May was a record month for Canadian real estate: Existing-home sales in Canada smash record Canadian existing-home sales via the Multiple Listing Service surged to a new high in May, according to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association. Actual (unadjusted) sales activity totaled 54,184 units last month — the highest activity level [...]
Archive | June, 2006
Housing Index Update
Hey everyone Just wanted to post a quick update showing where the Index is now vs where it was last month at this time June 29 vs May 29). We’ve seen our hot market continue to slow, and a clear buyers market is emerging. Total sales over a rolling 30 day period have dropped from [...]
Intentionally Creating Your Future
One of my favorite bloggers, Steve Pavlina, has a fantastic post today on how to intentionally design your future. Steve is a leading edge thinker, who is dedicated to growth. I find his blog quite informative, and he has led me to pursue more growth in myself. Here is an excerpt: Even if you’re skeptical [...]
Endless Referals (third edition) by Bob Burg
Endless Referals (Third edition) by Bob Burg “All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, people they know, like and trust.”Endless Referrals is all about getting people to know you, like you, and trust you, so that they’ll send endless referrals your way. Bob Burg wrote the preeminent guide to [...]
New Blog Server
You may have noticed that the site has been redesigned… I moved our hosting from blogger to wordpress. Please let me know what you think of the redesign.
State of the Student Housing (investment) Market
I recently completed a comparative market analysis for a client who will be listing their investment property shortly. The property happens to be in the hot 'student housing' segment, so I thought I'd share some information I learnt on the investment market with y'all. Unlike residential properties, calculating the approximate value of an investment property [...]
‘Soft Landing’ predicted for Real Estate market
USC experts predict 'soft landing' in real estate By Glenn Roberts Jr. Higher interest rates and energy costs, and reduced refinancing activity are also taking a toll on consumer spending, which has sunk from about 3.9 percent in 2004 to a current level of about 3 percent. "We don't believe the housing market is going [...]
Interview with Richard Robbins, Founder and CEO of RRi
Today I am joined by Richard Robbins, the Founder and CEO of Richard Robbins International . Rich has been gracious enough to take the time to give invaluable advice and knowledge to my readers, and I know that this will be a message which will inspire growth. Q: How did you get started in the [...]
KW Housing Index update
We have not seen much movement since the last Housing Index update was published. The Overall Index and the under-$300,000 Index stayed constant, while the Index for homes between $300,000 – $600,000 fell .01 to .26, and the Index for homes over $600,000 fell .02 to .12. This reflects the general trend of a fast [...]
Average house price in a big city tops $300K
CTV.ca is reporting that for the first time ever, the average price for a residential home in a major market is over $300,000: The average national price of a big city home in Canada surpassed $300,000 for the first time ever in May with sales numbers hitting record levels. "May marks the fourth consecutive month [...]
