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Residential condominium market continues to shine

(December 6, 2011 – Hamilton, Ontario)  The real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* continued to show increases in listings, sales and average sale price when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released today by the REALTORS® Associatio ...

RE/MAX HOUSING EVOLUTION 2011

Hamilton – Burlington

When it comes to revitalization, infill, redevelopment, renovation and new construction, Hamilton-Burlington is among the foremost examples of resurgence over the past decade.

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Why I wouldn’t sell my home myself

Alison Philpot sold her house privately but wonders if it was worth the trouble she experienced . PHOTO: BILL GRIMSHAW/FOR THE TORONTO STAR

By Mark Weisleder |

Since writing about whether you could create a bidding war without an agent, I have received numerous emails from sellers, real estate agents and companies that provide “for sale by owner” services on ...

RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada and RE/MAX of Western Canada examined 12 major centres from coast-to-coast and found that luxury sales have surged in close to two-thirds of housing markets between January 1 and April 30 of this year, compared to the same period in 2010. Leading in terms of percentage increases over the four-month period were Greater Vancouver (118 per cent) - where foreign inv ...

Total unit sales for the first three months of the year are reported at 9.5 per cent lower than the same period last year, while new unit listings are at almost the same level as the first quarter of 2010.  While sales activity is down for the first three months of 2011, the average sale price increased by 3.5 per cent.

“I know I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but comparing this ...

First-time buyers in major Canadian markets
move to get in ahead of higher interest rates, says RE/MAX

Mississauga, ON (April 5, 2011) -- Driven by the threat of higher interest rates down the road, first-timebuyers are contributing to strong upward momentum in residential housing markets across the country, according to a report released today by RE/MAX. 

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(March 3, 2011 – Hamilton, Ontario) The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported a total of 926 units sold in the association’s jurisdiction* in the month of February, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released today. This represents an 8.7 per cent decrease in sales from the same month last year.

“While the numbers show that our sales and listings a ...