
All of my followers have probably heard that the Greater Toronto Area real estate market sometimes shows absolutely diametrically opposite results. For example, while uncontrollable growth is observed in a certain type of houses in one of the (micro) districts of Toronto, in the same district we can see a very serious drop in prices.
Take, for example, a luxurious five-bedroom house in the city of Vaughan, which was sold at the beginning of April with a loss of $860,000 after spending 210 days on the market. Located at 47 Grand Vellore Crescent, this sizable house has seven bathrooms, over 740 square meters of living space, 16 parking spaces, professional landscaping, and a huge area. This luxury property was initially sold for $4.28 million in December 2021 and was put on the market again for $4.68 million (April 2023). After the house spent just over four months on the market, it was listed again for sale (with huge losses) at $3.68 million in September 2023. Again, the house failed to attract buyers and stayed on the market for several more months. Eventually, this house was sold for $3.42 million in April 2024 - $860,000 less than it was originally sold two and a half years ago. Throughout 2024, there have been several similar cases of real estate sales with significant losses. Last month, a house in the affluent LaSalle area in Burlington was sold for $700,000 less than it was bought just two years ago. In another case, a 9,400 square foot house in the St. Andrew-Windfields area in North York dropped its price by $2.5 million after two unsuccessful sales attempts. Despite these cases, a report by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), published at the beginning of this month, showed that tighter market conditions in the GTA are likely to lead to a price increase in more affordable real estate. But whatever happens, remember, I, Andrey Lipatov, am ALWAYS on your side and will defend the interests of my clients... tel.905-909-8888

