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Toronto Home Sales Jump 9.4% in June: What It Means for Buyers, Sellers & Landlords

  The GTA market just posted its strongest month of the year. Here's what the numbers actually mean if you're buying, selling, or renting out property in Ontario. 6,770 GTA home sales, June $1,058,658 Average selling price -5.4% MLS HPI, year-over-year The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) reported 6,770 home sales across the Greater Toronto Area in June 2026, up 9.4% from June 2025 and up 1.4% from May on a seasonally adjusted basis. That's the clearest sign yet that the slow start to 2026 is behind us — at least on the demand side. New listings tell the other half of the story. Only 17,282 new listings hit the market in June, a 12.9% drop from a year earlier, while active listings fell 13.5% year-over-year to 27,329. Buyers have less to choose from than they did last summer, even as more of them are shopping. A Market That's Quietly Tightening The sales-to-new-listings ratio — a key gauge of who holds the upper hand — climbed to about 39.2%, up from 37.2% in ...
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Devastating Earthquake Near Everest Claims 95 Lives

 


Western China was struck by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday morning, near the border with Nepal. The quake, centered in the Tibet region, has tragically claimed at least 95 lives and injured over 130 people. The epicenter was located about 50 miles northeast of Mount Everest causing tremors felt as far away as Kathmandu.

The earthquake has caused significant damage, with 1,000 homes destroyed and rescue efforts complicated by the remote, high-altitude location. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for all-out efforts to rescue survivors and minimize further casualties.

The region continues to experience aftershocks, adding to the challenges faced by rescue teams and local residents. The Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side has been closed, and relief operations are ongoing.

This disaster serves as a stark reminder of the ever-present seismic activity in the Himalayan region, which has seen numerous powerful quakes over the past century.




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