We’re all hoping that everyone returning home from their March break vacations will all be energized and ready to buy or sell. Families with school-aged kids begin to plan their buying and selling strategies around now because they typically want their moves to coincide with the end of the school year. We all hope to see a surge in new listings in the coming weeks and typically sales and prices tend to peak each year from now until May. Sellers have to be realistic about the type of property they are selling and the price they are hoping to fetch. Bidding wars in certain neighbourhoods are still the norm. A property this week out of our office in the west end received 10 offers and sold for $370,000 over asking!!
Without question the weather Toronto has experienced so far this year with unsightly banks of grey hardened snow and ice, has delayed the market action. The number of new listings and sales are slightly down compared to a year ago, but the good news is the average selling price for The City of Toronto is up 4.2% to $840,211 compared to last February which was $806,494. With March break upon us next week listings will be slim. Most sellers who are planning to list their properties have been instructed to wait until after the school breaks. Hopefully by then we can expect some balmy temperatures to arrive which will bring us the usual spring bounce.