10/27/2009 1:02:00 PM
Highest increase ever
By all estimates it appears that single family home sales in October will be approx 1260. That translates to an increase of 54% compared to Oct 2008 and the highest percentage increase for any month ever; at least since I've been keeping records. Of course ...
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10/1/2009 9:41:00 AM
September sales are up
Still no signs of my predicted price decrease Compared to last year, for single family homes(SFH): - Sales are up 9%. Historically, going back to the year 2000, sales are up 2%. The average price, median price, and sales price per sq ft are all up. Homes are ...
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8/20/2009 9:52:00 AM
How quickly will this listing sell? In conclusion...
If you were reading this blog in March, you may remember a listing in Renfrew which I put on the blog How quickly will this listing sell? . Now settled into their new home, the sellers have been kind enough to answer a few questions about the process of selling ...
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8/17/2009 11:08:00 AM
House sells for $10.3 million
A home in Elbow Park set a record yesterday for the highest price ever paid for a home in Calgary at $10.3 million. The previous high price was set last year for a Crescent Heights home which sold for $7.5 million. The 8588 sq ft house was listed for $10.5 ...
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8/16/2009 1:11:00 PM
Might this insanity finally be ending???
The headline came from Garth Turner's blog greaterfool.ca/ . A blogger, upon being the only person at an open house, asks if we've finally seen the end of the mania, and also asks the question, "How many first-time buyers and greater fools are ...
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8/1/2009 9:16:00 AM
July sales set a new record
There were 1585 single family homes sold in July. That's the most ever. The previous record was in 2005 with 1573 sales. Sales were up 21% compared to last year. Although the median and average prices dropped, the sales price per sq ft actually increased. ...
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7/29/2009 9:59:00 AM
Headline we don't want to see: "Bubble blogger assaults realtor"
"whoever this "Squidly" fellow is, he needs serious mental help. This fellow could very well be a physical threat. I'd contact the authorities and get a physical restraining order against someone who appears to be as unstable he is." ...
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7/25/2009 9:21:00 AM
"aaaaaaaaaaaah! Run for your life! It's a housing crash! aaaaaaaah!"
"On MLS map search there are almost 500 million dollar+ in inventory. Who is gonna buy these homes?" Those were blog comments from as recent as January; only six months ago. In the first six months of this year, over four billion dollars worth of ...
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7/18/2009 8:36:00 AM
A record July is possible
Single family home sales are on pace to set a record for July. After 17 days, we have recorded 884 sales. Back in 2005 we had 848 at this point in the month. Prices are a different story. The July median price is going to be down substantially from June, perhaps ...
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6/28/2009 2:42:00 PM
It's all down from here?
Jimmy was correct back on June 24 when he said "BTW Peak price for this year has not been established yet." We reached a new peak average and median price yesterday. For single family homes, the 30-day average is now $444,316 and the median is $396,000. ...
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