{"id":10488,"date":"2019-01-09T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/news\/?p=10488"},"modified":"2022-08-31T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T18:01:36","slug":"stale-report-january-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/stale-report-january-2019","title":{"rendered":"Stale Report: Watch out listings sitting on the market going into 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stagnant listings in some of Toronto&#8217;s most affluent neighbourhoods contributed to a resolutely stale single-family home market at the end of 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of New Year&#8217;s Eve, 77% of single-family homes on the Toronto Real Estate Board has been listed for 30 days or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posh postal codes contributed significantly to the city&#8217;s high stale count: St. Andrew-Windfields, Willowdale East, Bridle Path-Sunnybrook York Mills, Bayview Village and Bedford Park-Nortown were among the top 10 neighbourhoods with the stalest listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-1vjaC\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important;\" src=\"\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/1vjaC\/2\/\" height=\"226\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">if(\"undefined\"==typeof window.datawrapper)window.datawrapper={};window.datawrapper[\"1vjaC\"]={},window.datawrapper[\"1vjaC\"].embedDeltas={\"100\":306.02083400000004,\"200\":252.020834,\"300\":226.020834,\"400\":226.020834,\"500\":226.020834,\"700\":226.020834,\"800\":226.020834,\"900\":226.020834,\"1000\":226.020834},window.datawrapper[\"1vjaC\"].iframe=document.getElementById(\"datawrapper-chart-1vjaC\"),window.datawrapper[\"1vjaC\"].iframe.style.height=window.datawrapper[\"1vjaC\"].embedDeltas[Math.min(1e3,Math.max(100*Math.floor(window.datawrapper[\"1vjaC\"].iframe.offsetWidth\/100),100))]+\"px\",window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(\"undefined\"!=typeof a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var b in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])if(\"1vjaC\"==b)window.datawrapper[\"1vjaC\"].iframe.style.height=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][b]+\"px\"});<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Condominium sales also appeared to slow in the downtown core, with 62% of all condo listings having been on the market for 30 days or more. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Condo-dense neighbourhoods along the Waterfront, in Mimico as well as the Bay and Yonge-Church corridors had the highest number of stale TREB listings.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-BIiYn\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important;\" src=\"\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/BIiYn\/6\/\" height=\"226\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">if(\"undefined\"==typeof window.datawrapper)window.datawrapper={};window.datawrapper[\"BIiYn\"]={},window.datawrapper[\"BIiYn\"].embedDeltas={\"100\":252.020834,\"200\":226.020834,\"300\":226.020834,\"400\":226.020834,\"500\":226.020834,\"700\":226.020834,\"800\":226.020834,\"900\":226.020834,\"1000\":226.020834},window.datawrapper[\"BIiYn\"].iframe=document.getElementById(\"datawrapper-chart-BIiYn\"),window.datawrapper[\"BIiYn\"].iframe.style.height=window.datawrapper[\"BIiYn\"].embedDeltas[Math.min(1e3,Math.max(100*Math.floor(window.datawrapper[\"BIiYn\"].iframe.offsetWidth\/100),100))]+\"px\",window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(\"undefined\"!=typeof a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var b in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])if(\"BIiYn\"==b)window.datawrapper[\"BIiYn\"].iframe.style.height=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][b]+\"px\"});<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The median days on market (the number of days a listing is publicly for sale on the Multiple Listing Service) for stale single-family dwellings in Toronto was 61 days in December 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The median days that stale condominium listings were on the market in December was 54 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What neighbourhoods have stale listings?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Comparing stale listings between neighbourhoods can be tricky. As with any city, Toronto has certain areas that simply see more real estate activity than others. To account for this, Zolo has produced two different rankings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Relative Ranking looks at neighbourhoods that have the highest percentage of stale listings relative to fresh ones.<\/li><li>Weighted Ranking first sorts by most listings in a given neighbourhood, then by relative stale listings.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stalest neighbourhoods for single-family homes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Single-family homes in the city&#8217;s north end lingered on TREB leading up to the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going by Relative Stale Ranking, 20 Toronto neighbourhoods failed to add a single new listing in the month of December, meaning their listings were 100% stale. Of those, Leaside, Niagara, Weston-Pellam Park and Woodbine-Lumsden had the most listings that were stale going into 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using a Weighted Ranking, Toronto\u2019s St. Andrew-Windfields, Willowdale East, Newtonbrook East, Bayview Village and, Bedford Park-Nortown neighbourhoods had the most listings that were stale.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out how all Toronto neighbourhoods ranked below, based on December 2018 data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-G7BzF\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important;\" src=\"\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/G7BzF\/2\/\" height=\"531\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">if(\"undefined\"==typeof window.datawrapper)window.datawrapper={};window.datawrapper[\"G7BzF\"]={},window.datawrapper[\"G7BzF\"].embedDeltas={\"100\":664.020834,\"200\":584.020834,\"300\":557.020834,\"400\":557.020834,\"500\":531.020834,\"700\":531.020834,\"800\":531.020834,\"900\":531.020834,\"1000\":531.020834},window.datawrapper[\"G7BzF\"].iframe=document.getElementById(\"datawrapper-chart-G7BzF\"),window.datawrapper[\"G7BzF\"].iframe.style.height=window.datawrapper[\"G7BzF\"].embedDeltas[Math.min(1e3,Math.max(100*Math.floor(window.datawrapper[\"G7BzF\"].iframe.offsetWidth\/100),100))]+\"px\",window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(\"undefined\"!