113 Pine Martin Crescent Sold!

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 2-4 PM. Move in ready 3 bedroom & 2 bathroom home. Backs onto green-space. Open concept main floor with plenty of natural light in the living room from the large windows and in the kitchen from the newly installed sliding door leading to the park-like back yard. The kitchen features […]

Alasdair Douglas’ August 2017 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

Homes sales continue to decline from last years strong numbers. A further sign of buyer fatigue. It is hoped that this lessening of activity will lead to a stabilization of the real estate market bringing confidence back to buyer’s and seller’s. STEADY HOME SALES IN AUGUST KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (September 7, 2017) ––A total of 483 […]

Largest Cohort of Millennials Changing Canadian Real Estate, Despite Constraints of Affordability and Mortgage Regulation

August 17, 2017 ‘Peak Millennials’ (aged 25 to 30) to create strong wave of demand National survey shows while the peak millennial dream to own property is very strong, challenges to homeownership vary across the country The number of 25-30 year olds is set to grow again TORONTO, August 17, 2017 – According to the Royal […]

Alasdair Douglas’ July 2017 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

The volatile Kitchener-Waterloo real estate market continues to slow down. Perhaps Buyer fatigue and reducing Seller expectations SLOWER HOME SALES IN JULY KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (August 3, 2017) ––In July there was a total of 558 residential sales through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR), a decline of 5.1 […]

Royal LePage Housing Survey July 2017

Canada’s Residential Real Estate Market Makes the Move to Moderation in the Second Quarter of 2017 July 13, 2017 With recoveries underway in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, home prices rise in the majority of metropolitan areas nationwide  Greater Toronto Area witnesses temporary slowdown in sales activity as the Ontario Fair Housing Plan takes effect  TORONTO, […]

Alasdair Douglas’ June 2017 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

Real estate reporting and statistics are a funny thing. Whenever there is anything positive to report we will see the headlines using words like “record breaking”, “hot market” and other more extravagant descriptors. When sales are down a little bit we have headlines like the one below, “listings meet buyer demand”. A better headline might […]

Alasdair Douglas’ May 2017 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

Kitchener-Waterloo’s volatile real estate market continues to break records but also continues to put a lot of stress on buyers and sellers. OVER 800 RESIDENTIAL HOME SALES IN MAY SETS A NEW RECORD KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (June 5, 2017) ––There were 816 Residential properties sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association […]

Alasdair Douglas’ March 2017 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

When will it end? March has been another strong month for the Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate market. Continued strong demand from stressed buyers is driving prices to higher and higher levels with the low number of sellers in the marketplace reaping the rewards. Read below for the KWAR’s March press release. MOMENTOUS HOME SALES IN MARCH […]

Alasdair Douglas’ January 2017 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

  Home buyers in Kitchener-Waterloo continue to struggle with low inventory and intense competition for properties while seller’s can’t believe how easy it is to sell their home! Read below for the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors January Press Release. KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (February 2, 2017) ––The number of residential sales in January through the Multiple Listing […]

Royal LePage Housing Survey & 2017 Forecast

Moving Away from the Regional Extremes of Real Estate Feast and Famine January 12, 2017 National home price appreciation experiences significant growth in the fourth quarter of 2016  Greater Vancouver projected to see a home price correction in 2017, while double-digit price appreciation expected to continue in the Greater Toronto Area TORONTO January 12, 2017 – […]