GTA housing prices soar in February, despite new mortgage rules.

The Toronto Real Estate board announced Thursday that February continued to break home sale records across the GTA. The number of transactions this Feb. compared to 2015 was up a whopping 21.1% bringing the Home Price Index up 11.3% over last year. 

There is an obvious shortened supply of houses in the GTA and an increasing demand which will continue to drive prices up. A quote from the Toronto Real Estate Board president Mark McLean recently, "Don't wait to buy, buy and wait". 

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