Royal LePage forecasts double-digit home price growth in Canada in 2022

Omicron variant emergence may extend period of unusually strong real estate markets The GTA is the only region where condominium price appreciation is forecast to outpace that of detached homes; prices expected to rise 12.0% year-over-year in 2022 Greater regions of Toronto and Vancouver forecast to see highest aggregate price appreciation at 11.0% and 10.5%, […]

Royal LePage Survey: 79% of real estate professionals would advise their clients to sell this winter rather than wait until spring, as demand continues to outstrip supply

Highlights: 93% of survey respondents in British Columbia said they would advise their clients to sell this winter, rather than wait until spring; the highest in the country, followed by Quebec (87%) Nationally, 82% of those who would recommend selling this winter said the main reason is a lack of housing supply coupled with high […]

Royal LePage’s Q3 2021 House Price Update and Market Forecast

Royal LePage: Canadian home prices soar as persistent supply shortage results in continued seller’s market National aggregate home price increases 21.4% year-over-year  Third quarter highlights: Royal LePage maintains its 2021 forecast, with the national aggregate home price expected to rise 16.0% in Q4, compared to a very strong Q4 2020 Very low inventory pushes potential […]

Alasdair Douglas’ February 2020 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

05Mar  STRONG HOME SALES IN FEBRUARY By KWAR  In Market UpdatesComments KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (March 5, 2020) ––There were 467 residential homes sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® in February, an increase of 36.5 per cent compared to the same month last year, and 15.3 per cent above the previous 10-year […]

Alasdair Douglas’ December 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update & Year In Review.

2019 A STEADFAST YEAR FOR HOME SALES IN KW Sales Dip in December, While Prices Continue to Escalate  KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (Jan 6, 2020) ––There were 5,925 residential homes sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® in 2019, an increase of 1.6 per cent compared to 2018. Contrasted to past years, 2019’s annual sales were 2.3 per cent below the previous 5-year average, and 3 per cent above the previous 10-year average.   On a monthly […]

Alasdair Douglas’ November 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

Thank you for visiting my blog page. Read below for the Kitchener Waterloo Association of Realtors November press release. If you were to be guided by the headline you would think that all properties in the region had experienced a massive gain in price/value. Sadly for sellers and happily for buyers this is not the […]

Alasdair Douglas’ October 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

STRONG HOME SALES CONTINUE IN OCTOBER IN FACE OF LOW INVENTORY KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (November 5, 2019) ––538 residential properties sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in October, an increase of 4.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. Home sales in October included 334 […]

Alasdair Douglas’ July 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

STRONG HOME SALES IN JULY KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (August 6, 2019) ––586 residential properties sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in July, representing an increase of 15.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. Home sales in July included 322 detached (up 16.4 per cent), and 62 condominium apartments (down 6.1 per cent). Sales also included 148 townhouses (up 45.1 per cent) and 42 semi-detached homes (down 22.2 per cent). “Home sales continued their strong momentum from last month,” says […]

Alasdair Douglas’ June 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (July 4, 2019) ––658 residential properties sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in June, representing an increase of 8.8 per cent compared to the same month last year. Home sales in June included 404 detached (up 8.9 per cent), and 50 condominium apartments (down 28.6 […]

Alasdair Douglas’ March 2019 Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Update

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 […]