The GTA Real Estate Market in March 2026: A Buyers Waiting Game With a Ticking Clock

Spring is here, and the Greater Toronto Area real estate market is doing something unusual — it is getting quieter right before the season when it is supposed to get loud.

February Numbers Told a Grim Story for Sellers

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board February 2026 report confirmed what agents were feeling on the ground: this market is still searching for its floor. Just 3,868 homes changed hands across the GTA in February — a 6.3 per cent drop from the same month last year. The average selling price landed at $1,008,968, down 7.1 per cent year-over-year.

TRREB president Daniel Steinfeld put it plainly: buyers are waiting. They think prices could go lower, so they are sitting on the sidelines.

The Listings Drought Is the Quiet Crisis Nobody Talking About

While buyers hold off, sellers are pulling back too — creating a supply crunch that could flip the script faster than most expect. New listings dropped to just 10,705 in February, down a staggering 17.7 per cent from a year ago.

• Toronto condos now trading under $400,000 for the first time in years

• Detached homes in the 905 belt still above $1.1M average but under pressure

• New construction about to get a significant injection of demand

Ford HST Bombshell Could Change the New Construction Math

The Ford government announced March 25th it will remove the full 13% HST on new homes valued up to $1 million — effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Maximum savings: $130,000.

My Take: This Is a Patience Market — But Not Forever

What I am seeing is a market in the late stage of a correction, not the beginning of one. The signals that precede a rebound are appearing: listings contracting, affordability inching back, policy catalysts being deployed.

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