By Sammy Hudes
The Toronto Regional Actual Property Board says the 5,592 houses offered within the month was up 8.5% from the identical month final yr, and up two per cent on a seasonally adjusted foundation from August.
The rise in gross sales got here as the common promoting worth was down 4.7% from final yr to $1,059,377, and the composite benchmark worth was down 5.5% in September.
In contrast with August, the common promoting worth ticked up 0.2%.
“The Financial institution of Canada’s September rate of interest minimize was welcome information for homebuyers,” stated TRREB president Elechia Barry-Sproule in a press launch.
“With decrease borrowing prices, extra households are actually capable of afford month-to-month mortgage funds on a house that meets their wants.”
The central financial institution minimize its benchmark charge by a quarter-percentage level to 2.5% on Sept. 17, breaking a streak of three consecutive holds since March.
New listings of 19,260 have been up 3.9% from final yr, and down 3.3%, seasonally adjusted, from August.
Lively listings have been up 18.9% from final yr with 29,394 houses available on the market.
Within the Metropolis of Toronto, there have been 2,063 gross sales final month, a 13.2% enhance from September 2024. All through the remainder of the GTA, dwelling gross sales have been up 5.9% to three,529.
Total, all property varieties noticed extra gross sales in September in contrast with a yr in the past all through the area.
The biggest enhance was within the semi-detached phase, which was up 11%, adopted by indifferent homes with a 9.6% enhance and condos with a 7.2% enhance.
The variety of townhouses that modified fingers was 4.4% increased than in September 2024.
The board stated extra rate of interest cuts from the Financial institution of Canada might assist additional push up gross sales.
“Whereas dwelling gross sales have improved over the previous yr, they nonetheless stay beneath regular ranges relative to the variety of households within the GTA,” stated the board’s chief info officer Jason Mercer.
“Two extra 25-basis-point rate of interest cuts by the Financial institution of Canada would see month-to-month mortgage funds transfer extra according to homebuyers’ common incomes, additional spurring dwelling gross sales and associated financial exercise.”
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Final modified: October 3, 2025
