The Drew At Home Blog

October 2016 Market Numbers

KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (November 3, 2016) ––Last month a total of 577 residential properties sold in Kitchener-Waterloo and area though the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR), an increase of

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September 2016 Market Data

KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (October 5, 2016) ––A total of 540 residential properties changed hands in Kitchener-Waterloo and area though the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in September. This represents

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Peak Oil and Canadian Real Estate

I’ve written a controversial title for sure! The theory of peak oil makes sense to me whether the cause is economic or due to physical impossibility. I believe this simply because we are living on

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Chinese Investors

Are Chinese investors really to blame for the west coast housing run up we’ve seen over the past couple of years? Certainly, many Canadians have been pushed out of the market by high prices. Vancouver

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Determining Your Mortgage Size

Your mortgage size is determined by three factors; your mortgage payment, the interest rate, and the amortization period. Once you calculate the size of your monthly payment you can use the other two variables to figure

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Mortgage Payments And Income

The usual rule for figuring out the size of your mortgage payments versus you income is a maximum of 35% of your gross income for property taxes, heating, mortgage payments and ½ your condo fees

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wells and septic

Wells And Septic Systems

I’m looking for rural property for a client and thought I’d share some of the pitfalls that can beset a rural purchaser who’s not diligent. That’s not to say that the countryside isn’t an awesome

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financing

Why Get Pre-approved?

Why do some buyers get pre-approved before looking at property, and others don’t? Why wouldn’t they want to? There are very good reasons for getting a pre-approval in place. For starters, having a solid number

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Google review

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