Market Views

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2011

• Market View - December 2011
  With the end of the year, dawns a new one replete with all of the wonder and anticipation of what the next year will bring. While December marked a sputtering and half-hearted start to winter and the ski season, the same cannot be said of the real estate market which for the most part was firing on all cylinders and producing impressive results. Based upon market conditions, activity to date, and continuing low financing costs, the prospects for the new year look promising...
  
  
• Market View - November 2011
  Snow has started to fall in the Georgian Triangle, and as the temperatures settle down lower for the winter so too does that iconic white blanket over the Blue Mountains and surrounding area, launching another exciting frosty winter season for which the area is so well known. While skiers and snowshoers may be tuning up their cold weather gear, the real estate market for the Georgian Triangle shows no sign of cooling off...
  
  
• Market View - October 2011
  The statistics posted for the month of October by the Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® (GTAR) indicate another strong showing for the Georgian Triangle real estate market, building directly upon September’s performance and market momentum which, for the most part, appears to be playing out well in the second half of this year...
  
  
• Market View - September 2011
  Fall is officially upon us and for many the Georgian Triangle is at its most beautiful with the crisp clear autumn air and the trees and hills fully decked out in seasonal colourful splendour. The attributes of the area and its attractions on so many levels do not appear to be lost on property buyers and is well reflected in the most recent statistics for the month of September...
  
  
• Market View - August 2011
  Despite a beautiful summer which highlighted the wonderful features of living in the Georgian Triangle, statistics published by the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board (GTREB) suggest that the pace of property sales in the area appears to have slackened somewhat in August...
  
  
• Market View - July 2011
  It is hard to imagine a more beautiful summer month in the Georgian Triangle than the one we experienced in July. While many were clearly out enjoying the water and countryside while others took advantage of the wide range of activities and events on offer in the area...
  
  
• Market View - June 2011
  Summer has arrived in earnest to the Georgian Triangle, highlighting the spectacular beauty of the area and reminding all those fortunate to enough visit, holiday or live in the area what a truly unique and multi dimensional four season destination it is. And the stability of the Georgian Triangle real estate market is a telling reflection of this fact...
  
  
• Market View - May 2011
  Despite a remarkably wet, cool, and some might say miserable May in the Georgian Triangle, the statistics published by the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board for the month paint a much sunnier and rosier picture for the real estate market than was experienced meteorologically...
  
  
• Market View - April 2011
  The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board (GTREB) has published its statistics for the Georgian Triangle real estate market for April 2011. The numbers are consistent with the trend developing last month to the extent that sales continue to be solid, but much like the performance in other real estate boards including the Greater Toronto Area...
  
  
• Market View - March 2011
  The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board (GTREB) has published its statistics for March 2011. Most indicators are positive for ongoing stability moving into the second quarter of 2011 with both unit and dollar volume sales providing confirmation of the robust activity experienced on the ground in the area, particularly at the higher end of the market...
  
  
• Market View - February 2011
  If there is anything to that old seasonal adage, March appears to be coming in like a lion based upon the performance of the real estate market in the Georgian Triangle as of the end of February. The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board’s (GTREB) statistics for the month of February show a surge of activity, particularly in the higher end of the market...
  
  
• Market View - January 2011
  Following on the strong numbers recorded for 2010, marked by a pronounced rebound in activity in higher end properties, all indicators point to a continuing trend in this regard with another solid performance in store for the Georgian Triangle real estate market for 2011...
  
  

• Market View - December 2010
  With the New Year comes the usual speculation as to what the next twelve months will bring as well as a look back over the year just completed, and the real estate market is no exception. By most accounts and based upon the majority of real estate commentators and analysts, there is a significant consensus that the outlook for 2011 is a positive one...
  
  
• Market View - November 2010
  “Steady as she goes” best describes the performance of the housing market of the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board this fall, and the month of November is no exception...
  
  
• Market View - October 2010
  For many, the first snow of the year in the Georgian Triangle brings with it excitement and anticipation for all of the fun, activity and winter splendour for which the Blue Mountains and surrounding areas have become synonymous. While the most enthusiastic will have to wait a few more weeks before the season is in full gear...
  
  
• Market View - September 2010
  The cooler fall weather this season appears to reflect similar trends in the real estate market for the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board. As anticipated and consistently predicted by most market pundits, the second half of the year should see a more moderated pace...
  
  
• Market View - August 2010
  The month of September for many marks the end of summer holidays, the start of the school year and return to the usual work-a-day routine. It also ushers in the fall real estate market and provides an opportunity to review the statistics for the latter part of the summer market for the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board...
  
  
• Market View - April 2010
  The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board has published sales results for the month of April 2010 and all indications are that last month was an exceptional period for real estate sales activity across the area.
  
  
• Market View - March 2010
  The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board has published real estate sales results for the month of March 2010. March produced some very strong results with respect to sales through the MLS system across the area.
  
  
• Market View - February 2010
  The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board has published real estate sales results for the month of February 2010 and all indications are that the second month of the year produced strong results.
  
  

• Market View - December 2009
  The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board has published year end sales data for the residential re-sale market for 2009.
  
  
• Market View - October 2009
  Residential resale activity across the Georgian Triangle trading area was up considerably during the month of October 2009 relative to the beginning of the year.
  
  
• Market View - September 2009
  Moving into the fall, residential real estate sales continued at a steady pace during the month of September 2009.
  
  
• Market View - August 2009
  Real estate sales across the Georgian Triangle trading area continued to rally during the month of August 2009 compared to the same period last year.
  
  
• Market View - June 2009
  Real estate sales activity across the Georgian Triangle trading area continued at an aggressive pace throughout the month of June 2009.
  
  
• Market View - May 2009
  The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board (GTREB) released the "Market Summary Results" last week for the month of May.
  
  
• Market View - April 2009
  With spring in full bloom, real estate activity across the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board's trading area has finally started to rally with respect to the number of sales compared with activity experienced over the fall and winter seasons.
  
  
• Market View - March 2009
  While the latest cold snowy blast of weather experienced in Collingwood and the Georgian Triangle suggests that Winter is reluctant to release the area from its frosty grasp, the spring real estate market is looking considerably sunnier and showing early signs that a thaw might be in the air.
  
  
• Market View - Winter 2009
  The market data released by the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board (GTREB) for the month of January 2009 continued to reflect the overall malaise experienced by all economic sectors over the past several months.
  
  

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