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Canadas Real Estate Market to Cool Slightly after Strong First Half (July 7, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
Canadas residential real estate market will start to slow in the second half of 2010 after two quarters of strong price appreciation and sales activity, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast released today. While market fundamentals remain strong across most major centres in Canada, sales activity was overly front-loaded in the first half of the year and is expected to cool off for the third and fourth quarters. Prices are also expected to steady in the second half of the year. ...
Canadians Pursuing Recreational Property for Lifestyle, despite Tax Concerns and Stricter Mortgage Rules (May 31, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
Almost half of Canadians considering buying a recreational property will do so to improve their lifestyle, despite concerns about increasing taxes, rising interest rates and new regulations that require higher down payments on second homes, according to a nationwide survey of Canadian attitudes towards recreational property ownership conducted by Angus Reid and commissioned by Royal LePage Real Estate Services. ...
Royal LePage: Breaking Records to Break the Cycle of Violence (May 19, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
On Saturday, May 15th, over 120 Royal LePage offices hosted record breaking garage sales in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, raising more than $300,000 to end violence against women and children in communities across Canada. In 2009, the National Garage Sale for Shelter raised $120,000. The 2nd annual National Garage Sale for Shelter is a community event which brings local residents together with Royal LePage REALTORS® to collect gently used household items for sale, with all proceeds generated supporting local Canadian communities. ...
Canadas real estate market both competitive and secure, national survey of REALTORS® finds (May 11, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
REALTORS® polled in a recent cross-Canada survey indicated that the countrys real estate market is both highly competitive and provides the necessary safeguards to protect consumers. Eighty-six per cent of real estate professionals said they worry that severe deregulation in the real estate industry would erode standards of customer service for Canadians who are buying or selling a home. According to the online poll of 1,726 REALTORS® by Royal LePage Real Estate Services, the proposed changes to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) will do little to improve an already competitive industry. ...
De-Clutter for a Cause in Support of the Royal LePage National Garage Sale for Shelter (April 29, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
On Saturday, May 15th, more than 120 Royal LePage offices across Canada will be transformed into bargain hunter heaven as they host the 2nd annual National Garage Sale for Shelter, a one-day charitable garage sale in support of the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation. Last year, the Garage Sale raised more than $120,000 to help abused women and children across Canada. This year, with the generous support of our local communities, TD Canada Trust (National Presenting sponsor), Atlas Van Lines Canada (In-kind Moving and Transportation sponsor) and Advance Commission Company of Canada (Major Event sponsor), were poised to raise more money and awareness than ever! ...
Consumer Confidence Bolsters Housing Market but Recovery Uneven Across Canada (April 8, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
After a buoyant, if geographically uneven start to the year, Canadas housing market is poised to moderate as 2010 unfolds, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey. The post-recession real estate recovery, which began in earnest in the third quarter of 2009, continued unabated in the first quarter of the year. While year-over-year unit sales volumes increased and prices appreciated across the country, a look back at the two year period that spanned the recessions beginning and end shows that some cities have experienced a rollercoaster effect of declining and rising prices, while at the other extreme, home prices in some regions never stopped appreciating. ...
GO LYNDON GO! ROYAL LEPAGE AGENT LYNDON RUSH TO COMPETE AT OLYMPIC GAMES IN WHISTLER (February 17, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
Royal LePage is proud to support Lyndon Rush's Olympic medal aspirations. Lyndon, along with his father Jerry Rush, are Royal LePage real estate agents based in Red Deer, Alberta. Lyndon Rush has had a winning streak over the past weeks, which earned him a highly coveted spot on the four-man and two-man Canadian Olympic 2010 bobsleigh teams competing at the Whistler Sliding Center. Rush, along with Lascelles Brown, will compete in the two-man bobsleigh and will be joined by Chris LeBihan and David Bissett to compete in the four-man bobsleigh. ...
Canadas Real Estate Market Expected to Continue Strong Gains into the First Half of 2010 (January 7, 2010)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
Canadas residential real estate market is forecast to remain unusually strong through the first half of 2010 as economic conditions across the country improve and the stimulus impact of low interest rates continues to stoke demand, according to todays Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast. As confidence in the recovery builds in early 2010, increases in average house price levels and overall market activity are expected to continue. The gradual erosion of affordability driven by higher house prices and the expected late-year modest upward movement of interest rates, together with an improvement in listings supply as confidence improves, are expected to bring the market back into balance in the second half of the year, when home price increases are expected to moderate. ...
Economic Instability Number One Fear for Canadian Home Buyers: Royal LePage (December 15, 2009)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
As the Canadian real estate market continues to rebound from a steep decline a year ago brought on by the recession, home buyers remain nervous about the stability of the economy, according to a survey of 1,225 Royal LePage agents and brokers across Canada. However, few buyers think home prices will decline again. When asked to comment on the most common fears they are hearing from home buyers over the past three months, 38 percent of Royal LePage agents and brokers cited economic stability and related factors such as job security. 23 percent said home buyers fear they may not be able to sell their existing homes at the price they are hoping for, while 12 percent said buyers are hesitant because they believe prices have not yet hit the bottom of the cycle. Twenty percent of agents and brokers said they are not hearing any concerns from buyers. ...
Passion for the Cause Supersedes Demanding REALTOR® Schedule (October 21, 2009)	1/1/0001 12:00 AM
Royal LePage real estate agents and brokers across Canada are so dedicated to their charity, the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, that despite their busy schedules, theyre taking the time to give back. The 2009 Royal LePage Headstart Conference in Penticton, British Columbia and the 3rd Annual Shelter Gala in Toronto, Ontario raised over $130,000 for womens shelters and violence prevention and education programs. ...

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