If you’ve been following real estate news for the past few months, then you already know about the gravity-defying powers of the Toronto real estate market. Let us continue to wow you with 6 unbelievable facts about Toronto’s Real Estate Market below!
Skyrocketing Home Prices
Okay, this may not be new for you but do you know that the average price for a detached home in Toronto is now well above the $1.2 million mark? At an actual average price of $1.285 million, Toronto homes are now priced at 15.2% more than what they cost just a year ago.
As for the average home price (not just detached ones), it is now at $782,051 – a figure that is still likely to increase over the next few years because of high real estate demand, low supply, increasing interest from foreign buyers, and low bank interest rates.
Migration Boom
An estimate of about 2,800,000 new residents will call GTA their home in the next 25 years according to the Ontario Government. This means that by 2041, the region will be home to about 9.5 individuals, a 43% increase from the current population.
This Toronto migration boom is not just because of the influx of foreigners but is also because of the increasing number of Canadians who are now eyeing Toronto as their future home.
Real Estate Profitability
When it comes to gauging real estate profitability, cap rates are one of the major factors. It is the number that measures the return on investment if a landlord decides to rent out property. It is the annual return after all operating expenses such as maintenance and property taxes have been paid but before profit taxes are deducted. Isn’t it surprising that there isn’t much left over once the investor pays their profit taxes and mortgage interest?
20 Years to Pay
Numbeo says that a renter of an average property in Toronto’s downtown will take about 20.36 years to be able to pay the rented property’s market value. Considering that prices can get even higher outside the centre of the city, this is surprising indeed!
Numbeo is a website that measures prices of homes in various cities all over the world.
$25 Billion in Loans
Canada’s largest subprime mortgage lender, Home Capital Group Inc. has $25,222,523 worth of outstanding loans. About 90% of these loans are by people living around or in Toronto.
11 Homes per 1,000 Individuals
A recent report from the Royal Bank shared that for every 1,000 Toronto citizens, 11 housing units are being currently constructed. The report also shared that more than 4.5 per 1,000 people is considered high-risk zone.
At current time, the Toronto Real Estate Market is still hotter than ever, with prices still going up and showing no signs of slowing down in the near future.
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