{"id":922800,"date":"2026-10-06T13:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/922800\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:16:15","slug":"greater-toronto-home-sales-in-september-down-from-year-ago-average-price-also-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/922800\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Toronto home sales in September down from year ago, average price also lower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/0cd5cf269d92b6b2588a7bf0ec384e9cf53e2d98840a6e553b0203ae01cb9a25\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcp_finance_889%2Ffee171b2a943fc0d68f24d689bf44fb5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"641\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> A west-end Toronto home for sale is shown in a July 15, 2023 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Graeme Roy &#8211; The Canadian Press           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">TORONTO \u2014 Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area in September were down nine per cent compared with a year ago as the average price also edged lower.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales totalled 5,040 in September, down from 5,540 in September 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The result came as the average selling price for the month was $1,006,409, down from $1,060,036 a year earlier.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The composite benchmark price, meant to represent the typical home, was down 4.7 per cent year-over-year in September.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The board says homebuyers were in a holding pattern in September, as uncertainty surrounding the economy, inflation and borrowing costs weighed on sales.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">New listings in September totalled 16,500, down by 14.4 per cent year-over-year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Canadian Press  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A west-end Toronto home for sale is shown in a July 15, 2023 file photo. 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