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My First 9,999 Tweets – Who I’ve met & What I’ve learnt on this crazy little thing called Twitter

I joined Twitter January  22, 2008. I had heard about it from a few leading edge tech types – the next cool thing – and I figured I should get on and see what the fuss was about. Like many, I wasn’t quite sure – even after I signed up and took a look around. [...]

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$1 Billion dollars: Kitchener Waterloo’s Mid Year Market Update

Benjamin Bach with Keller Williams discusses what’s going on with the real estate market in the Kitchener Waterloo MLS area. The area surpassed $1 billion in transaction volume in the first 6 months. Prices of homes are up. Watch the video, and visit http://BenjaminBach.com for more

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Earthquake felt in Kitchener Waterloo, from New York to Montreal

I was just having lunch with a client, and the restaurant started shaking.  That was *freaky* There was just an earthquake in South Western Ontario, felt in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, New York, and here where I am, in Kitchener Waterloo.  That is a rather large span.  No words on aftershocks yet.  Overheard on Twitter from @jtorrespants: [...]

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Two Waterloo Region Apartment Buildings Sell For $45+ million

(…and we have many clients looking to buy big apartment buildings in Kitchener Waterloo - contact us today if you have one!) $46,710,000 to be exact. Killam Properties has announced the purchase of two river front apartment buildings in Cambridge, totalling 225 recently built residential units.  This is one of the largest recent Multi-Family transactions in the Kitchener Waterloo area [...]

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Canadian Economic Indicators Show Healthy Growth

Canada’s economy grows at fastest pace in a decade: RBC Economics Canada’s gross domestic product is projected to grow by 3.6 per cent this year, according to a new forecast from RBC Economics. This follows real GDP growth of 6.1 per cent in the first quarter, which RBC says was the fastest pace in over [...]

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Whats going on with Mortgage Interest Rates in Canada?

Interest Rates and Mortgage terms have been in the news the last few years – first, rates were at a historical low, and now the talk is that they are heading up. Add to that the waves CMHC made in the area of residential investment by increasing the required downpayment for small residential properties 400% [...]

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CMHC: Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate Market Still Hot

CMHC just released their Housing Market Outlook for Kitchener Waterloo, Cambridge & Guelph (and surrounding area).  The highlights are:   Sales will continue at a strong pace through the fi rst half of 2010  before moderating later this year and into 2011. Low interest rates, population growth and a slightly better job market outlook will [...]

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Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate in the News

Here are some articles about the KW real estate market, as well as the larger Canadian market that we’re reading today. Daily Commercial News: April Housing Starts Jump in Kitchener Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released April preliminary housing starts data for the Kitchener Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) today. Construction began on 390 homes, [...]

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How much is the Kitchener Waterloo apartment building for sale for?

Multi-Family Housing in Waterloo Region One of things I find myself talk to real estate investors about these days is the price of apartment buildings.  Seems there are lots of people looking to acquire high quality investment property, but there is not a great supply of these buildings for sale. Most owners are happy to [...]

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This Month in Real Estate Canada

What’s going on with Real Estate in Canada?

   Real Estate Market Statistics for Canada and Kitchener Waterloo (Ben’s Kitchener Waterloo real estate market update is at the bottom of this article) Keller Williams Realty’s Real Estate Market Update for Canada This Month in Real Estate Video Report for Canada Market – April 2010   Commentary: Research from Keller Williams Realty International Canada’s economy continues to show [...]

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