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September 16, 2010 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS reported 2,623 sales through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) during the first two weeks of September 2010. This represented a 22 per cent decrease compared to the 3,361 sales recorded during the same period in 2009.“Sales remain below the record pace we experienced in the second half of 2009. Theprospect of higher interest rates and new mortgage lending guidelines resulted in higherthan normal sales in the first few months of the year. To balance this out, the pace ofsales has slowed in the second half,” said Toronto Real Estate Board President BillJohnston.“It is important to note that year-to-date sales remain above the number reportedthrough the same period last year,” added Johnston.The average price for September mid-month transactions was $412,367 ? up five percent compared to the average of $393,818 recorded during the first 14 days ofSeptember 2009.“Under current lending standards, the average selling price is affordable for a householdearning the average income in the GTA. The annual price growth we have beenexperiencing has been justified by this positive affordability picture,” said Jason Mercer,TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis.
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