=typeof a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var b in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])if(\"G7BzF\"==b)window.datawrapper[\"G7BzF\"].iframe.style.height=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][b]+\"px\"});<\/script><br>\n<strong>Stalest neighbourhoods condos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, it was the city&#8217;s south end \u2014 stretching east from southern Etobicoke to Broadview and north from Lakeshore to Bloor Street \u2014 that had the most condo listings heading into 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with single-family homes, roughly 20 Toronto neighbourhoods had 100% stale listings when using Relative Ranking. St. Andrew-Windfields, Rosedale-Moore Park, Cabbagetown-South St. James Town, Forest Hill South and Rouge E11 ended the 2018 year with the most listings that were stale.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a Weighted Stale Ranking placed Toronto\u2019s Waterfront Communities C1, Mimico, Willowdale East, Bay Street Corridor and Church-Yonge Corridor neighbourhoods had the highest level of stale listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-b6h85\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important;\" src=\"\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/b6h85\/7\/\" height=\"531\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">if(\"undefined\"==typeof window.datawrapper)window.datawrapper={};window.datawrapper[\"b6h85\"]={},window.datawrapper[\"b6h85\"].embedDeltas={\"100\":611.020834,\"200\":557.020834,\"300\":557.020834,\"400\":531.020834,\"500\":531.020834,\"700\":531.020834,\"800\":531.020834,\"900\":531.020834,\"1000\":531.020834},window.datawrapper[\"b6h85\"].iframe=document.getElementById(\"datawrapper-chart-b6h85\"),window.datawrapper[\"b6h85\"].iframe.style.height=window.datawrapper[\"b6h85\"].embedDeltas[Math.min(1e3,Math.max(100*Math.floor(window.datawrapper[\"b6h85\"].iframe.offsetWidth\/100),100))]+\"px\",window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(\"undefined\"!=typeof a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var b in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])if(\"b6h85\"==b)window.datawrapper[\"b6h85\"].iframe.style.height=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][b]+\"px\"});<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stale Listings by Days-On-Market (DOM)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Single-Family Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The median DOM for stale single-family dwellings in Toronto, of which there 1113 listed on the market at the end of December, was 61 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The single-family&nbsp;home with the largest DOM continues to be 5-bedroom, 10-bathroom Bridle Path home that\u2019s been on the market for roughly 600 days and is currently listed at $15 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Condos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of 998 stale listings, the median days that stale condominium listings are on the market is 54 days. The listing that has been on the market the longest continues to be a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom condominium in Mimico.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stale Listings by Price<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Single Family Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of 1113 stale single-family home listings, the median price was roughly $1.4 million \u2014 more than double that of stale condo listings. The priciest property at the end of the year was a 9-bedroom, 14-bathroom home on the Bridle Path listed for $39.5 million.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Condos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of 1003 stale listings, the median price of stale listings in Toronto is $646,500. The most expensive listing is a 2-story luxury condo apartment with 4 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms in the Annex, listed at $28,750,000.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Going forward into 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this report does not factor in re-lists by sellers under a different MLS number, we know that this is one tactic that Realtors and sellers will use to try and refresh a stale listing. As a result, buyers will need to be diligent. If you&#8217;re interested in a specific property, make sure you ask your Realtor for an MLS history for the address. Ask to see all activity for the last year or two. This should help capture the relists and relaunches used to help refresh a property.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>METHODOLOGY<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/\">Zolo News<\/a> analyzed approximately 3,000 single-family home and condominium properties that were listed on MLS as of December 31, 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report focuses on stale listings, real estate lingo for properties listed for sale that failed to sell within a certain period of time. &nbsp;For our purposes, we consider a listing to be stale if it has sat on the market for 31 days or longer (a period of time also known as \u201cDOM\u201d or \u201cDays on Market\u201d). This 30-day mark is considered the industry and historical standard for the general average amount of time a listing will sit on the market before selling to a new buyer. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why look at stale listings? Because it\u2019s a great way to assess the relative health of a market.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A \u201cfresher\u201d market favours sellers, indicating market demand.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A \u201cstale\u201d market is better for buyers, affording them more leverage when purchasing homes that have languished on the market.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toronto\u2019s real estate market is a fluid platform with listings constantly being added and removed from the real estate portal. Zolo\u2019s analysis is a snapshot comprised of active residential Freehold and Condominium listings on MLS as of December 31, 2018. Since our list is gathered independently, there can be a slight variation in figures posted in our stale report and the <a href=\"http:\/\/trebhome.com\/\">Toronto Real Estate Board&#8217;s<\/a> monthly Market Watch report.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For single-family homes (otherwise classified as freehold listings), the following property types have been excluded from our analysis: Vacant Land, Other, Store w\/apartment, properties listed at $1 or less.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For condo listings, the following property types have been excluded from our analysis: Parking Space, Locker, Leasehold, Det Condo, Co-Op Apt, Locker, Other, Common Element, Co-Ownership Apartment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This report does not factor in re-lists by sellers under a different MLS number.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest numbers, single-family homes sat on the market, on average, for 61 days while Toronto condos sat on the market for 54 days, on average. 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