LOCAL SHELTER-BASED CHARITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR A 2022 GRANT
Hamilton, ON (June 9, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) issued a cheque to the Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation (ORCF) for more than $200,000 in May – the largest single donation RAHB has made to the ORCF. The ORCF, funded by the Ontario Real Estate Association, has raised more than six million dollars for shelter-related organizations throughout the province on behalf of Ontario REALTORS® over the last 40 years. The donation from RAHB is earmarked for shelter-based charities in Hamilton, Burlington, Haldimand and Niagara North.
“The pandemic and skyrocketing housing prices in the RAHB market area highlighted the need for more support for shelter-based charities in our local communities. As a result, the RAHB board of directors decided last year to close out its scholarship program after reviewing its charitable giving policy and direct the remaining scholarship funds to the ORCF,” said 2022 RAHB President Lou Piriano. “RAHB has a long history of supporting and donating to charities in the RAHB market area – through direct contributions, the ORCF, or volunteering. RAHB members are thrilled to give back to our communities.”
Through monthly donations from members, RAHB was able to provide $41,676 to local charities through an ORCF grant in 2021. Charities that received funding last year include:
Carpenter Hospice
Good Shepherd Family Centre
Hamilton Health Science Foundation
Indwell Community Homes
Joseph Brant Hospital
March of Dimes Canada Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Mark Preece Family House – Jason’s House
Mission Services of Hamilton – Inasmuch House
Neighbour to Neighbour
Restoration Second Stage Homes
The Salvation Army – Hamilton Booth Centre
Shifra Home Inc.
YWCA – Phoenix Place
In 2021, an additional $41,000 was raised by REALTOR® members to support local Habitat for Humanity builds through RAHB’s first-ever walk-a-thon. In addition, during REALTORS Care® Week in November, RAHB donated $5,000 to the Hagersville Food Bank, Burlington Food Bank and GBF Community Services and provided volunteer hours during a build for Habitat for Humanity Hamilton and the Good Shepherd.
RAHB has also responded to calls for help when it is needed. Most notably, in 2021, RAHB donated to the Red Cross for flood relief efforts in British Columbia and Newfoundland and this year, RAHB issued a $15,000 donation to the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal to help offset the hardships caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
For the remainder of this year, RAHB has over $44,000 available to distribute to shelter-related registered charities in the RAHB market area through an ORCF grant. The ORCF defines shelter as a refuge, haven or protection that provides or improves quality of life from hunger, the elements, physical/psychological abuse, disabilities, and illness. Organizations that fit that definition are encouraged to contact RAHB to obtain a grant application before September 1, 2022.
RAHB is committed to supporting causes and organizations in their communities as well as others facing shelter emergencies in Canada and abroad.
Hamilton, ON (June 2, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1,232 sales of residential properties within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in May 2022. Sales were down by 5.1 per cent month over month and down by 31.9 per cent compared to May 2021. There were 2,631 new listings in May, which was up 7.3 per cent month over month, and compared to May 2021, there was an increase of 16 per cent. The average sale price for residential properties across the RAHB market area was $995,408, which was down 1.7 per cent over the previous month, and up 17.6 per cent compared to May 2021.There were 1.7 months of inventory in May compared to 1.2 months in April.
Hamilton, ON (May 2, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1,298 sales of residential properties located within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in April 2022. Sales were down by 20.7 per cent month over month, and down by 31.3 per cent compared to April 2021. There were 2,451 new listings in April, which was down 3.6 per cent month over month, and compared to April 2021, there was a decrease of 7 per cent. The average sale price for residential properties across the RAHB market area was $1,013,081, which was down 5.6 per cent over the previous month, and up 18.2 per cent compared to April 2021. The inventory of listings increased to 1.2 months of inventory in April compared to 0.7 months in March.
Hamilton, ON (April 1, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1,637 sales of residential properties located within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in March 2022. Sales were up by 33.3 per cent month over month, and down by 21.1 per cent compared to March 2021. There were 2,542 new listings in March, which was up 51.7 per cent month over month, but compared to March 2021, there was a decrease of 6.2 per cent. The average sale price for residential properties across the RAHB market area was $1,073,342, which was down 2.7 per cent over the previous month, and up 22.8 per cent compared to March 2021. The inventory of listings remains low at 0.7 months.
Hamilton, ON (March 1, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1,228 sales of residential properties located within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in February 2022. Sales were up by 71 per cent month over month, and down by 4.4 per cent compared to February 2021. There were 1,675 new listings in February, which was up 84.2 per cent month over month, but compared to February 2021, there was only a 1.2 per cent increase. The average price for residential properties was $1,104,163, which was an increase of 4.2 per cent over last month, and an increase of 30.3 per cent compared to February 2021. The inventory of listings remains low at 0.6 months.
Hamilton, ON (February 1, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 718 sales of residential properties located within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in January 2022. Sales decreased by 11 per cent in January, down 13.5 per cent compared to January 2021. New listings increased by 40.9 per cent in January, down 11 per cent compared to January 2021. The average price for residential properties was $1,058,756, which was an increase of 13.6 per cent from December, and an increase of 34.7 per cent compared to January 2021. The inventory of active listings remains low at 0.6 months.
Hamilton, ON (January 18, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 16,502 sales of residential properties processed through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in 2021. This is an 10.5 per cent increase from 2020. The average price of a residential property in 2021 was $867,560 across the RAHB market area. This is up 25.74 per cent from 2020. The average price in 2011 was $321,449 which represents a 169.89 per cent increase over ten years. New residential listings increased by 7.7 per cent compared to 2020.
Hamilton, ON (January 4, 2022) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 811 sales of residential properties located within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in December 2021. Sales decreased by 32 per cent since last month, and they were down 11 per cent since December 2020. New listings fell by nearly 50 per cent since last month and they were also down six per cent since last December. The average price for residential properties was $931,787 which was an increase of two per cent from last month compared to an increase of 27 per cent from December 2020. The inventory available dropped even further to 0.4 months of inventory.
Hamilton, ON (December 1, 2021) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1,199 sales of residential properties located within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in November 2021. Sales decreased by nearly ten per cent since last month, and they were down three per cent since November 2020. New listings also decreased by ten per cent since last month and they were also down three per cent since last November. The average price for residential properties was $911,673 which was a decrease of one per cent from last month compared to an increase of nearly 27 per cent from November 2020. The inventory available dropped even further to 0.5 months of inventory.
Hamilton, ON (November 2, 2021) – The REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1,329 sales of residential properties located within the RAHB market area through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System in October 2021. Sales increased eight per cent since last month, and they were down nearly 18 per cent since October 2020. New listings decreased by nine per cent since last month and they were down 23 per cent since last October. The average price for residential properties was $922,297 which was an increase of nearly five per cent from last month compared to an increase of 27 per cent from October 2020. The inventory available dropped even further to 0.6 months of inventory.
We are encouraging members to submit names of fellow RAHB REALTORS® who you feel would be an effective leader for the Board of Directors. The Nominations Committee will do the follow-up to ensure this ideal candidate applies.
If you know of a RAHB member who ticks off all the boxes to be a great leader, please send the name to nominations@rahb.ca.
If you have any questions about the meeting, the election process or the information included in the Notice of Meeting, please contact Carolyn Infurnari at carolyni@rahb.ca.
Thank you in advance for your consideration, as well as your candidate suggestions, and we look forward to another excellent election!
