The Housing Contradiction
Are they heading up, are they bound to fall, or will they remain stable? Those are the million-dollar questions, we're talking about housing prices.
Are they heading up, are they bound to fall, or will they remain stable? Those are the million-dollar questions, we're talking about housing prices.
Another happy customer! We were first contacted by Linda, she was frustrated that her home had not sold and had been on the market for a total of 113 days with no offers!
4,444 sales were done during the first two weeks of April. The number of new listings went down by 21 per cent in a year-over-year comparison.
According to the current Royal LePage House Price Survey, the average price of a Canadian home went up by between 3.5 and 4.3 per cent, respectively.
Congratulations to Nathan Wilson (age 6) - winner of our Easter colouring contest!
The seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts was 188,800 units last March, up from 183,700 units in February 2011.
We cannot help you to improve your analytic skills or intuition, but we can help you to get the right data. Visit the Toronto Real Estate Statistics Database.
9,262 transactions through the TorontoMLS® system were recorded by Greater Toronto REALTORS®, which is the second best March result ever
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released a report showing positive housing starts numbers in the Greater Toronto Area.
Last week, home price indexes for January were released for both the U.S. and Canada. Both home price indexes were set at 100 in January 2000.
Foreign buyers from Europe and China have been driving the Canadian resale market up recently, as their multimillion bidding wars push prices higher.
The Canadian real estate market continued its slowdown in February as home sales dropped 1.6 per cent from the previous month.
TREB has published market data for the first two weeks of March 2011. 4,138 home sales were reported during the first half of the month.
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Ontario has recorded three months of consecutive growth, as housing starts grew by 29% in February, hitting 62,000 units.
The BlackCreek Summer Music Festival will launch its inaugural season at the Rexall Centre. The festival kicks off June 4 and runs 14 weeks.
TREB (Toronto Real Estate Board) published its regular market report for the last month. So how did the market do in February?
According to RBC’s February report, owning a home in Canada became slightly more affordable at the end of 2010.
Canadian commercial real estate investment bounced back in 2010 at 11.1 per cent, which is the market’s best performance in the last few years.
After raising the rate up to 1% from last June’s record low level of 0.25%, it is expected to raise the rate again in May.
Three Canadian cities ranked in the top 10 of the "Most Livable Cities in the World" survey prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Tighter rules, which should prevent a US-style housing bubble in Canada, are about to take effect in the middle of March.
The January increase in new housing starts was based on higher activity in the rural segment; other housing segments recorded slight decreases
Although not being as good as the record numbers reported in January 2010, the residential resale housing market maintained a steady pace with 4,337 transactions
Our client Alex bought her first condo a few years ago. After getting married and buying a fabulous home in Little Italy it was time to sell.
Two days ago, the online retail giant Amazon.ca presented a list of the 20 most romantic Canadian cities. And guess what; Toronto didn't make it to the list!
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released a new report discussing the rate of housing starts and resales in the GTA in 2010.
Living in a condo or is different experience, than living in a house, both suit different kind of personalities. Who are the typical people, living in a condo?
NHL All Star Game! We are all very excited about this coming weekends game but upset that Crosbie will not be playing.
Some people have different visions of buildings. Very different! Let me introduce you 7 + 1 Most Bizarre Buildings on Earth.
Household hazardous waste items contain toxic ingredients and should be used and disposed of with caution. Do not put them in the garbage.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is changing the maximum length of most mortgages to 30 years from 35 years.
All of us here at the JKT are feeling blessed as well reflect on last year, and quite excited about the year ahead.
Does it make sense to get out of your mortgage that is at a "prime +" rate? Answered by mortgage broker David Plaxton.
New home construction starts in December 2010 were at the level of 171,500 units, going down by 13.5% from 198,200 units measured in November 2010.
4,395 existing home sales for December were reported by Greater Toronto realtors. That concludes this year's sales and makes the total for 2010; 86,170.
The new home market in the Greater Toronto Area jumped in November as 4,605 new home constructions began, according to the data recently released by the CMHC.
The Santuary is a healthy or wealthy community that is embodied for the poor. It is open to all belief systems and all ethnic backgrounds.
Mo needed more room for her small business, and to accommodate the group activities that she has once a month at her home.
Did you think about Feng-Shuei? Maybe Christmas time it's time, when you can try to apply this philosophy in your home.
CMHC informs - Canadian seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was going up again in November, all thanks to Toronto.
November results for GTA area release by Toronto Real Estate Board confirmed activity decline on monthly basis. Annual results remain one of the best.
As you know we love to support many independant artists - this show coming up in Roncesvalles sounds like a wonderful opportunity.
When you look at the average price - it is still going up! Sales down, average price up - is this a strange market? Well, there is explanation.
Well, it is my favourite month again. Once a year it rolls around just like clockwork :) Lots of exciting news with the JKT.