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Single Family Residential MLS Market Statistics Year to Date as of February 2014 – Niagara & Hamilton Boards Average Sale Price List To Sale Price Days On Market Days of Inventory Listings To Sales Ratio St.Catharines $230,238 97% 47 3.8 Months 52% Thorold $196,040 96% 75 4.4 Months 60% Niagara Falls $230,597 97% 83 5.2 Months 49% Niagara On The Lake $433,950 97% 121 9 Months 45% Fort Erie $207,811 94% 116 9.1 Months 44% Port Colborne $162,996 95% 94 5.8 Months 55% Welland $196,049 97% 60 4 Months 50% Fonthill / Pelham $353,069 97% 121 10 Months 38% Lincoln
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Royal LePage’s New Mobile App Breaks Industry Barriers With Draw-and-Search Feature The new app is the latest in Royal LePage’s suite of digital real estate solutions for Canadians. Last year, Royal LePage launched a new mobile website featuring Google’s renowned map-based technologies as well as its new and innovative cloud-based services, which allowed users to search for homes, using not only standard criteria, but also local landmarks. Click here for read the full press release from Royal Lepage Canada. The post Introducing the NEW Royal Lepage iPhone App appeared first on Niagara Real Estate Centre.
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The Niagara Region Ranks 1 & 2 in a Globe and Mail Article A recent Globe and Mail article ( click here for full article ) ranks the Niagara Region as two of the top places in Canada in which to retire. Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake take the two top spots.  As someone who moved to Niagara 12 years ago, I couldn’t agree more.  The cost of living is reasonable with housing prices averaging approximately $225K region wide allowing people to sell homes in more expensive areas and live in an equivalent or better home with money
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Helping Canadians Buy And Sell Their Homes Since 1913 Trust the brokerage with the #1 market share, 13 offices across Niagara and over 400 agents, to help you buy or sell your home. After all, we’ve been doing it for over 100 years now. The post Helping Canadians Buy And Sell Their Homes Since 1913 appeared first on Niagara Real Estate Centre.
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Niagara Region Residential Sales Market 2013 Average Sale Price # of Homes Sold Days on Market *Sales to New List Ratio NOTL $469,031 300 108 47% N.F. $227,072 1191 65 59% Fort Erie $204,968 549 98 52% St. Catharines $225,844 1865 46 64% Thorold $223,175 258 52 57% Pelham $348,509 214 83 51% Welland $185,872 675 66 63% Port Colborne $203,395 310 83 52% Lincoln $316,716 306 50 66% Total Region $240,273 5668 64 59% *Definition: Sales to new listings ratio is a simple calculation by dividing the number of sales by the amount of new listings. It is an
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The Royal Lepage Niagara 2014 Kickoff The Royal Lepage Niagara management team is doing their happy dance! That’s because Royal Lepage Niagara has achieved the #1 market share in the Niagara Region for yet another year, 2013, and that is definitely something to jump up and down about! Even so, we’re not content to just rest on our laurels. We’re kicking off 2014 with exciting new goals, challenges, and ideas. Royal Lepage Niagara agents are leading the way with their focus squarely on the core of the real estate business, which is their commitment to building lasting relationships with their
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This is an article worth reading from the Financial Post if you are considering investing in Real Estate as something other than your primary residence.  Click Here For Article  
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Why you should be wary of show homes, what to do if yours isn’t ready on time and much more. When Karen Somerville and her husband Alan Greenberg showed up for the pre-delivery inspection of their brand new luxury home in Ottawa they were horrified. Electricians, dry wallers, plumbers and a variety of other tradespeople were still busy constructing their home and, despite assurances from the builder, the couple seriously doubted their $443,000 new build would be ready for possession in 14 days. Electrical wires hung from ceilings and stuck out from unfinished walls, appliances and cabinets were stacked in
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The market is up, the market is down, the market is up and down.  No Kidding!  For the first time in quite a while, the national press in touting a stronger than expected national housing market.  Market dynamics are so often self prophesying – when we are told things are bad we spend less (and the markets reflect that), when we are told they are good we spend more and voila….good news abounds.  Unfortunately in this day and age of bloggers and reporters who don’t do research other than on blogs it can become a confusing morass of information to
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If you are looking for a family friendly home with no delayed maintenance… this 4 level fully finished side split could be just what you’re looking for.  View the video then give me a call for your private viewing. http://www.royallepagemc.ca/64/30064/508219/index.html  
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