Toronto Central market report · October 2024
Toronto Central housing market: October 2024
Toronto Central housing market in October 2024: $1,292,248 average sale price (up 3.7% year over year), 1,168 homes sold, 4.7 months of supply — a buyer's market. Figures from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.
What happened in Toronto Central in October 2024
Toronto Central recorded 1,168 sales in October 2024, 38.1% more than the same month a year earlier. Sellers brought 3,104 new listings to market, leaving 5,657 properties in inventory — 21.6% more than a year ago. At the month's pace of sales that is 4.7 months of supply, which puts Toronto Central in a buyer's market. 34% of the month's new listings sold.
The average sale price across all property types was $1,292,248, up 3.7% year over year and up 6.6% on the month. Detached homes averaged $2,742,629 against $777,009 for condo apartments — the gap that decides which side of the $1.5 million insured-financing cap a purchase here falls on.
The two years to October 2024
By property type
| Type | Average sale price | YoY | Sold | New listings | Inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $2,742,629 | -2.1% | 253 | 604 | 983 |
| Semi-detached | $1,620,140 | -6.2% | 77 | 161 | 192 |
| Row / townhouse | $1,469,847 | -11.3% | 41 | 80 | 98 |
| Apartment | $777,009 | -0.9% | 734 | 2,084 | 4,080 |
| All types | $1,292,248 | +3.7% | 1,168 | 3,104 | 5,657 |
Source: the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, Toronto Central, October 2024.
What this means if you're buying in Toronto Central
Market conditions shape the negotiation; your income, debts and the stress test decide what you can actually borrow. Central is where the $1.5 million cap bites hardest: detached houses in these districts typically trade well above it, so 20% down is the floor, insurance is unavailable, and fewer lenders will look at the file. On the condo side the recurring problem is pre-construction closings — a lender lends against the lesser of price and appraised value, and where a 2021 or 2022 purchase appraises below its contract price today, the shortfall has to be covered in cash. If you have a closing coming, get it looked at months ahead, not weeks.
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