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 [...]

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 Toronto a [...]

From my column in this week’s edition of Young Wealth Weekly: Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi is the definitive guide to Networking 2.0. Keith has been referred to as one of the most connected individuals in the world, and in this book he shows you why.Keith was brought up a child of a working [...]

Detailed analysis to follow this weekend…

In the past few days, I’ve been asked by a few friends of mine how they can start a blog, and more specifically, if they can start a blog. To answer their questions, I present to you the Benjamin Bach Blog Starting System: 1) Visit blogger.com/start 2) Click ‘create your blog now’ on the right [...]

As of May 27, the KW Housing Index is 0.516 Welcome to my weekly weekend update of the market in Kitchener Waterloo! For the last few years the area has been one of the hottest markets in Ontario (and for good reason!), and recently we've been seeing a slight shift in favor of a buyer's [...]

As of today, the Housing Index is: .52 Welcome to Kitchener-Waterloo Market Watch, a new blog which will track and report on the housing market in Kitchener-Waterloo (and surrounding area). One way we monitor the market is by tracking and publishing the Kitchener-Waterloo Housing Index, which is an indicator of buyer intensity for listed single [...]