Royal LePage CEO urges caution with election promises aimed at stimulating housing demand that lack concrete plans to address supply shortages Housing recovery gains strength with national aggregate price forecast to rise 1.5% during the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to same period in 2018 Price gap between condominiums and houses shrinks as median condo […]
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Can you afford a condo in Canada’s largest cities? Royal LePage reports on price per square foot Greater Toronto Area condo price per square foot increased 9.1% year-over-year to $743 Greater Ottawa condo price per square foot appreciated the fastest among Canada’s largest markets, rising 17.9% year-over-year to $395 Condo price per square foot in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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. […]
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 […]
STRONGER THAN AVERAGE HOME SALES IN OCTOBER KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (November 5, 2018) REALTORS® sold 514 homes through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in October, an increase of 7.8 per cent compared to October of last year. On a year-to-date basis 5,070 residential units have sold compared to […]
Alasdair Douglas 