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Homebuying activity strong out of the gate, as a more competitive market takes shape for spring 2012, says RE/MAX Mississauga, ON (March 22, 2012) - Major Canadian real estate markets continued to show exceptional resiliency throughout the first quarter of the year, with strong demand and diminished supply setting the stage for a heated spring 2012, according to a report released by RE/MAX. The RE/MAX Market Trends Report , highlighting sales, price, trends and developments in 15 markets across the country, found that 12 of 15 Canadian centres (80 per cent) were reporting year-to-date (January-February) sales activity ahead of last year's levels, with more than half reporting double-digit increases. Low interest rates, coupled with strong consumer confidence levels and a mild winter, played a significant role in the upswing, ushering in an early start to the spring market. Average price climbed in 14 of 15 markets (93 per cent) examined, yet appreciation was more tempered, with only three markets posting gains in excess of 10 per cent. Tighter inventory levels at entry-level price points have sparked bidding wars-particularly in Winnipeg and the Greater Toronto Area-with similar conditions starting to emerge in Saskatoon, Regina, London-St. Thomas, Hamilton-Burlington, Ottawa, St. John's, and Halifax-Dartmouth. » DOWNLOAD AGENT EDITORIAL TEMPLATE

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LinkedIn TODAY The week's top news, tailored for you Housing Crisis to End in 2012 as Banks Loosen Credit Standards dsnews.com - Capital Economics expects the housing crisis to end this year, according to a report released Tuesday. One of the reasons: loosening credit. The analytics firm notes the average credit score required to attain a mortgage loan... Trending within the following companies   Keller Williams Realty, Inc. RE/MAX   What You Need to Know about Cancellation of Mortgage Debt rismedia.com - This column is brought to you by the NAR Real Estate Services group. A lender will, on occasion, forgive some portion of a borrower's debt. Trending within the following companies   Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Keller Williams Realty, Inc. RE/MAX   BofA to Offer Principal Reductions of More than $100K dsnews.com - Some Bank of America borrowers may be in for principal reductions in amounts exceeding $100,000, according to the latest developments in the settlement. Trending within the following companies   Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Keller Williams Realty, Inc.   Zillow report: Median Rent Prices on the Rise as Home Values Drop dsnews.com - While homes prices continue to be on the decline, rent prices are actually on the rise and showed 3 percent increase from January 2011 to January 2012, as opposed to home values, which dropped 4.6 percent during that same... Trending in Real Estate

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From: Diane Edwards-GTAR <diane@gtrealtors.ca>

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:05:41 -0400

To: Diane Edwards-GTAR<diane@gtREALTORS.ca>

ReplyTo: <diane@gtREALTORS.ca>

Subject: FW: EMBARGO - February statistics

Below and attached is a press release from CREA...

Have a great day!

Diane Edwards

Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS®

diane@gtREALTORS.ca

www.gtREALTORS.ca

(705) 445-7295 (phone)

(705) 445-7253 (fax)

 

From: Leduc, Pierre [mailto:pleduc@crea.ca]
Sent: March-14-12 3:40 PM
To: Sandy Raymer
Subject: EMBARGO - February statistics

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Canadian home sales edge higher in February

 

OTTAWA – March 15, 2012 – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity improved in February 2012 after having declined in January.

 

Highlights:

•          Home sales rose 1.4% from January to February.

•          Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity was up 8.6% from February 2011 levels.

•          The number of newly listed homes climbed 1.9% from January to February.

•          The national sales-to-new listings ratio was little changed, remaining firmly in balanced territory.

•          The national average home price advanced 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in February.

 

Sales activity recorded through the MLS^® Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations edged up 1.4 per cent from January to February 2012, recouping one-third of the monthly decline in activity between December 2011 and January 2012.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Pierre Leduc
Media Relations / Relations auprès des médias
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation March 12, 2012 In this issue: ·         Testing Different Approaches to Energy Reduction in Five 1 1/2 Storey Post-War Houses ·         Accessible Housing by Design — Living Spaces ·         Housing for Newcomers ·         Housing Market Outlook (1st quarter) ·         RSS Feeds ·         Affordability and Choice Today (ACT) ·         Events and Items of Interest EQuilibrium™ Sustainable Housing Demonstration Project: Now House® in Toronto, Ontario Features Research Highlight Testing Different Approaches to Energy Reduction in Five 1 1/2 Storey Post-War Houses The Now House® Project Inc. team, which first retrofit a 1.5 storey post-war house as part of the EQuilibrium™ Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative, is continuing its work by retrofitting additional houses. This research highlights the work done to evaluate five different retrofit strategies on houses of a similar type and vintage in Windsor, Ontario. The five houses were monitored for 12 months following their completion with post-retrofit electricity, gas and water savings reaching a high of 42 per cent, 60 per cent and 63 per cent respectively. The Now House® Windsor 5 project demonstrates the benefit of retrofitting older homes. About Your House Accessible Housing by Design — Living Spaces This About Your House fact sheet provides an overview of planning and design guidelines to consider when creating, renovating or redecorating the living spaces in your home where people meet, sleep, relax, watch TV, read, play cards, listen to music, and so on. These guidelines reflect the principles of universal design, which result in homes that are safer and more accommodating to everyone who lives or visits there, regardless of age or physical ability. CMHC's EQuilibrium™ Housing projects are now on Flickr! These images can be shared with others and embedded on your site by following the instructions available on Flickr. View them Now! CMHC at Large Housing for Newcomers As Canada's national housing agency, one of our goals is to provide the necessary information and tools to help make better informed housing decisions. Many of our tools, products and resources are available in a number of languages through our Housing for Newcomers micro site. Housing Market Outlook (1st quarter) Download CMHC's Housing Market Outlook — Canada for a national and local perspective on housing starts, sales, prices, forecasts and key economic indicators. For major centres, a two-year forecast of housing starts, sales, prices, vacancy rates and rents is also provided. Research Highlights — RSS Feeds Keep up to date by subscribing to our RSS feeds. RSS feeds allow you to access the content that you want, the way you want. What is RSS? Affordability and Choice Today (ACT) A Compendium of ACT Solutions to Improve Housing Affordability and Choice contains a cross-section of project summaries of the most innovative ACT-funded solutions. It outlines the issues addressed, the changes implemented and the results. It is not intended to be an exhaustive review of all ACT-funded solutions. The objective, rather, is to highlight those projects which have the greatest potential to be widely replicated. Events and Items of Interest 2012 National Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) Conference March 16 to 18, 2012 Mont Tremblant, Quebec Passive Solar, Low Energy and Net Zero Housing in New Brunswick March 29, 2012 Sussex, New Brunswick The conference will focus on the techniques and technologies used in some of New Brunswick's most energy efficient new homes. Canadian Housing Renewal Association's 44th National Congress on Housing and Homelessness May 1 to 4, 2012 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 75th Annual Conference and Trade Show June 1 to 4, 2012 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Find out what is new and upcoming with CMHC, visit our Events Calendar. 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OTTAWA – March 5 2012 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has updated its quarterly forecast for home sales activity via the Multiple Listing Service^® (MLS^®) Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations in 2012, and extended it to 2013.

 

National home sales activity for 2012 and 2013 is projected to remain roughly on par with the 10 year average for annual activity, as interest rates remain low and further economic and job growth continue to support Canada’s housing market.

 

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