home prices in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge
Is there any difference between a client and customer in real estate? What is a buyer agency (representation) and buyer customer service? Searching for a home, most buyers sign a Buyer Representation Agreement (BRA) after realtors explain them the difference. BRA is a legal agreement, but it is not a legal requirement to sign it […]
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In the beginning of August Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors released a regular report of July sales (2018) in the region of Waterloo. Before to go to numbers, I would like to mark general trends in our local residential real estate. At least how we can see them at this point, and what might be interested
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On July 4, 2018 the Government of Ontario announced that residential rent increases between January 1 and December 31, 2019 will be capped at a maximum of 1.8%. As in previous years, any increase exceeding that amount must receive approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board. The annual provincial guideline applies to most rental units that fall under
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Все мы люди образованные и периодически встречаем информацию о том, что есть мол такие дома, которые банк забирает у должников и продаёт намного дешевле себестоимости. Кому-то из нас, возможно, приходилось видеть на улицах города табличку “bank owned”, стоящую около дома. И мысли сразу начинали работать в направлении: “А вот бы… А неплохо было бы сейчас
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Let us look at Kitchener-Waterloo homes sales in the previous month, and how this statistics looks in a historical context. According to KWAR (Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Relators) May 2018 was quite active – 12.5% up compared to April 2018, and down 15.3% compared to May 2017. All of us still remember the frenzy sales in
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Most of my buyer clients ask one and the same question – what is better to buy, a new built home or resale? As a realtor my business is to help homebuyers to find an answer on their own. It is not that difficult when you know what to start with. Buyers have to answer
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April 2018 home sales were almost 14% higher than in March, but down 19.6% compared to April last year. It would be fair to add that home sales in April 2017 were record breaking number. According to KWAR president “KW home sales in April were as brisk as the temperatures”. What was interesting to see
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We already talked about walkability in out earlier post – Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge neighbourhoods with highest Walk Score. Let’s look how walkability affects home prices. The basic theory in real estate is that the more attractive the location, the higher the value of the home. Since 2007 The Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) released
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Kitchener-Waterloo real estate sales March 2018 – region remains an attractive market for sellers, and a competitive market for buyers. Looking at the numbers of Ontario Real Estate Association March 2018 report, you can think that the real estate market can may be stagnating in Ontario as a whole. But not in Kitchener-Waterloo. Region with