GTA resale housing market
down but still healthy
TORONTO, April 17, 2008
-- The Greater Toronto Area
resale housing market saw 3,955
homes change hands in the first
half of April, down five per
cent from the same time period
last year, Toronto Real Estate
Board President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
GTA Resale Housing Sales Ease
in March
TORONTO, April 3, 2008 --
Low inventory levels kept the
Greater Toronto Area resale
housing market brisk but well
off record levels last month,
Toronto Real Estate Board
President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
Roll-Back Land Transfer Tax
Immediately, REALTORS® Tell
Councillors
TORONTO, March 25, 2008
-- With the City's Executive
Committee reviewing the proposed
2008 Operating Budget today, the
Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB)
is calling for City Councillors
to immediately begin to fulfill
their commitment to roll-back
the Toronto Land Transfer Tax,
while still keeping property tax
increases in check. REALTORS'®
input was presented in a
detailed written submission to
the Executive Committee.
See details.
Toronto Real Estate Board
says GTA resale housing market
still down
TORONTO, March 19, 2008
-- Resale home transactions in
the Greater Toronto Area
continued at a moderate pace
during the first half of March,
Toronto Real Estate Board
President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
GTA Resale Housing Down but
Healthy
TORONTO, March 5, 2008 --
President Maureen O'Neill
announced today, Toronto Real
Estate Board Members recorded
6,015 resale home transactions
last month, down 11 per cent in
the Greater Toronto Area overall
, 14 per cent in the City of
Toronto and 9 per cent in the
905 suburbs compared to February
2007.
See details.
Toronto Real Estate Board
REALTORS® Offer Scholarships
TORONTO, February 28, 2008
-- As graduating high school
students throughout the Greater
Toronto Area plan the next step
in their educational careers
this spring, Toronto Real Estate
Board REALTORS® will help set
two promising young people along
their chosen paths.
See details.
Toronto Real Estate Board
reports sales near 3,000 at
mid-month
TORONTO, February 20, 2008
-- Resale home transactions in
the Greater Toronto Area
declined in the first two weeks
of February, Toronto Real Estate
Board President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
GTA Resale Housing Market Solid
in January
TORONTO, February 5, 2008
-- January's Greater Toronto
Area resale housing market came
within two per cent of a record
performance for the month,
Toronto Real Estate Board
President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
As Toronto Land Transfer Tax
Takes Effect, REALTORS¨ Call On
City to Give Homebuyers a Break
TORONTO, February 4, 2008
-- With the City of Toronto's
new land transfer tax coming
into effect last week, even as
City Council considers a
property tax increase, Toronto's
REALTORS¨ are calling for City
Council to give homebuyers a
break.
See details.
City Budget Can Send Important
Message to Homebuyers: Toronto
REALTORS¨
TORONTO, January 28, 2008
-- In light of the upcoming
implementation of the City of
Toronto Land Transfer Tax,
Toronto's REALTORS¨ believe that
City Council can send an
important message to homebuyers
by keeping property taxes down
in the City's 2008 Operating
Budget.
See details.
Bright Start
to the New Year
TORONTO, January 17, 2008
--The first half of January saw
1,776 resale homes in the
Greater Toronto Area change
hands, an 11 per cent increase
over the same timeframe a year
ago Toronto Real Estate Board
President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
Condo sales
bring 2007 to a strong finish!
TORONTO, January 7, 2008 --
Brisk condo sales in December
brought the 2007 Greater Toronto
Area resale housing market to a
strong finish, Toronto Real
Estate Board President Maureen
O'Neill announced today.
See details.
Two New
Records Set In First Two Weeks
of December!
TORONTO, December 19, 2007
-- The Greater Toronto resale
home market reached two new
heights during the first half of
this month Toronto Real Estate
Board President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
Toronto Real
Estate Board on Track for a
Record-Breaking Year!
TORONTO, December 5, 2007
-- Last month became the best
November on record with 7,313
resale home transactions in the
Greater Toronto Area, Toronto
Real Estate Board President
Maureen O’Neill announced today.
See details.
Best October
ever pushes 2007 toward a strong
finish
TORONTO, November 5, 2007
--Greater Toronto Area resale
housing activity set a new
record for the month of October
TREB President Maureen O’Neill
reported today. With 7,915
transactions, activity was up 10
per cent over the previous best
for the month, set in 2003.
Sales were also up 15 per cent
over last October.
See details.
REALTORS®
Disappointed that Public Opinion
on Land Transfer Tax Ignored
TORONTO, October 24, 2007 --
Toronto's REALTORS® are
concerned about the potential
impact of the City of Toronto's
recently approved second land
transfer tax and disappointed
that the public’s opinion of
this tax was ignored.
See details.
Toronto’s REALTORS® Rally to
Deliver Land Transfer Tax
Message: No Compromise
TORONTO,October 18,2007 --
Joined by various Toronto City
Councillors, hundreds of
REALTORS® rallied together today
to signal their strong
opposition to a second land
transfer tax in any shape or
form. The event, part of the
Toronto Real Estate Board’s
Annual General Meeting, featured
a keynote address by Councillor
Denzil Minnan-Wong, followed by
a panel of City Councillors who
have fought against the proposed
land transfer tax, including
Councillor Minnan-Wong,
Councillor Mike Feldman,
Councillor Case Ootes,
Councillor Mike Del Grande and
Councillor Mike Thompson.
