong and increase quite substantially in many areas over the next few months. 

 

2008 Real Estate Market Predicitons for the GTA

Bank Prime Interest Rate dropped again and is now steady!

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Read more about our  sales.  Average prices for this time of year

Last month was another strong month for sales.  Prices and sales volumes were high, read more

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Last month Report for real estate sales figures are now out.  Last month statistics are now in the books and the bottom line is Market Remains Strong!

Listing inventories are low, so if you are thinking of selling, this is a good time to list your home.  The market has been 'very good' for the past month or so and new listings are need.  Would you like a Complimentary & Quick Over-The-Net Home Evaluation of your property?

Price trends over the past 18 years indicate that prices will likely increase over the next month or so. 

It appears as if rates may hold steady for the short term.  Many feel The Bank of Canada may hold the course in the near future on their current level of 3.00% prime, (Current Bank prime is shown here), so this should keep mortgage interest rates at their current levels. 

Average single family residential prices were UP compared to the previous month.  This is typical for this time of year.  Price trends over the past 18 years indicate that prices will likely increase over the next month or so. 

Last month was another very solid month to add to another banner year in real estate in the GTA.  See graphs of the sales figures, read more

See my MLS listings on Google Maps here

I regularly add new articles to my blog

I hope this finds you and yours happy and healthy! 

I wish you and your family all the best!
Mark

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Average Residential Resale Home Price Trends Graph since 1995Average Residential Resale Home Price Trends Graph since 1985

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TODAY'S MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES

 

Term Royal Bank Posted Rates
6 Month3.14%
1 Year3.14%
2 Year3.04%
3 Year3.65%
4 Year4.39%
5 Year4.64%
7 Year5.30%
10 Year6.10%
25 Year8.75%
5 Yr Closed Variable Bank Prime + 0.000%
5 Yr Open Variable Bank Prime + 1.000%
Bank Prime 2.75%
Today's Mortgage Rates
Term Rate
1 Yr closed 3.14%
2 Yr closed 2.99%
3 Yr closed 3.39%
4 Yr closed 3.89%
5 Yr closed 4.64%
5 Yr Variable 2.30%
See Best Rates

 

NOTE: You can often negotiate a discount of 0.3 - .5% or more off posted rates.
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BANK PRIME RATE

As of Saturday, January 6, 2018 the Bank Prime Rate was

2.70
%

The Bank of Canada announced a drop in the prime rate to 0.25% at their latest press conference,

, read more. On September 8th, 2010 the Bank of Canada increased the prime lending rate .25% to make it 1.00%. and it stayed at that amount until May of 2015 when they announced a 0.25% decrease to a total of 0.75%.  The Bank prime rate is typically about 2% higher than this, so Bank Prime charged to the public but in this case, the banks are only passing along .15% of the recently lowered rate, so prime to customers is now 2.70%

The major banks in Canada typically charge their best customers 2% above the Bank of Canada Prime Rate, today, it's 1.85 above prime, which means that the Bank Prime or Prime Rate that we see is now 2.70%

Bank Prime Rate means "best" and this is the rate that banks charge their absolute best customers for loans, which is usually only other lending institutions.

Changes in the Bank of Canada prime rate influence changes in other interest rates, including variable interest rate mortgages. This "bank rate" rate fluctuates based on economic conditions.

Some mortgage companies offer interest rates starting at Prime minus .1% (or more) as an incentive to borrow from them!  These are known as "SUB PRIME" Mortgages and we know what happened in the US when too many sub-prime mortgages were given out in the mid 2000's   One of the dangers with sub-prime mortgages is when they come due too early in the mortgage term and rates have increased, it's difficult to make the change to much larger payments. Read more about Sub-Prime Mortgages

For example, see the
Royal Bank Prime Rates

Bank of Canada Prime rates found here

 


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