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DURHAM REGION, July 6, 2011 – The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® reported 1,046 sales for the month of June, a slight increase from 1,040 in May. This represents a 13.7% increase from June 2010 when there were 920 sales.
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DURHAM HOMES ARE IN DEMAND
The first time home buyer land transfer tax (LTT) rebate is out of date. Due to increasing home prices, the rebate no longer covers the average LTT bill for first time home buyers. Instead, they pay almost $1,500 in LTT after receiving the rebate
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REALTORS®: A FAIR LTT REBATE FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS
DURHAM REGION, June 3, 2011 – Durham REALTORS® reported 1,040 sales for the month of May, an increase of 9.6% over last month and represents a small increase of 1.3% over May 2010. The average selling price in Durham Region for May was $316,057 down slightly from last month when we saw an average selling price of $321,042. However, when looking at the historical data, the average selling price of houses in the Durham Region has been steadily increasing over the last 5 years
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Spring Market Starts to Bloom
DURHAM REGION, June 2, 2011 – The dream of home ownership in the province of Ontario is alive and well.
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REALTORS® URGE CANDIDATES TO STRENGTHEN HOME OWNERSHIP
But majority of Ontarians concerned that home ownership will be more difficult in the future TORONTO, April 20 /CNW/ – The dream of home ownership is alive and well among Ontario renters, with 70 per cent reporting that they would like to buy at some point in the future, according to a poll released today by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). However, the poll also revealed that 81 per cent of Ontarians believe it is more difficult to own a home now than it was for their parents, and 89 per cent of Ontarians in general are concerned that home ownership will become even more difficult in the future.
DURHAM REGION, April 5, 2011 – The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® reported 981 sales of homes during March, a 5% increase from 653 sales in February and is only down 1.1% from 1110 sales in March of 2010 when consumers were concerned about purchasing before the HST was implemented.
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Spring Market Heating Up
DURHAM REGION, March 8, 2011 –Home sales in Durham Region climbed by 29% from 505 in January to 653 in February reported Dierdre Mullen, President of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS®. This still represents a reduction of 20% from 819 sales in February of 2010 when there was a rush on to purchase before the implementation of HST.
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Steady Spring Market
Hwy 407 RAMP it up! campaign continues to drive forward Oshawa Mayor’s road tour takes him to Markham on Tuesday, February 8 OSHAWA – The City of Oshawa’s RAMP it up! Hwy 407 East Extension campaign continues to drive forward. Week three begins with Oshawa Mayor John Henry visiting the Town of Markham on Tuesday, February 8 to ask municipal Council to support the expedited construction of the Hwy 407 East in one continuous phase from Brock Road in Pickering to Hwy 35/115
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Hwy 407 RAMP it up! Campaign continues to drive forward!
January 24, 2011 Oshawa Mayor embarks on road tour to gather support for the delayed Hwy 407 East Extension project Province urged to honour its commitment to extend the Hwy 407 east to Hwy 35/115 by 2013 At 12 noon today, Oshawa Mayor John Henry will climb aboard a transport truck (donated by The Mackie Group) advocating for the Premier to fulfill the province’s commitment to extend Hwy 407 east to Hwy 35/115 in one continuous phase by 2013. The “Let’s RAMP it up! Show your support for the Hwy 407 East Extension project” campaign calls for communities to join the City of Oshawa, Durham Region, Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes in urging the province to honour its commitment – as originally promised and planned – for the benefit of southern Ontario. Mayor Henry will visit approximately a dozen municipalities starting with St
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407 Extension Project