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Real Estate Performance in Toronto for January 2012

ORES Real Estate Index for January 2012  Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Here is the “ORES REAL ESTATE INDEX” which tracks the average resale prices of single family homes and condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It also tracks certain benchmark comparisons such as the price of oil and gold, as well [...]

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ORES Real Estate Index for April 2011

ORES Real Estate Index for April 2011 Ontario Real Estate Source By Brian Madigan LL.B. Here is the “ORES REAL ESTATE INDEX” which tracks the average resale prices of single family homes and condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It also tracks certain benchmark comparisons such as the price of oil and gold, as well [...]

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2010 ~ December Sales in Toronto Held Steady

GTA December Sales Steady (Toronto) GTA December Sales Steady Ontario Real Estate Source Brian Madigan LL.B. The sales in the GTA for single family homes held relatively steady in December. So many times, December 2010 is compared to December 2009. But, actually the true measure should be the month of December in the last few [...]

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Toronto Real Estate Sales are Up not Down!

Toronto Sales are Up not Down! ontariorealestatesource.blogspot.com By Brian Madigan LL.B. (Ontario Real Estate Source) I know that you thought that the sales were going down and that interest rates and the HST had killed the market. You just read newspaper headlines indicating that the market is going down. As evidence of that fact, they [...]

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Real Estate Futures ~ Toronto and GTA

Real Estate Futures (Toronto and GTA) By Brian Madigan LL.B. Betting on the real estate market is as easy as picking up brochures in the model home. Let’s assume that you believe that the real estate market is going up. If you buy a house you will have to pay for it in 2 or [...]

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ORES Real Estate Index for January 2010

ORES Real Estate Index for January 2010 By Brian Madigan LL.B. Here is the “ORES REAL ESTATE INDEX” which tracks the average resale prices of single family homes and condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It also tracks certain benchmark comparisons such as the price of oil and gold, as well as the Consumer [...]

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Do You Believe Real Estate Headlines?

Do You Believe Real Estate Headlines? By Brian Madigan LL.B. Well, let’s have a look at a recent headline in the Toronto Star: “Existing home sales soar 87% in ‘crazy’ January” The article that followed commenced: “The deep-freeze of January is usually a signal for realtors to take a winter cruise or perhaps a vacation [...]

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ORES: 2010 Real Estate Calendar Cycle (Toronto)

Real Estate: The Calendar Cycle for 2010 By Brian Madigan LL.B. Year after year, we are faced with the same cycle, repeated time and time again. Let’s have a look at the last few years and see if we can determine any patterns? We’ll look at the ORES Real Estate Index for single family homes [...]

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