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Market Watch – January 2011

Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 4,337 transactions through the TorontoMLS® system in January 2011. This result was 13 per cent lower than the record result reported in January 2010. “While off the record pace experienced a year ago, the GTA resale market has started the year on a solid footing. Home buyers in Toronto and surrounding areas continue to benefit from …

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GTA REALTORS® Report Mid-Month Resale Housing Figures

TORONTO, September 16, 2010 ? Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 2,623 sales through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) during the first two weeks of September 2010. This represented a 22 per cent decrease compared to the 3,361 sales recorded during the same period in 2009. Year-to-date sales amounted to 65,455, representing a six per cent increase compared to 2009. “Sales remain …

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2,565 RESALE HOUSING TRANSACTIONS SHOWS RATE OF DECLINE SHRINKING

TORONTO, March 19, 2009 – Greater Toronto REALTORS® announced 2,565 transactions inthe first half of March compared to 3,183 during the same period last year. The annual rate ofMLS® sales decline was the smallest in five months.Mid-month March MLS® sales increased compared to the 2,044 sales experienced in the firsthalf of February. MLS® sales follow a recurring seasonal trend, with …

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First-time buyers driving force in Canada’s residential real estate markets, says RE/MAX

Entry-level purchasers are now the engine driving home-buying activity in almost every major centre in Canada, according to a recent report released by RE/MAX. The 2009 RE/MAX First-Time Buyers Report, highlighting first-time buying activity in 32 residential housing markets across Canada, found that improved affordability is prompting many first-time buyers to get off the fence, out of the rental, and …

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