A detached house in Toronto sold for less than $700K. Here is why
The 776-square-foot detached home, that is less than four metres wide, located on Sammon Avenue in East York was initially listed at $529,900.
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A detached house recently sold for less than $700,000 in Toronto's East York neighbourhood. Of course, there was one small catch - the home spanned just 776 square-feet and was less than four metres wide. Here is a look inside the unique property located on Sammon Avenue in East York (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
801 Sammon Ave., East York The property boasts two bedrooms and one bathroom, a full backyard and front pad parking. (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
801 Sammon Ave., East York Leslie Scott, the Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd. realtor who represented the seller of the property, says this home is a 10-minute walk away from the subway and was an ideal purchase for first-time home buyers.
“There are not many two-bedroom properties that are detached in that neighbourhood,” Scott said. (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
Price was set intentionally low, Scott says Scott explained she intentionally set the price low for the Sammon Avenue home with a listing price of $529,000.
“My personal belief, when I had first suggested this to my seller was, ‘I think there’s going to be a big pent up pool of buyers out there just waiting to buy,’” Scott said. “That, in fact, was the case.” (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
There was a lot of interest in the home Scott said there were about eight offers put down on the home but noted there were a lot of interested buyers who did not come forward.
“I’ve been a realtor since 1987 but in Toronto for over 20 years,” Scott said. “I had 6,500 views on the Realtor.ca listing. I’ve never had that many ever.” (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
How many showings were there? There were about 40 showings for the property, according to Scott, something she adds is truly quite an exception for the way the current market is.
“It was definitely a price-point thing,” Scott said. (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
How much did it sell for? Even though the property was listed intentionally low, the home still sold well-above asking, Scott noted, going for a price of around $675,000.
“Actually, of note, we did not take the highest offer in price—we took the best offer, which ended up being the most qualified buyer and the quality of real estate agent and the offer we received. So, it was indeed one of those stories that price was not always the best offer.” (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
Home sales dropped 11.2 per cent in the GTA The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) noted there were 62,433 home sales throughout the region in 2025, a double-digit drop from 2024.
The Sammon Avenue property accounted for one of the 3,697 home sales this past December, which the TRREB notes were down 8.9 per cent from the same time in 2024. (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
Average home prices were also down The TRREB says the annual average selling price in 2025 was $1,067,968, which is down 4.7 per cent compared to 2024. As for detached homes specifically, they averaged around $1.498 million by the end of last year. In the east Toronto region, the average price was $887,355, according to TRREB’s data, making the Sammon Avenue property a steal in comparison. (Leslie Scott/Remax Hallmark Realty Ltd.)
