> GTA AND BEYOND

The average price of a detached home as of May 2015: Kitchener-Waterloo: $390,704 (up 1.1 per cent from May 2014) Hamilton*: $400,893 (11.3 per cent) Burlington: $709,719 (19 per cent) Barrie: $381,520 (6.5 per cent) Oshawa: $398,582 (21 per cent) Orangeville: $428,918 (2.9 per cent) Clarington**: $427,331 (14.8 per cent)

Note: Some extreme price growth, such as Oshawa’s, is exaggerated in the monthly statistics by construction and sale of higher-end homes. If those are factored out, Oshawa’s growth is closer to 8 per cent. *Hamilton includes Dundas, Ancaster, Stoney Creek etc. ** Clarington includes Bowmanville, Courtice, Newcastle and Orono.