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CREA LAUNCHES NEW FALL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:56:30 +0000

OTTAWA (August 23, 2010) – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) debuts a new national television commercial today featuring production and editing techniques developed specifically for this project and never before used in Canadian television advertising.

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BC and Ontario housing markets feel effects of HST in July

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:01:01 +0000

OTTAWA (August 16, 2010) – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) says national home sales activity continued to trend down in July 2010. The decline was almost entirely the result of fewer sales in British Columbia and Ontario.

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May brings lower homes sales and fewer new listings

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:00:05 +0000

OTTAWA – June 16th, 2010 – Statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show that home sales activity and new listings in Canada declined in May.

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HST Affects the Affordability of Home Ownership

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:18:28 +0000

DURHAM REGION, JUNE 11, 2010 – Starting July 1, 2010 Ontarians can expect to pay a harmonized sales tax (HST) rate of 13% on a long list of goods and services that were previously exempt from the 8% Provincial Sales Tax (PST). “While the impact of the tax will be felt by all Ontarians, the province’s 3 million homeowners and the thousands who buy and sell a home every year will be hit particularly hard by this latest tax.” commented Dierdre Mullen, President of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS®. “As real estate professionals, REALTORS® know how important the dream of homeownership is to Ontario families.

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May Sales Remain High for Durham Resale Housing Market

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:31:52 +0000

DURHAM REGION – June 4, 2010 – The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® reported 1,027 sales through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) during the month of May which is at par with last year’s 1,026 sales for the same month, but reflects a decrease from the high sales totals seen in both March and April of this year. Meanwhile, active listings remain on the rise with May offering up 2,600 available resale home listings, 1% higher than May of 2009 and the highest amount seen so far this year. “We can now see the forecasted trend of increased available listings coinciding with a decrease in the substantial sales of the prior few months.

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Durham REALTORS Lobby Their Issues on Parliament hill

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:37:01 +0000

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APRIL HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES TO BE STRONG!

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:28:40 +0000

APRIL HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES TO BE STRONG DURHAM REGION April 20, 2010 – The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® (DRAR) reported 503 sales in the first half of April 2010, an increase of 33% from the 378 sales reported mid-month in April ’09. Year-to-date sales are up a whopping 53% to 2,912 compared to 1,903 sales during the same term in 2009. “The average selling price for single family homes has also experienced a sharp increase over the prior year” Dierdre Mullen, President of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS noted.

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REALTORS® Raise Funds for Bowmanville Hospital

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:47:32 +0000

DURHAM REGION – February 23, 2010 – Over recent years, Members of the Durham Region Association of REALTORS® have held Christmas Charity Auctions with proceeds being presented to the various Lakeridge Health facilities within Durham Region.

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REALTORS® welcome EI benefits for Self-Employed

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:49:39 +0000

Ottawa – February 1, 2010 – On behalf of Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley, Rob Moore, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, joined today with Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) CEO Pierre Beauchamp to announce that self-employed REALTORS® can now participate in the Employment Insurance (EI) program. “From coast-to-coast-coast, a large majority of REALTORS® are self-employed,” says Mr. Beauchamp.

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Hot Market for January

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:04:09 +0000

Unusual Hot Market for January DURHAM REGION – January 19, 2010 – Durham Region Association of REALTORS® (DRAR) reported a 66% increase in sales of 191 in the first half of the month from 115 during the same time last January.

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