Canada's Real Estate Market Heating Up, Eh?

Statistics this week suggest the U.S. housing market may have hit bottom and begun to rebound. But in Canada, real estate is red hot. Bidding wars are driving prices through the roof in Toronto.

To hear the BREL Team interview on NPR, picked up by CBC Radio, click here.

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What They Got: 131 Montrose Ave.

Little Italy: $601,500
Montrose Ave., just south of College St.

Asking price: $499,900
Selling price: $601,500
Days on market: 11

Details: This semi-detached three-bedroom home in Little Italy sold for 120 per cent of the listing price.... Read full article on YourHome.ca

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Professionals can help first-time buyers through the complicated process

If you're thinking about taking the plunge into home ownership, know this: it's probably going to cost more than you think.

There are a number of costs associated with home-ownership that many first-time buyers tend to overlook.... 

Read the full article at Metro Online here.