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Divorce and your mortgage: Here’s what to know
Divorce can be complicated for many reasons, including financial ones. The good news is that the divorce rate in the U.S. dropped to a 40-year low in 2018, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University. For every...
2020 Starts Strong with 731 MLS® Sales in January
WINNIPEG - 2020 got off to a strong start with 731 MLS® sales, a 15% increase over January 2019 and 18% more than the 5-year average total. Dollar volume rose 18% to $207.4 million. The 1,870 listings entered on MLS® in January were up less than 5% and at month end...
November MLS® Activity Maintains Strong Pace in 2019
WINNIPEG - November sales, dollar volume and listings contributed to a strong second half finish to 2019. November’s 902 sales transacted on WinnipegREALTORS® MLS® were up 4% over November 2018 and on record to be the second time sales eclipsed 900 in this month....
Press Release – WinnipegREALTORS® 2019 Citizens Hall of Fame Inductee
Cliff King, chair of WinnipegREALTORS® Citizens Hall of Fame program, is pleased to announce the selection of Marshall McLuhan as 2019’s inductee, posthumously. McLuhan is the 46th inductee chosen since this program launched in 1986. “McLuhan’s coined famous...
September caps off a resurgent third quarter
WINNIPEG - WinnipegREALTORS® experienced its strongest third quarter of market activity on record with close to 4,100 MLS® sales worth 1.19 billion dollars. Each of the three months had their highest dollar volume totals ever for their respective months. A new sales...
Condo sales propel August to a record month
WINNIPEG - A record month of sales and dollar volume activity for August capped off a very active summer. July and August were identical twins when it came to sales. However dollar volume differed with lower dollar volume in August due in part to condominium sales...
June sales just shy of last June’s market activity
WINNIPEG - June sales of 1,528 fell short of June 2018 market activity by 1% and 3% from the 5-year average for this month. What really stood out in June is extensive inventory which offers buyers record levels of choice in one of the most affordable housing markets...
Average monthly rent up 4% in Canada
Winnipeg among the least expensive cities for renters, report says Following two months of decline, the average monthly rental rate in Canada increased 4% in May, according to the June national rent report produced by Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting....
Winnipeg property tax among highest in Canada
By Peter Squire The temperature is rising, and so are our expenses, as by now you’ve probably received the City of Winnipeg’s annual property tax bill in your mailbox. Councillor Matt Allard, chair of Winnipeg’s infrastructure renewal and public works committee,...
May sets all-time monthly record with over 1,700 sales
WINNIPEG - May sales of 1,705 is the first time WinnipegREALTORS® has reached and eclipsed the 1,700 threshold mark for any month including May. It also broke new ground for any month with sales dollar volume vaulting over one-half billion to $526 million. The...
Winnipeg home buyers the envy of Canada
WinnipegREALTORS® likes to say Winnipeg is one of the most affordable housing markets in the country. Earlier this month, when the April MLS® market results were released, an infographic showed that 50 per cent of the single family and condominium listings available...
April MLS® sales slip back modestly from April 2018
WINNIPEG - While Manitobans welcomed spring with open arms given a long winter they also were relieved to know potential flooding threats did not come to fruition. Thanks to major engineering flood mitigating projects such as The Winnipeg Floodway or Duff’s Ditch, as...