NAR Membership is still on the rise
Numerous news outlets have reported that membership in the National Association of Realtors(R) has declined. That is false. Membership has increased by nearly 6,000 this year.
By the numbers, NAR ended 2006 with a record 1,357,732 members. At the end of July 2007, the most recent figure shows we have […]

Forced sale ends Stinson’s condo tower
An Ontario judge ordered the sale of a downtown Toronto site to pay off creditors, ending developer Harry Stinson’s bid to build the city’s tallest residential tower and surpass a similar project by billionaire Donald Trump. Ontario Superior Court Judge Peter Cumming, at a hearing in Toronto, named BDO Dunwoody […]

MLS® home sales break more records in July
MLS® resale housing activity in Canada’s major markets set a fourth consecutive monthly record in July 2007, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
Seasonally adjusted sales activity totaled 31,667 units in July 2007 ““ an increase of 0.8 per cent from the previous month. […]

Canada’s housing market cooling
Canadian housing starts fell 4.3 per cent in July to miss estimates while new home prices rose at a slower pace than in the prior month, suggesting a steady cooling of the domestic housing market. July housing starts dropped to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 215,600 units from a downwardly revised […]

Could the name of your street affect the price of your home?
Could living on Jackass Hill make your home worth less money? With so many people fascinated by real estate these days, “Freakonomics” author Stephen Dubner looks at real estate from a new angle. So many factors go into the price of a home “” […]

Resale market shows strong summer
Last month, the local resale market was 26 per cent more active than during the same time in 2006, recording a July record 8,912 sales, TREB President Donald Bentley announced today.
“Currently, year-to-date transactions stand at 59,339, up 13 per cent over the first seven months of last year,” Mr. Bentley said. “And […]

Toronto Board President stepping down
Toronto Real Estate Board President Donald Bentley has announced that he will be stepping down as President of TREB, Effective October 1, 2007 in order to accept a position as Director, Territorial Business Development for RE/MAX Europe.
Donald’s new Position requires him to move to Vienna, which means that President-Elect Maureen O’Neill […]

One Hot Summer!
July has started swiftly, with 3,947 sales to date, Toronto Real Estate Board President Donald Bentley announced today. This mid-month total is up 21 per cent over last July’s 3,251 sales. “While it is too early to speak of a July record (currently the record is 8,084 sales recorded in 2003), this month […]

Is this the tipping point for Trulia?
CNNMoney has incorporated Trulia’s search engine into its Best Places to Live site to power the homes for sale function. Readers can search real estate city by city or from any page on the site through a search widget.
This is a pretty big win for Trulia. One of the […]

And get it right … legally
So, you’ve found the home that you want to buy. Maybe you’ve been working with a real estate agent or you went to a sales centre to buy a brand new home.
For many people, a home is the biggest investment that they will ever make.
Are you secure in knowing exactly […]