Tag Archive: competition

February Brings Winter Heat to the Local Real Estate Market

Kitchener-Waterloo’s hot real estate market has continued its record-breaking run, bringing in some wild stats for the month of February. With demand remaining high amidst low supply, competition has driven prices to levels we have never before seen in our region. Case in point, February ended with just 295 homes ...

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They Got $100,000 Over Asking Price?!

If you’re a potential buyer right now or thinking of selling your home, we probably don’t have to tell you that real estate prices have been going through the roof. With low interest rates and pandemic-driven market changes, it’s creating intense competition never before seen in our region. Believe it ...

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The Pre-Emptive Offer Dilemma

To bully or not to bully? That is the question.  In our last blog post (found here), we explored some of the challenges of buying in a seller’s market, and how pre-emptive offers can be a strategy to employ in your home search. But, there’s a time and a place ...

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Buying in a Seller’s Market

Anyone who has been looking to purchase a home in KW in recent months will be all too aware of how much competition there is right now. Buyers are facing what can feel like endless disappointment, as their efforts to make a successful offer seem to constantly be coming up ...

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