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Toronto commercial real estate report

In April, Toronto real estate board commercial members reported 1,155,944 square feet of leased space, up 148 per cent over the 466, 837 square feet of leased space recorded during April 2009, Commercial Council Chair Garry Lander announced today. “The above average rates of economic growth experienced over the past two quarters has benefitted the GTA commercial real estate market. Both goods producing and services producing sectors have rebounded strongly, resulting in steady employment growth,” Mr. Lander said. “April’s leased space figure, the best monthly result for 2010, points to the fact that GTA businesses are confident that growth will continue and are acquiring the necessary space.” Industrial space in all size categories leased for an average of $4.79 per square foot net (sfn) compared to $5.43/sfn recorded in April 2009. Commercial space leased for an average of $12.34/sfn compared to $14.22 for the same month last year. The average lease rate for office space was $12.78/ sfn compared $12.12/sfn last year.

Toronto real estate board commercial members reported 58 sales of IC&I properties in April, including 23 industrial buildings of all size categories with an average selling price of $53.66 per square foot. Non-MLS sources provided an average selling price of $52.90 per square foot for the same time period.

GTA real estate agents report Mid-April resale market figures

Greater Toronto Area real estate agents reported 4,601 sales through the Multiple Listing Service during the first two weeks of April.This represented a 25 per cent increase compared to the 3,681 sales recorded during the same period in 2009. New listings increased by 48 per cent annually to 9,512.

“The fact that annual growth in new listings outstripped growth in sales suggests that the GTA existing home market is becoming better supplied,” said Toronto Real Estate Board President Tom Lebour. “Home owners are reacting to strong sales and price growth by listing their homes in greater numbers. They are confident they will receive offers in line with their asking price.”

The average price for April mid-month transactions was $430,271 – up 12 per cent compared to the average of $383,361 recorded during the first 14 days of April 2009. “The average annual rate of price increase has declined and we are shortly going to see a return to sustainable single-digit rates of growth,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis. “As home buyers experience more choice in the marketplace, there will be less upward pressure on the average selling price in the GTA.”

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