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Real Estate: The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 8, 2006 - 21 10% increase in housing market for January over 2005 stats During the first month of the year the resale hous ing m arket was ten per cent more active than it was in January 2005, Toronto Real Estate Board President John Meehan announced today. The 4,587 transactions during the m onth of January also made it the second-best January ever recorded. "Overall, this is a very encouraging performance for this time of year. Last year finished as a record, so to be ahead of that pace early on shows that the market has a lot of stability heading into the busier spring months," Mr. Meehan said. Some specific neigh bourhoods that performed strongly in 2005 continued to perform well in January, demonstrating high levels of activity in comparison to January of last year. These included: In the Junction / High Park area of Toronto, 55 per cent more overall transactions took place during the m onth than did in January of the year before. Detached homes were the most popular housing type in Willowdale, as the area showed 68 per cent more overall transactions than in January 2005. In Markham South, link homes represented half of all transactions as the area showed 32 per cent more overall activity compared to a year ago. According to Jason Mercer, CMHC's Senior Market Analyst for the Greater Toronto Area, January results were in line with forecasts for 2006. "Existing home sales will rem ain near record levels this year. Steady em ploym ent growth, inmigration and low borrow ing costs will continue to fuel strong ownership demand going forward," Mr. Mercer said. "Consumers have a lot of reasons to be confident of a healthy market in 2006," Mr. Meehan said. "It's very early yet, but strong figures to start off the year can set the tone for the ensuing months. It's a very good time to be in the m ar ket." Toronto REALTORS are passionate about their work. They adhere to a strict code of ethics and share a stateof-the-art Multiple Listing Service. Its 18,073 listings resulted in January's 4,587 sales. Serving over 23,000 Members in the Greater Toronto Area, the Toronto Real Estate Board is Canada's largest real estate board. Kris Saric ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP. 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