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Why it’s a good time to buy a home!

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:35:00 GMT

Why it’s a good time to buy a home

Look no further, Canada is a safe haven in a volatile world

http://www.thespec.com/news/business/article/662546--why-it-s-a-good-time-to-buy-a-home

Neighbourhood Blog! Hamilton Randall (Redford Drive )

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:38:00 GMT

Hamilton Randall (Redford Drive )Neighbourhood Blog!

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#307 - 80 King William St, Hamilton, Ontario

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:43:00 GMT

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Hamilton's Financial Incentives for Businesses

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:45:00 GMT

Hamilton's Financial Incentives for Businesses: http://youtu.be/svZ3jZOzhj0

New Listings 310 - 80 King William St, Hamilton $209,900

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:09:00 GMT

Condo projects showing promise

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:00 GMT

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Residential condominium market shines in October

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:33:00 GMT

Residential condominium market shines in October

(November 4, 2011 – Hamilton, Ontario) The real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* continued to show increases in listings, sales and average sale price when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released today by the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB).

The residential condominium market saw the largest gain with an 11.8 per cent increase in the number of sales when compared to October of last year. The same market also saw a 5.9 per cent increase in average sale price over the same month last year. The 199 condominium sales were better than the ten-year average of 194 sales for the month.

In the residential freehold market, sales were up less than one per cent over the same month last year and average sale price was up 5.1 per cent.

Listings were up over both last year and the 10-year average in all sectors.

“October was certainly a good month for condominium sales,” said RAHB President Ann Forbes Arndt. “It was the sector where we saw significantly higher sales over last year at the same time. Freehold sales were pretty much on par with sales last year at this time, but fell short of the average for this time of year.”

Year to date, listings of residential properties are down 3.4 per cent while sales are down 0.4 per cent for the same ten-month period last year. Average sale price, however, is four per cent higher year to date than last year at the same time. Total dollar volume of $3.195B in residential sales is 3.6 per cent higher than last year for the same period.

The numbers for the month of October:

“Every community in our marketing area has their own localized residential market with larger swings than we see in the overall numbers,” said Arndt. Waterdown, Flamborough, Glanbook and Hamilton Mountain all saw significant increases in numbers of sales, while Caledonia and Hamilton West showed the largest drops in sales compared to October of last year.

Dundas and Caledonia saw the greatest decrease in average sale price compared to last year while Grimsby, Flamborough and Waterdown had the greatest increases in average sale price.

“These results should not be taken as trends; they are merely snapshots of the market at a particular time,” added Arndt.

Please refer to the accompanying chart for residential market activities in other parts of RAHB’s jurisdiction.

Figures quoted are for sales and average sale prices of units located in the jurisdiction* of the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington and processed through RAHB’s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®). Unit sales reflect “all property types” including residential, condominium, commercial property, farm, vacant land and business, unless otherwise specified.

*RAHB’s jurisdiction includes Burlington, Waterdown, Flamborough and Dundas in the north; Hamilton, Ancaster, Stoney Creek, and Grimsby along Lake Ontario; and extends down to the shores of Lake Erie, including Glanbrook, West Lincoln, Smithville, Dunnville, Cayuga, Caledonia, and Hagersville.

source;
REALTORS® Association
of Hamilton-Burlington

House Hunting Checklist

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:49:00 GMT

House Hunting Checklist

http://www.howrealtorshelp.ca/pdf/House_Hunting_Checklist.pdf

Shelter Foundation - Let’s put abuse out of commission!

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:34:00 GMT

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Royal LePage launches new mobile site

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:57:00 GMT

Royal LePage launches new mobile site

Site to feature homeowner and agent insight on listings, neighbourhoods

TORONTO,ON, November 2, 2011 – Royal LePage Real Estate Services today launched an innovative new mobile website, developed for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry mobile devices. With a user-friendly, app-like feel, the site will provide information on Royal LePage listings across Canada, as well as a wide range of neighbourhood information. Most notably, the site will include comments from those who know the listings and neighbourhoods best – the homes’ current owners and real estate agents.

