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Consumer confidence ends on a stronger footing

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:28:08 +0000

National consumer confidence ended the year 2009 on a stronger footing compared to pre-recession levels, despite having edged down slightly the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter. According to the Conference Board of Canada’s index of consumer confidence, confidence eased slightly in the fourth quarter for the first time in three quarterly periods. The decrease in confidence reflects weakening sentiment about making major purchases

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2010 DRAR President

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:46:13 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2009 DURHAM REGION ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® ANNOUNCE NEW PRESIDENT FOR 2010 DURHAM REGION DECEMBER 21, 2009 – The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® (DRAR) is pleased to announce that Dierdre Mullen will be the President for 2010. Dierdre, who is with Coldwell Banker RMR Real Estate in Whitby, has been an active member of DRAR since March 2004. She is also an active volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross Disaster Management Team and was previously a Director of Administration for the Canadian Red Cross. Dierdre was Chair of both the Office Representatives Program and the Charity Auction Task Force in 2009. Her objective as DRAR’s President is to work on behalf of the Members by participating in planning, establishing direction, making policy decisions and other related functions of the Board of Directors. Specifically, she is planning on continuing with Focus Groups with brokers and salespeople that were such a success in the previous year, and also hopes to start a Young Professional Group where the focus will be on mentoring new salespeople. She also intends to continue the open door policy that 2009 DRAR President Debbie Dawson, Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc., encouraged to all Members. “I look forward to working on [DRAR Members’] behalf over the next 12 months”. On behalf of DRAR’s Board of Directors and Members, the Association would like to congratulate Dierdre on her new position, and wish her tremendous success in the coming year.

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Existing home sales activity remains strong in November

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:58:41 +0000

According to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association, existing home sales activity remained upbeat in November 2009. The current strength of housing demand stands in sharp contrast to weak activity recorded one year ago.

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Existing home sales activity remains strong in November

CANADA’S ONLINE DESTINATION FOR REAL ESTATE GOES MOBILE

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:32:13 +0000

(OTTAWA, Ontario –December 1st, 2009) – Today, one of Canada’s most popular sources for real estate information is going mobile.

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CANADA’S ONLINE DESTINATION FOR REAL ESTATE GOES MOBILE