Market Watch September 2024 Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! Now that the circus has officially set up camp in Ottawa, the government is doing back flips on the trapeze in light of a looming election. Most notably the mortgage rule changes for first time buyers. 30-Year Amortization for Insured Mortgages: First-time buyers putting […]
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Market Watch August 2024 Hope all is well. Where did summer go?! Waterloo Region’s housing market in August 2024 shows a mixed picture. While overall sales dipped 5.3% year-over-year, detached homes defied the trend with a 6% increase in sales. The average home price rose slightly to $769,203, up 1.1% from last year. Inventory is […]
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Market Watch July 2024 The Waterloo Region market in July saw a slight increase in sales compared to the same period last year, however it is a 16.6% decline from the previous 10 year average for the same month. While this increase is encouraging, many potential buyers are still taking the wait and see approach. […]
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Market Watch June 2024 Despite the summer heat the Waterloo Region housing market is cooling with a decrease in home sales in June, while the number of homes for sale is rising. The Bank of Canada rate decrease did not bring — what some predicted — home buyers flooding back into the market. Although B of C […]
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Market Watch May 2024 WATERLOO REGION SEES DIP IN HOME SALES DUE TO SLUGGISH CONDO MARKET WATERLOO REGION, ON (June 5, 2024) —In May, a total of 742 homes were sold via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR). This represents a decrease of 8.1 per cent compared […]
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Market Watch April 2024 WATERLOO REGION SEES SLIGHT SALES GROWTH IN APRIL ALONG SIDE A STRONG INCREASE IN HOMES FOR SALE WATERLOO REGION, ON (May 3, 2024) —In April, a total of 692 homes were sold via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR). This represents an increase […]
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Market Watch March 2024 Waterloo Region Experienced a Record Low in Home Sales During March WATERLOO REGION, ON (April 4, 2024) —In March, a total of 596 homes were sold via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR). This represents a decrease of 3.2% compared to the same […]
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Market Watch February 2024 Waterloo Region Home Sales Sluggish in February, Prices Steady WATERLOO REGION, ON (March 5, 2024) — In February, there were 485 homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR), representing an increase of 9.7 per cent compared to the previous year and […]
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Market Watch January 2024 Waterloo Region’s Housing Market Shows Signs of Improvement in January WATERLOO REGION, ON (February 2, 2024) — In January, there were 375 homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR), representing an increase of 25.4 per cent compared to the previous year and […]
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Market Watch December 2023 Annual Home Sales Down Significantly in Waterloo Region in 2023 WATERLOO REGION, ON (January 5, 2024) — There were 6,623 homes sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System of the Waterloo Region Association of REALTORS® (WRAR) in 2023, a decrease of 14.8 per cent compared to 2022, and a decline […]
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