Pricing your property is both an art and a science and if you’re looking to sell your home, it’s critical that you get it right from the start rather than adjusting the price later on. A comparative market analysis (CMA) is a report that estimates your home’s value by comparing it to similar properties that…
Fortunately, there’s a simple strategy that can shave years off your mortgage and save you thousands of dollars in interest! Making bi-weekly accelerated payments is one of the easiest ways to make your mortgage disappear! Most of us pay our mortgage each month but accelerated bi-weekly payments can put thousands of dollars back in your…
There were 597 residential homes sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® setting a new record high for November. Compared to the same month last year, November sales were up 4.4% and on par with last month. The previous ten-year average number of residential sales for November is…
A total of 593 residential homes sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR). This was a decrease of 11.1 per cent compared to last October and an increase of 16.5 per cent compared to September. “While not as red-hot as last year’s record-breaking October, it…
A total of 506 residential homes sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR), a decrease of 32.1 per cent compared to last September and a decrease of 5.9 per cent compared to August. “While the total number of homes sold last month was down considerably…
A total of 535 residential homes sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS®. This was a decrease of 22.1 per cent compared to last August’s record-smashing month, and a decrease of 12.3 per cent compared to July. While sales were down relative to last month and last August,…
The best way to ensure a smooth move is to write out a plan of action with a checklist and timeline that clearly states what needs to be done. Start off by packing non-essential items like pictures and books. This is the perfect time to ruthlessly purge your “stuff” and either donate or sell any…
A total of 611 residential homes sold last month through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR). This was a decrease of 17 per cent compared to the record-setting results of July 2020, but still an above-average number of sales for the month of July. “Although home sales slowed…
It’s sometimes easy to fall in love with what appears to be your dream home but it’s important that your heart doesn’t rule the decision-making process. Here are a few areas that you’ll want to pay extra attention to: Off-Putting Routine home maintenance that’s been ignored can be a red flag. If certain issues aren’t…
This set a new monthly high for June and represented an increase of 10.1 per cent compared to June 2020, and a 13.6 per cent decrease compared to May 2021. “The number of homes sold in the Kitchener-Waterloo area these past 6 months surpasses any previous 6 months of activity through our MLS® System,” says…