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Even with interest rates due to ease up later this year, people have still been extremely hesitant to purchase real estate in Toronto — especially ...

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Awesome, now prices will fall, right?

But, given that prices for homes in the city failed to budge very significantly even with such dismal sales volumes last year, perhaps it is naive to hope for such good news for would-be condo buyers, even if the market is pointing in that direction.

Oh.

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Prices won't change overnight, even a year is pretty fast. These are large assets and most sellers would rather wait a bit than risk selling in a short stall. Some sellers are also very emotional and think they know what it is worth.

But if the supply is increasing the prices should start to drop.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Unoccupied real estate should get taxed proportionally with the time they've been unoccupied, to put pressure on the owners to either sell for less or rent for less. Sitting on empty real estate is a huge waste of resources, and should never be the economically optimal choice.

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