December better than average for home sales

The real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* saw an increase in the number of listings and a small decrease in the number of sales and average sale price when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released by the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB).
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Slow Start to New Year

The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported a total of 613 units sold in the association’s jurisdiction* in the month of January, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released today.  This represents a seven per cent decrease in sales from the same month last year.

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Sales Strong for December

The Greater Hamilton-Burlington area resale market reported a total of 722 units sold in December, a decrease of 6.9 per cent from the same month last year and a decrease of 28.3 per cent from November of this year, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released by the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB).  Total unit sales for 2010 are being reported at 2.13 per cent higher than last year, while new units listed are 12.7 per cent higher. (more…)

Spring market awakening in March

The Hamilton-Burlington area real estate market showed a total of 1,044 unit sales in March, this was a decrease of 4.7 per cent from March 2008 when single family home sales were 1,095, according to the Multiple Listing Services® (MLS®) statistics released by the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB). 

The total unit sales for the first three months of 2009 are being reported at 23 per cent lower for the same period in 2008, while new units listed are 1.3 per cent lower for the year-to-date. The total unit sales, when compared to February, were 40 per cent higher in March. 
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Market shows strength in February

The Hamilton-Burlington area real estate market showed a total of 750 unit sales in February, indicating a 27.6 per cent decrease over the same period last year, according to the Multiple Listing Services® (MLS®) statistics released by the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB). New units listed are less than one per cent lower when compared to February 2008.
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Market easing continues into January

The Hamilton-Burlington area real estate market showed a total of 476 unit sales in January, indicating a 42 per cent decrease over the same period last year, according to the Multiple Listing Services® (MLS®) statistics released by the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB). New units listed are down 8.5 per cent when compared to January 2008.

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