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GTA Home Sales Fell 7.9% in October Amid Economic Uncertainty

The average home price also saw a year-over-year decrease as new listings dropped.

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Published
Home sales dropped last month as the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says buyers are hesitating to step into the market due to uncertainty with inflation and the economy. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

What this story says

  • Greater Toronto Area home sales dropped 7.9% in October from a year earlier.
  • The average selling price for a GTA home in October was $1,024,108.
  • New listings were down 11.9% and active listings fell 10% year-over-year.
  • Economic uncertainty, inflation, and borrowing costs were cited as reasons for buyer hesitation.

Who covered it

Left 58%(7)Centre 34%(4)Right 8%(1)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

48/100

Craft

60/100

Hype

41/100

15 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

Only 1 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) decreased by 7.9% in October compared to the same month in the previous year. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) reported that uncertainty surrounding inflation, borrowing costs, and the broader economy led many potential buyers to remain on the sidelines. In October, 5,603 homes were sold, a 1.2% increase from September on a seasonally adjusted basis.

The average selling price for a home in the GTA during October was $1,024,108. This figure represents a 2.7% decrease from the previous year. The composite benchmark price, which aims to reflect a typical home, was down 4.3% year-over-year. New listings in October saw a significant drop of 11.9% compared to the prior year, and active listings fell by 10% from October 2025, leaving a total inventory of 25,098 homes for sale.

Disagreement on Monthly Sales Trend

While most reports indicate a year-over-year decline in October home sales, BizToc and WTVB reported that GTA home sales rose for the first time in three months in October. WTVB attributed this rise to lower selling prices offsetting increased borrowing costs to support affordability.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention the specific benchmark price figure of $916,400 reported by the Financial Post. The right-rated digest does not mention the 1.2% increase in sales from September on a seasonally adjusted basis, nor does it quote TRREB president Daniel Steinfeld.

Tags:#RealEstate#GTAHousing#EconomicUncertainty#InterestRates#HousingMarket

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 4 Nov 2026, 12:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

7 rated outlets

  • Seven left-rated reports led with the drop in Greater Toronto Area home sales in October, citing the real estate board's figures. These reports highlighted the 7.9% year-over-year decrease in sales and attributed the trend to buyer hesitation caused by economic uncertainty, inflation, and borrowing costs. They also reported the average selling price of $1,024,108 and the decline in new and active listings. CBC News, which provided a full report, also mentioned that sales rose 1.2% from September on a seasonally adjusted basis and quoted TRREB president Daniel Steinfeld on residents watching trade negotiations and Middle East conflict to ease concerns.

Centre

4 rated outlets

  • Three centre-rated reports focused on the year-over-year decrease in Greater Toronto Area home sales for October. They stated that sales were down nearly 8% and that economic uncertainty, inflation, and borrowing costs kept buyers on the sidelines. These reports also noted the decline in new listings. WTVB, one of the centre-rated outlets, also reported that sales rose for the first time in three months in October, with lower selling prices offsetting increased borrowing costs.

Right

1 rated outlet

  • The single right-rated report stated that Toronto home sales fell 7.9% in October from a year earlier and that the benchmark home price declined 4.3% to $916,400. The headline indicated a continuation of monthly declines year-over-year.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover GTA Home Sales Fell 7.9% in October Amid Economic Uncertainty?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 58% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 8% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is GTA Home Sales Fell 7.9% in October Amid Economic Uncertainty left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 58% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 8% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of GTA Home Sales Fell 7.9% in October Amid Economic Uncertainty biased?
GTA Home Sales Fell 7.9% in October Amid Economic Uncertainty is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting GTA Home Sales Fell 7.9% in October Amid Economic Uncertainty?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered GTA Home Sales Fell 7.9% in October Amid Economic Uncertainty?
15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
How much did GTA home sales fall in October?
Greater Toronto Area home sales dropped by 7.9% in October compared to the same month a year prior. This decrease was attributed to economic uncertainty, inflation, and borrowing costs, which reportedly kept potential buyers hesitant.
What was the average selling price of a home in the GTA in October?
The average selling price for a home in the Greater Toronto Area in October was $1,024,108. This represented a year-over-year decrease of 2.7%.
Were there more or fewer homes listed in October?
New listings in the GTA in October were down 11.9% from the previous year. Active listings also fell by 10% compared to October 2025, indicating a decrease in overall housing inventory.

Read it at the source

15 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

7

Centre

4

Right

1

Not rated

3

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