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Is it just me or is it freezing???

We had our first snow yesterday… and it’s still on the ground this morning. Showing their knack for timing, MakeLoveNotDebt has just posted a list of their money saving heating tips:
•Get an electric blanket and turn the thermostat way down at night. You might remember how “bony” electric blankets used to feel, but they […]

Not all is sunny in Florida

Looks like there are more Realtors than homes sold in Palm Beach County, FL this year:
The number of home sales in Palm Beach County has fallen since 2001, according to the Florida Association of Realtors. Today, there are some 11,000 Realtors in a county that’s on pace to sell less than 10,000 existing single-family homes […]

Check out my other blog, Attracting Success

For those who don’t know, KWMarketWatch isn’t the only blog I maintain.  Take a look at Attracting Success, which isn’t updated as often as this blog, which tracks my path of personal development.
Benjamin Bach is a Real Estate Consultant with Keller Williams Golden Triangle Realty in Kitchener Waterloo dedicated to building wealth for his […]

That Name Tag Guy Big up’s Young Wealth Weekly

Scott Ginsberg, that name tag guy and blogger extraordinaire, took some time to big up Young Wealth Weekly, an online publication I write for.
I was recently interviewed by a very cool new website, Youth Wealth Weekly [sic].
[It] offers young entrepreneurs free newsletters filled with fascinating stories, helpful tips, private interviews, inspirational quotes, book reviews, and […]

Poker, Scotch and Homeless People

Recently, I’ve started playing cards regularly in Toronto on Friday nights with some fraternity men from my alma mater.  We get together around 9 or 10, drink some scotch (had some Macallan 18yr last night - unreal), smoke a few Habanos, and play some good old fashioned texas hold ‘em.  Last night I actually won […]

Friends on the net

Eitan Pinsky, a good friend of mine from the University of Toronto, has started a new blog, and it’s worth checking out.  You can find him on the web at http://pinsky.wordpress.com. His innagural post discusses the notion that some cultures and practices are more barbaric than others, and that the admission of this is not […]

Looking for something to read today?

Keith Ferrazzi sits down with Sandra Day O’Conner and talks ‘relationships.’
Want to learn about Word of Mouth? Check out this list of the top eleven Word of Mouth blogs around from Buzz Canuck, via the Brand Builder Blog.
Get a free chapter of Scott Ginsberg’s new book How to be That Guy. This week, […]

State of the Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market

After a record month in May (see Market Cooling After Red Hot May) for the local housing market, June has slowed down to a more reasonable pace of growth and sales. Sales of single family residential homes for the month are down slightly, while the listing inventory has continued to grow.  Price reductions are becoming […]

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.

WILL THE BUBBLE POP?!?!?

Today, a customer asked me if I thought we were heading for a market slowdown. This is a popular question these days, with many people talking about the dreaded bubble. Now, the 'b' word doesn't get invoked too often in my market, since we have such a hot economy, but I am in […]

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