February 2020 Market Stats
Tags: homes, average selling price, buyers, sellers, Mississasuga, Toronto, Burlington, Milton, Oakville, condominiums, real estate, homes, luxury real estate
February Market Results indicate it was an interesting month as sales for most areas increased along with an increase in the number of new listings on the market. FYI, the first 2 weeks in March show a strong growth in the number of listings, in some areas. Here are your results for the GTA, Oakville, Milton and Burlington areas: BURLINGTON FEBRUARY RESULTS "The RAHB market w...Read More
New Mortgage Stress Test
Tags: Toronto, GTA, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga , homes, condominiums, buyers, sellers, mortgage, real estate
As most people know, Ottawa unveiled new plans to revise the current Mortgage Stress Test. The new rules come into effect April 6, 2020. This should, in the short term at least, make it easier to qualify for a mortgage. At the time the OFSI Morgage Stress Test was brought in, the benchmark for mortgage approval was at Canada's Big Banks' 5 year posted rate, wh...Read More
Market Review & Forecast
Tags: homes, average selling price, buyers, sellers, Mississauga, Toronto, Burlington, Milton, Oakville, condominiums, real estate, detached homes, low-rise homes, real estate
I have been sharing TRREB's Market Year in Review & future Outlook since its inception. I am honoured again, this year to share their insights. This is a scaled-down version of the full 60 page report. This report will highlight market stats, some buyer and seller trends and what the future holds for the 2020 Real Estate Market. Here we go: 2019 Year in R...Read More
January 2020 Market Update
Tags: homes, average selling price, buyers, sellers, Mississauga, Toronto, Burlington, Milton, Oakville, condominiums, real estate, luxury real estate
Welcome to your January 2020 Market Update for Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Mississauga and the GTA. Some areas saw a minimal to substantial increase in sales and some some a minimal to substantial decrease in sales. The market continues where it left off in 2019 when you look at the number of listings. Demand vs supply is still the name of the game as we head into the New Year....Read More
MORTGAGE NEWS 2020
Tags: mortgages, reverse mortgages, real estate, real estate investing, homes, condominiums, buyers, first-time buyers
Keeping you informed on mortgage trends for 2020. I welcome Gregory Johnston, Mortgage Agent with Your Mortgage Connection to share his thoughts and expertise. Rates, credit scores, mortgage penalties, stress test, self employed buyers, demographics and buying habits, new products and our thoughts for the future. Informative and worth listening to this podcast (if I...Read More
DECEMBER MARKET ANALYSIS
Tags: homes, average selling price, buyers, sellers, Mississasuga, Toronto, Burlington, detached, condominiums, real estate
The December Market Anaylsis is here for the GTA, Oakville, Milton and Burlington areas. In some cases, you will receive a year-end report now as well. The same story seems to be holding true for the 2019 year for most areas (other than Burlington) - sales were up and the number of new listings were down which created, of course, an increase in the average selling price.&n...Read More
November Market Results
Tags: homes, average selling price, buyers, sellers, Mississauga, Toronto, Burlington, Milton, Oakville, condominiums, real estate
What to say...what to say...that would make this Market Minute more interesting than last month's? Inventory, the number of listings, are down - way down when compared to the number from the same time last year. The GTA experienced a 14.2% increase in sales and Burlington - a very minimal decrease. At the time of this writing, the Oakville, Milton District Real Estate Board h...Read More
October Market Results
Tags: Toronto, GTA, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga , homes, condominiums, buyers, sellers, average selling price
Here are your October Market Results for the Burlington , Oakville, Milton and GTA areas. The market continues to get tighter and Average Selling Prices are on the way up as supply vs. demand continues. BURLINGTON AREA RESULTS The overall sales activity for Burlington saw a 4% decrease in October when compared to the same time last year. Howver, the number of new listings was...Read More
SEPTEMBER MARKET RESULTS
Tags: homes, average selling price, buyers, sellers, Mississasuga, Toronto, Burlington, Milton, Oakville, condominiums, real estate
The story continues with a very tight market within the Burlington, Milton and Oakville areas where sales and listings were down. The only difference is what happened in the Toronto area where sales increased by 22% over the same period last year. It is also interesting to note what is happening in the Hamilton market - an 8.5% increase in the Average Selling Price due to the heavy sup...Read More
August Market Minute
Tags: Toronto, GTA, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga , homes, condominiums, buyers, sellers, average selling price
I am starting to sound like a broken record - the market continues to tighten as listings decrease when compared to the same period last year. Sales were down in most areas, but fewer homes are on the market as well. I have seen a few several mutlple offer situations in the month of August not only in home sales but also in the rental market as well. Here are your results...Read More