Higher bar for stress test will reduce pool of qualified borrowers and cool the real estate market It’s a bit harder to qualify for home … Read More
How The ‘Missing Middle’ Is Pushing K-W Housing Prices Higher And Higher
Single detached homes are unaffordable for all but the highest-income earners in K-W When news broke that Waterloo region real estate had smashed through yet … Read More
Canadians Leaving Big Cities In Record Numbers: Statistics Canada
Canada’s biggest cities are experiencing a record-breaking loss of people as urbanites move to smaller bedroom communities in search of affordable homes. According to a … Read More
‘All-time Low’ In Available Homes Fuels London Real-estate Frenzy: Realtor
The COVID-19 pandemic has done nothing to cool the “frenzy” in London’s housing market. Realtors sold a record 596 homes and low inventory coupled with … Read More
Record Home Sales In November
Which has been the case for five straight months Waterloo Region’s housing market remains hot heading into winter. According to the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors, … Read More
Home Sales Slowed In October But Average Price Up 15% In Past Year, CREA Says
Busiest October ever for home sales The average price of a Canadian resale home has risen by more than 15 per cent in the year … Read More
Average Canadian House Price Soared 18% In Past Year, CREA Says
Last month was the busiest August for home sales ever Canada’s housing market continued its improbable run in August, as average prices jumped by almost … Read More
Dozens Of Bids, Offers $100,000 Over Asking Define An ‘Absolutely Wild’ Real Estate Market
When Sean Simpson and Amie Debrone put in an offer on a Kitchener home earlier this year, they lost out when it sold for more … Read More
Average Detached Home Price Hit $745K in Waterloo Region Last Month: Report
KITCHENER — Home prices in Waterloo Region jumped to the highest they’ve been in more than a decade after a busy month of sales. The … Read More
Kitchener-Waterloo Housing Prices Reach New Heights In June
The average cost of buying a home in Kitchener-Waterloo skyrocketed last month as the local real estate market recovered from the coronavirus pandemic in a big way. … Read More