Did you know that 56% of Ontarians believe that HST applies to re-sale homes? In fact, it only applies to new home sales.
Posted by Rob Dubien
on November 19, 2010
November 12, 2010 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) unveiled its latest home buying and selling innovation, a new mobile application of REALTOR.ca for Windows® Phone 7. REALTOR.ca is operated by CREA, and is the most visited real estate website in Canada, with about 350 000 property listings available at any one time.
"Allowing people to check out houses whenever ...
Posted by Rob Dubien
on November 14, 2010
Area real estate sales reported through the MLS® system of the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board (GTREB) slowed in the third quarter of 2010 vs the same quarter last year. Despite worries of a fragile economic recovery, the Bank of Canada again raised it’s benchmark overnight rate during this quarter to 1.00% on September 8th, 2010, which in turn translated to interest rate hikes for ...
Posted by Rob Dubien
on October 7, 2010
Overall, area real estate sales reported through the MLS® system of the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board continued to show strength in the second quarter of 2010 versus the same quarter last year despite the tightening up of mortgage qualification criteria and slight increases to the historically low mortgage rates.
All price categories in Q2 2010 showed a marked increase over Q2 2009, with ...
Posted by Rob Dubien
on September 6, 2010
“It's tangible, it's solid, it's beautiful. It's artistic, from my standpoint, and I just love real estate.” Donald Trump
Posted by Rob Dubien
on August 3, 2010
Comparing April 2010 to the same month last year:
Residentail re-sales are up 69.2% YTD
The Average Residential Price in the Georgian Triangle is $308,137, up 11.6%
Unit sales for homes from $350,000 - $349,999 are up 103%
Unit sales for homes from $500,000 - $799,999 are up 100%
Clear here to see the statistics for specific municipalities or other price ranges
NOTE: These statistics ...
Posted by Rob Dubien
on May 19, 2010
Comparing March 2010 to the same month last year:
NOTE: These statistics are compiled using data from the MLS® system of the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board
Residentail Re-Sales are up 93.3% YTD
The Average Residential Price in the Georgian Triangle is $300,518, up 12.4%
Unit Sales in the price range $200,000 - $349,999 are up 91.4%
Unit Sales in the price range ...
Posted by Rob Dubien
on April 15, 2010
Listen to this audio clip interviewing non-partisan author and real estate investor Don Campbell, who clarifies issues about the Competition Bureau issues you may have been hearing about in the news.
Audio Clip
Posted by Rob Dubien
on March 15, 2010
Rick Offord, Broker/Owner of CENTURY 21 Offord Realty Ltd. spearheaded an effort to raise funds to contribute to the Haitian relief effort. Offord and the Realtors® in his 2 offices, plus the South Georgian Bay Rotary club, were able to raise enough funds for 10 Shelter Boxes. Each Shelter Box is a large, rugged, green plastic container that holds a 10-person tent, and a range of other equipment ...
Posted by Rob Dubien
on February 8, 2010
According to information provided by the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board, 2009 Sales revenue of $484,646,974 represents a 10% increase over 2008.
Posted by Rob Dubien
on January 5, 2010