OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1-3! For Sale! 1186 Caen Avenue in Woodstock. This bright and spacious end unit townhome features an inviting entryway leading to the dinette, well appointed kitchen and great-room featuring a large picture window and walk-out to the fenced rear yard. The main floor also features a two-piece bathroom. Upstairs we have the […]
Most Canadian First-Time Home Buyers Anxious They Will Miss Out Because of an Insufficient Down Payment While Vancouver has higher home prices, first-time home buyers in Montreal are more worriedabout their down payment (58% vs. 60%) First-time home buyers in Toronto had the highest anxiety that theirdown payment would not stretch enough to buy the […]
Sluggish Start to 2019 Provides Silver Lining for First-time Home Buyers in the Country’s Largest Cities National home price growth slowed to 2.7 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019 Home prices in western Canada forecast to decline Price growth in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) remains steady, supported by low inventory Slowdown […]
Number of Home Sales Slide in March KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (April 3, 2019) –– There were 511 residential sales in March through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR), a decrease of 5.7 per cent versus the same month last year, and down 7 per cent compared to the previous […]
FRIGID FEBRUARY HOME SALES KITCHENER‐WATERLOO, ON (Mar 5, 2019) –– There were 343 residential sales in February through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener‐Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR), a decrease of 8.3 per cent compared to February 2018. “The series of winter storms in February not only kept buyers indoors and off […]
JANUARY HOME SALES UP OVER LAST YEAR KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (Feb 4, 2019) –– There were 307 residential sales in January through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR), an increase of 14.6 per centcompared to January 2018. “January was surprisingly busy with an above average number of home sales,” […]
Canadian Home Prices See Healthy Gains in the Fourth Quarter as Market Begins Recovery from the Most Significant Housing Correction in a Decade National home prices rose 4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to previous year Secondary cities outperform larger cities led by Windsor, Kingston, and Moncton Greater Montreal Area continues […]
KITCHENER WATERLOO HOME SALES RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL LEVELS IN 2018 Home Sales Dip in December, While Prices Increase KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (Jan 4, 2019) –– There were 5,823 residential homes sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® in 2018, a decline of 11.1 per cent compared to 2017. […]
Economic, regulatory, and political headwinds to cool home price appreciation across Canada Greater Toronto Area to see home prices increase 1.3% at the end of 2019 Greater Vancouver home prices forecast to increase 0.6% at the end of 2019 Ottawa home prices forecast to increase 2.5% at the end of 2019 Home prices in Alberta […]
Read below for the KWAR’s November press release. NOVEMBER HOME SALES SECOND BEST ON RECORD KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (December 5, 2018) ––Last month a total of 483 residential properties sold in Kitchener-Waterloo and area through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR). Home sales were up 14.2 per cent in […]
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