New Townhomes Selling Well Throughout Fall 2014
As predicted, September 2014 has proved to be the busiest month of the year for new low-rise sales as Trimart Research Corporation receives more and more sales figures from various builders across the Total Market Area. Because of the large amount of new
Why Downtown is Not Attractive to Families
One of the talking points in the recent Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) mayoral debate to discuss new development in the city of Toronto, was the significance of family units in new residential buildings.Both John Tory and Olivia Chow stated
Canadian Condo Starts Expected to Decrease
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) recently announced that Canadian housing starts were trending at 197,747 units in September 2014, which is a slight increase to the trend measure of 191,095 in August.A six-month moving average of
The Future of Housing in 3 Unbelievable Trends
Some trends come and go, and they usually disappear faster than they first came.In the world of real estate, however, housing trends are fairly predictable as it responds to the way the economy behaves. For instance, a Nielsen report said that
Brampton’s New Low-Rise Sales are Uncatchable
According to Trimart Research Corporation, the Total Market Area (TMA) has racked up 14,113 new low-rise year-to-date (YTD) sales as of the end of August 2014. The top 10 cities in the TMA account for 65 percent of the YTD sales. Brampton is still the
National Home Sales Climb Higher for Seventh Consecutive Month
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its national monthly home sales figures, announcing a 1.8 percent increase in activity through Canada’s MLS Systems between July and August 2014.This marks the seventh consecutive monthly increase in
Brampton Still Top Selling City for New Low-Rise
Trimart Research Corporation recently revealed the top four selling cities for new low-rise homes in the Total Market Area (TMA). With an tremendous lead, Brampton has seen 2,996 sales as of the end of July 2014. Milton is in a distant second with 971,
Inventories High, Housing Starts Low
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced that national housing starts were trending at 189,837 units in August 2014, which is practically unchanged from July’s 189,596 starts.The trending figure is a six-month moving average of
New Low-Rise Market to Surge in Fall 2014
As of July 2014, the Total Market Area’s (TMA) year-to-date sales of new low-rises reached 12,528, according to Trimart Research Corporation. This is 67.7 percent of Trimart’s annual forecast. July saw 1,499 sales, which is the highest total in the last
GTA Resale Market Stays Hot Through August
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released their monthly resale report, announcing that sales stayed strong in August 2014 throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).In August, 7,600 sales were reported through the TorontoMLS system, which is a 2.8
