Toronto’s Housing: Up in the Clouds

High Rise Buildings Under Construction in North America (Top 5 cities) 132 88 86 17 16 Toronto Mexico City New York Chicago Miami = 8 units Home Price Trends in North America Toronto New York 500 600 400 500 300 400 200 300 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1000 400 San Francisco Miami 350 800 300 250 600 200 400 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 150 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Sources: Construction Data: emporis.com/ Sept. 2011 data Home Prices - USA: National Association of Realtors, Washington D.C Home Prices - Toronto: CREA Illustration: Manya Gupta Median prices of existing single-family homes were considered to show the trends for New York, San Francisco and Miami. Average prices of existing single-family homes was considered to show the trend for Toronto. BEE