Canadian Real Estate Market Update: March 2011

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Monthly Real Estate Houseing Figures

Locally the real estate market in Etobicoke is very healthy, in the first two weeks of March Realtors have reported 4,138 sales, this is a 5% decrease compared to the first two weeks in March 2010. New listings have also dipped down 15% compared to the same period in 2010.

These decreases have not affected the Etobicoke real estate market at all. As jobs and incomes keep on a growing, households still have the confidence in thier ability to pay for a home.

Due to very tight inventory in Etobicoke, . Buyers have had to deal with upward pressure on the average selling price. Jason Mercer TREB's Senior Manager of Market Analysis expects growth to be in the 3% to 5% range for 2011.

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