How’s the Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market?
Will October surprise us and slow down, calm down? September a repeat of August? In this month’s episode of ‘How’s the market’ I show…
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Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Report
Year to date sales are 2.6% higher than last year. Paused May market more than made up for already
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Wednesday September 30, 2020 Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate News
I’ve noticed a trend with homebuyers this year. Homebuyers are less willing to view properties that they don’t think they would be interested in buying. Browsing is over. Listings get few showings but on offer night, offers come in and come in high, often without conditions. With open houses being discouraged and with Covid-19 protocols being in place for viewings, there is only one other thing KW Realtors could do a lot better to help keep the home buying public safe — We could price homes a little closer to market price. What is the point of listing a home 20% below market price and bringing 30 homebuyers and their agents out to view it? It’s irresponsible. And off trend. And unnecessary.
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Canadian Cities Where It’s Cheaper to Buy a Home Today Vs. 5 Years Ago: REPORT
National home sales and listings continued to climb in housing markets across the country this August, as some of the pressure from pent-up demand was released this summer when pandemic restrictions eased. Buyers returning to the market did so with refocused housing priorities; a growing number began looking to suburban and rural markets in search of greater square footage relative to what’s available in denser urban centres.
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StatsCan: Home prices had strongest monthly growth in three years
A prolonged lumber shortage this year is expected to add anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 to the price of a single-family home, StatsCan said.
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Toronto condo dwellers flock to exurbs, creating domino effect across Southern Ontario real estate
A flood of Toronto residents leaving their downtown condos in search of more space and greater affordability is causing a domino effect across Southern Ontario real estate that is being felt as far away as Fort Erie.
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How’s the Kitchener-Waterloo real estate market? August cutover. A special look at Bully Offers.
In this episode of ‘How’s the market?’ we look back at the last ten weeks of hyperactivity, an increasing List Price to Sales Price ratio and spend a bit of time looking at average winning Bully Offers.
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Home price increases: A temporary shock for Canadian buyers?
At the start of the pandemic, economists expected the recovery of the housing market to take about 18 months, but remarkably, within three months, it went from a complete shutdown to normal volumes again.
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Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Report
686 residential homes were sold in August, the most ever recorded for the month.
August’s home sales represent an increase of 48% compared to the same month last year.
The previous ten-year average number of residential sales for August is 470.
These Regions Offer Some of Ontario’s Most Affordable Real Estate
There are six notable regions across Ontario currently offering friendlier average home prices than what you’ll see in and around Toronto.
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