The article below was published by CREA on Wednesday November 16, 2011.

Sales activity in Canada reached a nine-month high, led primarily by a buying surge in Ontario, according to the latest national statistics.

Stronger than anticipated MLS sales in Ontario helped raise the national total by 1.2%, and convinced the Canada Real Estate Association (CREA) to up its resale housing forecast from a 0.9% gain in 2011 to a gain of 1.4%.

“The continuing strength of home sales activity in the face of ongoing financial market volatility speaks volumes about the confidence of Canadians in our housing market,” said Gary Morse, CREA’s president. “Interest rates look like they’ll remain at levels that are friendly to the housing market for some time to come, and that’s good news for Canadian home sales activity and the overall economy.”

Ontario sales are forecast to rise 1.2% in 2011, compared to 1.4% nationally, but CREA said in a press release the province showed the most significant upward shift recently.

“Activity came in broadly in line with expectations across much of the country in the third quarter of 2011 with the exception of Ontario,” said the CREA release. “Sales there came in stronger than anticipated in a number of regions over the summer, but were held aloft mostly by Toronto activity as the third quarter ended.”

In terms of price, CREA predicted the national average would increase 7% in 2011, then remain the same at $362,700 a year later by the end of 2012.

Leading exceptions in 2012 on the positive price end will be Manitoba, up 4.9% to $246,000, and Quebec, up 3.3% to $269,900, said CREA.

British Columbia will see prices drop 1.8%, however, coming up 11.5% gains to remain the only province over $500,000 at $563,500 this year. No other province will see a price declined in 2012, said CREA, although Ontario and New Brunswick will remain essentially neutral.


Independent of market conditions, home staging is a highly effective marketing tool used to maximize the selling price of Toronto area homes and condos.

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The article below was published by Global News on November 16, 2011.

Home sales continue to rise in Canada, according to the latest monthly report by The Canadian Real Estate Association. Existing real estate purchases rose 2.7 per cent in September compared with August and up 11 per cent year to year. While sales slowed in other parts of the country – Canada’s largest metropolitan area experienced the most dramatic increase.

The number of resale homes sold in Toronto in September rose more than 20 percent over the same time last year. The average price of a home sold in Canada also rose 6.5 per cent to $352,600 since September of 2010. The average price in Toronto is much higher at approximately $460,000.

Though the price of homes isn’t deterring people in Toronto from buying homes – demand is outpacing supply.

To help you decide where to buy a house, Toronto Life magazine is releasing their annual real estate issue on Thursday and in it, they list the top 10 neighbourhoods in Toronto.

Mimico – from Islington ave to Humber river and from the Gardiner to Lake Ontario.

East End Danforth – Woodbine ave to Victoria ave and Doncaster ave to Kingston Rd.

Christie Pits – Ossington Ave to Christie St and Dupont st to Bloor St.

St. Lawrence – Yonge St to Parliament St and Front to the Gardiner.

L’amoreux – Victoria Park Ave to Kennedy Rd and Mcnicoll Ave to Huntingwood Dr.

Blake-Jones – Pape Ave to Greenwood Ave and Danforth Ave to the railroad tracks north of Gerrard Ave.

Davisville Village – Yonge St to Bayview Ave and Eglinton Ave to Mt Pleasant Cemetery.

Corktown – Berkeley St to River St and Shuter St to Front St.

Wallace-Emerson – Railroad tracks west of Perth Ave to Dufferin St and from the railroad tracks above Dupont St to Bloor St.


Independent of market conditions, home staging is a highly effective marketing tool used to maximize the selling price of Toronto area homes and condos.

StagingWorks is the premier Toronto home staging company. We provide a complete range of professional services which include vacant home staging, occupied home staging and condo staging. We have staging packages to accommodate most budgets and serve Toronto, GTA and surrounding areas.

Please visit our home staging portfolio for more samples of our staging projects. Give us some some details on your home and when you’re planning to sell, and get a free home staging estimate. Or, call us for a free estimate at (647) 409-2091 or anne@StagingWorks.ca.

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Written by Mario Toneguzzi and published in the Calgary Herald on October 26th.

There are so many things Canadians sell on their own.

Add their houses to the list as well.

New research commissioned by Kijiji Canada indicates that 61 per cent of Canadians would consider selling their home on their own if it was easy and more affordable than using a real estate agent and, in fact, 22 per cent of those who have sold a home in the past have sold a home on their own at least once.

It’s an interesting trend in the real estate market. But the survey also indicates many homeowners are not prepared to do what it takes when going it alone.

Here’s some data from the research:

Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of those who believe decluttering is important didn’t actually purge their home of many items before selling.

A large majority (86 per cent) of those who believe conducting renovations is important before selling a home didn’t do any when selling their home.

A large majority (86 per cent) believe staging is important, but 61 per cent of those who think it’s important didn’t do it.

The survey also found that the majority (62 per cent) of Canadians are doing minimal maintenance to prepare their home.

So while more people are thinking of selling their own home they should be aware of what they need to do to be successful.


Independent of market conditions, home staging is a highly effective marketing tool used to maximize the selling price of Toronto area homes and condos.

StagingWorks is the premier Toronto home staging company. We provide a complete range of professional services which include vacant home staging, occupied home staging and condo staging. We have staging packages to accommodate most budgets and serve Toronto, GTA and surrounding areas.

Please visit our home staging portfolio for more samples of our staging projects. Give us some some details on your home and when you’re planning to sell, and get a free home staging estimate. Or, call us for a free estimate at (647) 409-2091 or anne@StagingWorks.ca.

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Independent of market conditions, home staging is a highly effective marketing tool used to maximize the selling price of Toronto area homes and condos.

StagingWorks is the premier Toronto home staging company. We provide a complete range of professional services which include vacant home staging, occupied home staging and condo staging. We have staging packages to accommodate most budgets and serve Toronto, GTA and surrounding areas.

Please visit our home staging portfolio for more samples of our staging projects. Give us some some details on your home and when you’re planning to sell, and get a free home staging estimate. Or, call us for a free estimate at (647) 409-2091 or anne@StagingWorks.ca.

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