“Buying a home is often the largest financial decision Canadians will make in their lifetime,” said Phil Soper, president and chief executive, Royal LePage Real Estate Services. “To help prospective buyers make informed decisions, our new mobile site allows users to gain extra insights from the seller about their home and comments from the agent about the neighbourhood.”

“While it will take some time to get the seller and agent comments populated, we have many advanced features to serve as the backbone for the mobile site,” added Soper.

In what Royal LePage has coined “Neighbourhood Navigator,” seller and agent comments will combine with neighbourhood “walkability scores” and consumer rankings of nearby businesses to provide valuable insights for users. In addition to cross-Canada property searching, the mobile website takes advantage of a user’s GPS location to locate nearby open houses and neighbourhood amenities including schools, banks, grocery stores, restaurants and cafes. The site also offers users the ability to contact the listing agent or find a nearby Royal LePage office.

Two examples of cities that have been pre-populating or piloting the seller and agent comments are Kelowna, BC and Gatineau, QC. Listings that feature seller or agent comments appear as “Info Plus” listings.

“The future is mobile and we’re pleased to offer homebuyers and sellers the ability to access valuable real estate information right from their mobile devices,” added Soper.

About Royal LePage

Serving Canadians since 1913, Royal LePage is the country’s leading provider of services to real estate brokerages, with a network of 14,000 real estate professionals in over 600 locations nationwide. Royal LePage is the only Canadian real estate company to have its own charitable foundation, the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, dedicated to supporting women's & children’s shelters and educational programs aimed at ending domestic violence. Royal LePage is a Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc. company, a TSX-listed corporation trading under the symbol TSX:BRE.

For more information, visit www.royallepage.ca.

For further information, please contact:

Michael Gotzamanis
Fleishman-Hillard Canada
416-598-5788
michael.gotzamanis@fleishman.ca

CANADIAN HOUSE PRICE RALLY EXTENDED AS LOW RATES AND RELATIVELY STABLE DOMESTIC ECONOMY BRACE CONFIDENCE

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:51:00 GMT

CANADIAN HOUSE PRICE RALLY EXTENDED AS LOW RATES AND RELATIVELY STABLE DOMESTIC ECONOMY BRACE CONFIDENCE

Softening seen in some regions but suggestions of impending US-style correction unfounded, according to Royal LePage

TORONTO, October 5, 2011 - The Royal LePage House Price Survey released today showed the average price of a home in Canada increased between 5.7 and 7.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2011, compared to the previous year. The strength of home price appreciation in the third quarter defied expectations as very low interest rates buoyed consumer confidence in a comparatively stable Canadian economy. Year-over-year gains appear deceptively strong in comparison to a weak third quarter of 2010.

"The strength in Canada’s national housing market conceals signs of predictable softening in some regions," said Phil Soper, president and chief executive of Royal LePage Real Estate Services. "The third quarter saw a return to a normal seasonal business cycle as price appreciation slowed in many areas – with some average values even falling slightly – after the busy spring trading season. A broader slowdown is expected in the months ahead but fears of a US-style correction are completely unfounded."

In the third quarter of 2011, the national average price of a detached bungalow rose 7.8 per cent year-over-year to $349,974, while standard two-storey homes rose 7.7 per cent to $388,218 and standard condominiums rose 5.7 per cent to $239,300.

"To best provide Canadians with an accurate look at the housing market, Royal LePage uses year-over-year comparisons as the housing market follows a seasonal pattern. It is important to note that our 2011 third quarter results benefit greatly by going head-to-head with what was by far the previous year’s weakest period," continued Soper.

Sustained demand from foreign buyers helped drive prices up in the country’s largest markets as Vancouver’s standard two-storey homes rose 16.9 per cent year-over-year to $1,142,500 while detached bungalows in Toronto climbed 9.4 per cent to $518,433. Conversely, while the volume of homes trading hands has increased in Alberta, house prices in the province remained soft with detached bungalows in Calgary falling 1.0 per cent in the third quarter. Similarly, detached bungalows and standard two-storey homes in Victoria fell 2.0 and 1.1 per cent respectively.