See details.
October
housing activity confirms
consumer confidence in real
estate market
TORONTO,October 18, 2007 --
Resale housing activity
substantially outpaced
mid-October results from a year
ago, Toronto Real Estate Board
President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
Torontonians Opposed to Land
Transfer Tax Despite “Fair
Taxes” Campaign: Public Opinion
Poll
TORONTO, October 15, 2007 --
Even after months of the “Fair
Taxes” campaign by Mayor David
Miller and City Councillors
supporting new taxes, a solid
majority of Torontonians, 62 per
cent, believe that a Toronto
land transfer tax is not a fair
solution to the City’s financial
difficulties. This was among the
key findings of a public opinion
poll released today.
See details.
Toronto Land
Transfer Tax is New Provincial
Government ’s First Test on
Municipal Finances: Toronto
REALTORS®
TORONTO,October 11, 2007 -- With
yesterday ’s election of a new
provincial government,Toronto ’s
REALTORS® are echoing the public
’s expectations for immediate
and adequate provincial
commitments to address City of
Toronto finance issues.
See details.
September Resale Market Shows
Strength
TORONTO, October 3, 2007 --
The Greater Toronto Area resale
housing market continued its
strong, stable pace in September
with 6,866 transactions taking
place, Toronto Real Estate Board
President Maureen O’Neill
announced today.
See details.
Autumn Market Going Strong
TORONTO, September 19, 2007
-- With 3,236 sales so far this
month, re-sale housing activity
has increased 11 per cent as
compared to the first half of
September 2006, Toronto Real
Estate Board President Maureen
O’Neill announced today.
See details.
Fellow Torontonians Support
REALTOR® Efforts Against Land
Transfer Tax
TORONTO, September 19, 2007
-- With both the City’s Budget
Committee meeting and the
provincial party leaders’ first
debate being held tomorrow,
REALTORS®, who are also proud
Torontonians, are encouraged
that a strong majority of their
fellow Torontonians are opposed
to a second land transfer tax
and are calling for fair options
to deal with the City’s
financial situation.
See details.
August sets the stage for a
strong autumn market
TORONTO, September 6, 2007 –
More people in the Greater
Toronto Area bought resale homes
last month than in any August
before, Toronto Real Estate
Board President Donald Bentley
announced today.
See details.
Torontonians deserve
thoughtful and fair approach to
City’s financial challenges:
Toronto REALTORS®
TORONTO,
August 29, 2007 -- In
response to recent City of
Toronto announcements regarding
the City’s fiscal situation,
Toronto’s REALTORS® are calling
on Mayor Miller, City
Councillors and provincial
politicians to consider
thoughtful and fair options
preferred by Torontonians,
instead of just new taxation or
cuts to core services.
See details.
August Prepares to Roar into
Fall Market
TORONTO, August 17, 2007
-- Resale home transactions
reached unprecedented heights in
the first half of August, up 17
per cent from the same period in
2006, Toronto Real Estate Board
President Donald Bentley
announced today.
See details.
Resale market shows strongest
summer performance !
TORONTO, August 3, 2007
-- Last month, the local resale
market was 26 per cent more
active than during the same time
in 2006, recording a July record
8,912 sales, TREB President
Donald Bentley announced today.
See details.
One Hot Summer!
TORONTO, July 18,
2007 -- July has started
swiftly, with 3,947 sales to
date, TREB President Donald
Bentley announced today. This
mid-month total is up 21 per
cent over last July's 3,251
sales. "While it is too early to
speak of a July record
(currently the record is 8,084
sales recorded in 2003), this
month should certainly end as
one of our best summer
performances," said Mr. Bentley.
See details.
Deferral of Land Transfer Tax
Decision is Opportunity for
Sober Second Thought: Toronto
REALTORS®
TORONTO, July 17, 2007
-- Toronto’s REALTORS® are
encouraged that City Council has
decided not to rush into a
decision to double land transfer
taxes, but are continuing to
tell the Mayor and City
Councillors that it is a bad
idea that should stop now.
See details.
TREB public poll – Torontonians
say new taxes should wait for
next election
TORONTO, July 12, 2007
-- TREB and some of its
coalition partners released this
public opinion poll on new city
taxes today to keep the pressure
on. Our
www.NoHomeBuyingTax.com has
been extremely active and emails
from you, your clients and the
public to the mayor and
councillors are in the thousands
and counting. Keep it up!
See details.
REALTORS® launch
WWW.NOHOMEBUYINGTAX.COM so
public can calculate Toronto
home buying tax
TORONTO, July 5, 2007 --
Toronto’s REALTORS® have
launched a web site (www.nohomebuyingtax.com)
to help the public calculate
what the proposed Toronto land
transfer tax will cost them and
to easily allow the public to
let Mayor Miller and City
councillors know what they
think.
“As REALTORS®, it’s our job
to give information to the
public. As soon as we tell them
about the City’s proposal to
charge a second and transfer tax
they ask us what it will cost
them and what they can do to
stop this bad idea. Our new web
site shows them the exact cost
of the tax and allows them to
easily email the Mayor and City
Councillors,” said Donald
Bentley, President of the
Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB).
See details.
