Real Estate Market

Housing Market : New hints of ‘soft landing’ for housing market as construction hums along

by jamesbright October 23, 2012 Buyer News 0 comments

Post : New hints of ‘soft landing’

Garry Marr, Financial Post

You can’t build this many houses forever. At some point you have to stop; the question is when.

We now know builders did not pull the plug on new-home construction in September. Housing starts were down modestly from August, but still well above what we …

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Real Estate News : Canada’s home real estate market at tipping point

by jamesbright July 11, 2012 Buyer News 0 comments

Royal LePage : Canada’s home real estate market at tipping point

Garry Marr, Financial Post · Jul. 10, 2012

At least one real estate company says the housing market is not quite dead yet.

Royal LePage Real Estate Services says 2012 will finish with average home prices, up 3.2% and slightly ahead of its 2.8% growth …

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Market News : Unprecedented ‘Mortgage Sale’ and Consumer Confidence Fuel Real Estate Prices in First Quarter 2012

by jamesbright June 11, 2012 Buyer News 0 comments

Market News : Unprecedented ‘Mortgage Sale’ and Consumer Confidence Fuel Real Estate Prices

Early spring-like weather jump starts housing market activity

TORONTO, April 5, 2012 – The Royal LePage House Price Survey released today showed the average price of a home in Canada increased between 2.2 and 5.0 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, …

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Toronto Real Estate : Surge in homes for sale

by jamesbright June 7, 2012 Buyer News 0 comments

Toronto Real Estate : Surge in homes for sale

By Susan Pigg | Wed Jun 6 2012

After three years of house hunting, three lost bidding wars and hundreds of hours trying to figure out a market that defies logic, Melissa Hart and her husband called off their search for a Toronto home this week.

“We have …

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Real Estate News : No Internet, no thanks, cottage buyers say

by jamesbright February 23, 2012 Buyer News 0 comments

Moneyville – A million dollars doesn't get you a lot nowadays in cottage country. This Lake of Bays cottage goes for $1.35 million as buyers demand more amenities in their second homes

Rustic, off the grid summer cottages don’t have the romantic appeal they used to, as buyers increasingly demand more features, cottage experts say.

“For …

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Canada Realty News : Canadian home sales pick up

by jamesbright November 23, 2011 Buyer News 0 comments

Market Watch – November 2011

According to statistics released recently by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity picked up this autumn.

“The Canadian housing market remains a bright spot against a backdrop of mixed headline news about the global economy,” said Gary Morse, CREA President. “Low mortgage rates continue to draw buyers …

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CB Ellis : Canadian Industrial Market Continues to be Strong

by jamesbright November 4, 2011 Latest News 0 comments

CB Ellis : Canadian Industrial Market Continues to be Strong

The Industrial Real Estate Market in Canada is apparently not shaken by the economic turmoil that continues to churn outside of our borders.

According to a recent CB Ellis report, “Canadian industrial market has weathered declining commodity prices and a high Canadian dollar to stage a …

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National News : Canadian Housing Prices Continue to Climb

by jamesbright September 5, 2011 Buyer News 0 comments

National News : Canadian Housing Prices Continue to Climb

Despite some bumps recently in the economy, the housing market seems largely unaffected. According to the latest release of the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index report, Canadian Home Prices went up by 1.7% in June.

The index jumped to an all-time high in June, building …

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Real Estate Articles : Market Update

by jamesbright August 17, 2011 Latest News 0 comments

Overreaction or Reality Check?

Gareth Watson, CFA – Vice President, Investment Management and Research

We will not sugar coat today’s market situation as performance since April, and the last couple of weeks in July in particular, has been terrible. Not only have many market indices, such as the TSX Index and the S&P 500, corrected so too …

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Market News : Hottest Investment Spots

by jamesbright July 17, 2011 Latest News 0 comments

Market News : Hottest Investment Spots

Barring the existence of said crystal ball, the best way to predict the future when investing is to employ some sort of strategy. For the seasoned property investor the question is certainly about what they are investing in- but as important, is where they are investing.

So what factors …

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