"Canadian home owners have turned a deaf ear to the negative economic situation shaking housing markets in Europe and the United States," added Soper. "A resilient domestic economy coupled with the stimulative effect of ultra low interest rates has extended the post-recession bounce in house prices, but there is evidence of over-shooting in some markets. Although some commentators are predicting that the sky will fall on the Canadian housing market in a US-style implosion, we lack the structural conditions that precipitated the housing crash in the United States six years ago."

REGIONAL MARKET SUMMARIES

In Atlantic Canada, while other major markets remained relatively flat year-over-year, Halifax posted healthy gains in all three housing types surveyed with standard condominiums increasing 10.4 per cent. Similarly, standard condominiums in Saint John also witnessed an increase of 10.4 per cent. This is attributable to sales of higher-end waterfront listings.

Continued confidence in Montreal’s residential real estate market remained strong as year-over-year prices for standard two-storey homes rose 4.4 per cent to $367,500 while standard condominiums rose 7.6 per cent to $236,333.

Healthy price appreciation was witnessed in all three housing types surveyed in Ottawa, as standard two-storey homes rose on average 8.4 per cent. Standard condominiums and detached bungalows increased 7.9 per cent and 7.0 per cent respectively.

Toronto witnessed impressive price gains across all three housing types surveyed due to a lack of supply. Standard two-storey homes increased 7.6 per cent year-over-year and detached bungalows 9.4 per cent over the same period. Standard condominiums increased a healthy but more modest 6.0 per cent as demand was more easily met with a higher level of inventory.

Population growth is fueling Winnipeg’s healthy price appreciation as standard condominiums increased 6.4 per cent, detached bungalows increased 5.1 per cent and standard two-storey homes increased 4.4 per cent.

Both Calgary and Edmonton remained relatively flat year-over-year except for standard condominiums, which increased 3.2 per cent and 3.9 per cent respectively. Two storey-homes in Edmonton also posted a gain of 3.8 per cent.

Vancouver’s traditional housing types performed exceptionally well as detached bungalows rose 17.0 per cent year-over-year and standard two-storey homes rose 16.9 per cent. Condominiums in the city increased a more modest, but healthy, 5.1 per cent due to higher inventory.

Royal LePage’s quarterly House Price Survey shows the annual change of prices for key housing segments in select national markets. Click here to download the chart

About the Royal LePage House Price Survey

The Royal LePage House Price Survey is the largest, most comprehensive study of its kind in Canada, with information on seven types of housing in over 250 neighbourhoods from coast to coast. This release references an abbreviated version of the survey which highlights house price trends for the three most common types of housing in Canada in 90 communities across the country. A complete database of past and present surveys is available on the Royal LePage Web site atwww.royallepage.ca. Current figures will be updated following the complete tabulation of the data for the third quarter 2011. A printable version of the third quarter 2011 survey will be available online on November 4th, 2011.

Housing values in the Royal LePage House Price Survey are Royal LePage opinions of fair market value in each location, based on local data and market knowledge provided by Royal LePage residential real estate experts.

Royal LePage Q3 2011 House Price Survey - Data Chart

About Royal LePage

For more information, visit www.royallepage.ca.

For further information, please contact:

Michael Gotzamanis
Fleishman-Hillard Canada
(416) 598-5788
michael.gotzamanis@fleishman.ca

Tammy Gilmer
Director, Global Communications & Public Relations
Royal LePage Real Estate Services
(416) 510-5783
tgilmer@royallepage.ca

Honour Our Veterans.

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:20:00 GMT

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Open House, Sunday, November 6th, 2:00-4:00 pm, 11 Brooking Court , Ancaster

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:20:00 GMT

Open House, Sunday, November 6th, 2:00-4:00 pm @

11 Brooking Court , Ancaster

Beautifull Freehold Townhouse

11brookingcourt.charliecan.com, $324,900

Find Your Dream Home!

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:33:00 GMT

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Free Home Evaluation!

Charlie Cannizzaro Sales Representative — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:33:00 GMT

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