Archive for Market Updates
April Showers Brought May Flowers…and Home Buyers
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (May 6, 2013) –– Residential property sales through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in April were identical compared to April last year. Home sales in April were 1.9 percent above the 5-year average for the month. There were a total of 683 residential properties sold [...]
Kitchener-Waterloo Home Sales in March
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (April 4, 2013) –– Residential property sales through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) were in keeping with the 10-year historical average for the first quarter. “Home sales have been affected by tightened mortgage rules,” says Dietmar Sommerfeld, President of KWAR. “First time buyers are most [...]
Average Prices Up from January
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (March 6, 2013) –– Residential sales through the Multiple Listing System (MLS®) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) were down 10.5 percent compared to this month last year while the year-to-date dollar volume of sales was 8 percent above the 5-year average. A total of 445 residential properties sold last month, a [...]
KW home sales maintain steady pace
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (February 5, 2013) –– Residential sales through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) were down slightly in January compared to the same month last year. There were a total of 337 residential properties sold last month, a 2.3 percent decrease compared to the same month last [...]
Home sales in Kitchener-Waterloo steady in 2012
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (January 4, 2013) –– There were a total of 6,212 residential sales through the Multiple Listing System (MLS®) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in 2012, a slight decline of 0.7 percent compared to 2011’s year-end results. Coming off two consecutive months of strong housing activity in October and November, fourth quarter [...]




