I recently told The Financial Post for its article, "Housing Market Rebound Outstrips Expectations," that I believe any radical upward movement in home prices will be met with a pullback in demand because the economy is still not strong enough to support major increases.
That said, there are a few hot pockets of real estate in Canada - large, urban centres - that are seeing bidding wars re-emerge, ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 29, 2009
We're watching our small town (population 18,280) of Huntsville, Ontario transform before our eyes in preparation for the G8 Summit, the leading Forum for First World economic powers, coming here June 25th-27th, 2010.
It gets even bigger...Prime Minister Harper recently announced that the G20 Summit will also be held in Huntsville, co-hosted by Canada and South Korea.
The G8 countries - Canada, ...
Posted by Sher McGrath
on October 28, 2009
It's great to be on the front line of the Canadian real estate industry as we watch the market start to rebound, showing some of the best numbers in a while.
The number of Canadian homes sold went up 18%- the biggest year-over-year increase since early 2002, and the most homes sold countrywide - ever - in the third quarter of a year (July to September).
The Canadian Real Estate Association ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 26, 2009
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has, once again, ranked Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd. as the #1 Fundraiser in Canada - the same as every year since 2004.
That's out of every fundraiser held by every real estate organization in this country, for six years running.
CREA - the Canadian real estate body that maintains Realtor.ca (formerly MLS.ca) - showcases the Century 21 Conexus success ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 22, 2009
Gibsons, BC (pop 4,200) has earned a Gold award from the International Awards for Liveable Cities.
Gibsons - the ocean at its feet, mountains at its back, located on the famous "Sunshine Coast" north of Vancouver - won in the under 20,000 category for a full city.
Gibsons beat out the following cities in the same size category:
Carlyle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Jaromer, Bolatice, and ...
Posted by Craig Rushton
on October 21, 2009
As Canada heads into a season of battling the spread of a swine flu pandemic, it's worth thinking about what you can do to protect yourself when buying or selling a home. Your health and that of your family is worth nothing less than the precautions against the H1N1 virus that we are advocating as a corporation to our 7,500+ CENTURY 21 realtors across Canada. I, and my executive management team ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 20, 2009
As we celebrate that the Canadian economy is beginning to heal, consider the fact that the sale of a single home can boost the economy substantially.
The ripple effect set off by the sale of each house is far-reaching, as indicated by a new report for The Canadian Real Estate Association. It found that between 2006 and 2008, about $46,400 in ancillary spending (on items other than the house and land) ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 15, 2009
I joined several other Charlottetown business people and politicians who volunteered their time on Wednesday October 7 to serve spaghetti at Piazza Joe's Italian Eatery for the Children's Wish Foundation of PEI.
The video below features a PEI child, Darcy, who's been granted his wish - a great story and a great guy!
For the cost of $10 guests were treated to a bowl of spaghetti, a ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on October 14, 2009
Old Man Winter is on his way... Don't let him sneak up and whack you from behind. (If you live in Manitoba or Saksatchewan, this warning is a little late!)
Here are some tips to "winter-proofing" (as if!) your home - or, at least, ways to keep the old frosty dude from doing more damage than he has to.
1. Furnace Inspection
Call an HVAC professional to inspect your furnace
Stock up on furnace ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 13, 2009
I blogged about how Google gives new meaning to "Neighbourhood Watch" earlier in the summer. Yesterday, it become official: 11 Canadian cities are now viewable - complete with zoom-able functionality and street-level details of neighbourhoods led by "Pegman, your trusty Street View guide." Those cities are:
Vancouver, BC & area, north to Whistler, east to Chilliwack (Imagine all the clicks ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on October 8, 2009