7/25/2009 7:45:00 PM
Canadian real estate market on the upswing
Despite a slow start to the year, the Canadian market has certainly bounced back since the low of last January. Resale housing in particular is again surging forward, and in May reached new heights. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), ...
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7/25/2009 7:38:00 PM
First time buyers want ‘turnkey’ ready homes, not ‘fixer uppers’
As a home seller, you may be thinking that a ‘fixer-upper’ property would appeal to most first time buyers trying to put their first step on the property ladder. However, according to the results of a recent Coldwell Banker ® survey on the ...
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7/25/2009 7:33:00 PM
A smart real estate buy can help with college expenses
It’s already July and another school year is approaching. Many Canadians with a son or daughter who will be going away to college this fall are already thinking about all the expenses this will involve. There may not be much you can do about the high ...
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5/23/2009 8:51:00 PM
Knowing the first-time buyer
In today’s competitive real estate market, more and more sellers are looking to target the increasingly important consumer group of the first-time buyer. The first step in reaching this target group is in knowing who this customer is, and then understanding ...
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5/17/2009 10:33:00 AM
Signs for optimism as spring real estate market shapes up
Real estate professionals across the country are feeling optimistic about the positive signs they’re seeing in the market this spring. Existing MLS® home sales activity increased for the second month in a row in March 2009, according to statistics ...
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4/28/2009 8:47:00 AM
What’s selling and what’s not?
In today’s challenging real estate market, people are full of questions about the real estate market. As your local Coldwell Banker sales representative will tell you, one of the first questions most consumers ask is ‘ What’s selling these ...
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4/26/2009 9:41:00 PM
Why it’s smart time to buy
As your local Coldwell Banker ® real estate professional can tell you, there’s a lot that’s good about today’s housing market. And it’s all because of the three cornerstones known in the industry as I.I.P. – Inventory, Interest ...
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10/8/2008 1:17:00 PM
Are you ready to buy a vacation or investment property?
Canada’s ‘baby boomer’ generation is the most affluent group ever seen in Canada. The ‘boomers’ have either already inherited, or are poised to inherit, their parents’ wealth. The result is a transfer of assets and an increase ...
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10/8/2008 1:12:00 PM
Cooling Canadian market still vastly different from U.S.
There’s been a shift in Canada’s real estate market, but the good news is we’re still a long way from that of our American neighbours. MLS® statistics released recently by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) point to a moderating ...
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5/19/2008 10:27:00 AM
A ‘Don’t’ List for Prospective Homebuyers
There’s a lot to consider when buying a home, and especially in today’s changing market conditions. As your local Coldwell Banker ® sales professional will tell you, many markets across Canada are beginning to moderate and become more favourable ...
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