Year-to-date new home sales in the GTA up 25 per cent over 10-year average

Toronto, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The GTA new home market saw another active month in June, bringing the total number of new home sales in the first six months of the year to 25 per cent above the 10-year average, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today.

The total of new home units sold through the first six months of 2021 was 24,060, according to Altus Group*, BILD’s official source for new home market intelligence. Total June new home sales, with 3,860 units sold, were 4 per cent above the 10-year average.

Condominium apartments, including units in low, medium and high-rise buildings, stacked townhouses and loft units, accounted for 2,775 new home sales in June, which was 13 per cent above the 10-year average.

Sales of new single-family homes, including detached, linked, and semi-detached houses and townhouses (excluding stacked townhouses), with 1,085 units sold in June, were 14 per cent below the 10-year average.

“The demand for new homes remains impressive, in particular given the challenges homebuyers have faced in the past year,” said Edward Jegg, Analytics Team Leader, Data Solutions, Altus Group. “New product brought to the market has not kept pace with sales, and as a result, relatively low inventories of product available to purchase continue to exert pressure on prices.”

The benchmark price for new condominium apartments in June was $1,058,366, which was up 5.9 per cent over the last 12 months. The benchmark price for new single-family homes was $1,405,597, which was up 23.1 per cent over the last 12 months.

Total new home remaining inventory was 11,451 units in June. Remaining inventory includes units in preconstruction projects, in projects currently under construction, and in completed buildings.

“The new home market has been a key driver of economic activity through the pandemic, providing jobs and homes for the residents of the GTA,” said Dave Wilkes, BILD President & CEO. “As we look forward, we will be monitoring the continuing strength and speed of economic recovery, the return of typical immigration levels and the possible rise in interest rates, and their impact on the new home market.”

June New Home Sales by Municipality: **

June 2021	Condominium Apartments			Single-family			Total
Region	2021	2020	2019	2021	2020	2019	2021	2020	2019
Durham	221	23	83	375	298	189	596	321	272
Halton	704	66	164	149	278	156	853	344	320
Peel	490	142	500	120	143	225	610	285	725
Toronto	867	408	1,447	15	6	8	882	414	1,455
York	493	99	563	426	461	297	919	560	860
GTA	2,775	738	2,757	1,085	1,186	875	3,860	1,924	3,632

Source: Altus Group

With more than 1,300 member companies, BILD is the voice of the home building, land development and professional renovation industry in the Greater Toronto Area. The building and renovation industry provides more than 230,000 jobs in the region and $26.9 billion in investment value. BILD is proudly affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders' Associations.

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For additional information or to schedule an interview, contact John Provenzano, BILD Media Relations Manager, at JProvenzano@bildgta.ca, (416) 617-7994.

*Altus Group should be credited as BILD’s official source of new home market intelligence.

**Historical data are subject to revisions.

CONTACT: John Provenzano Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) 4166177994 jprovenzano@bildgta.ca