Recent Blog Posts by Diane Kelly

APRIL TURNS IN STERLING MLS® PERFORMANCE

PRESS RELEASE May 7, 2012 For Immediate Release APRIL TURNS IN STERLING MLS® PERFORMANCE - - - MLS® Sales Up 17%; Dollar Volume Rises 25% WINNIPEG – In many respects, this April has to be considered the best April in WinnipegREALTORS® 109-year history as it was only 9 unit sales off the highest April MLS® unit sales recorded in 2008 but is way out in front in dollar ...

First Quarter MLS® Market Activity Keeps Pace With 2011

PRESS RELEASE April 5, 2012 For Immediate Release First Quarter MLS® Market Activity Keeps Pace With 2011 - - - Second Best March On Record WINNIPEG - First quarter MLS® sales and dollar volume market activity are in line with the same period in 2011. This year’s result can only be viewed positively given last year’s first three month’s performance was the best ...

FEBRUARY MLS® SALES MATCH LAST YEAR’S TOTAL

PRESS RELEASE March 6, 2012 For Immediate Release  FEBRUARY MLS® SALES MATCH LAST YEAR’S TOTAL - - - Dollar Volume Sets February Record with a 12% Increase WINNIPEG – If this was a Winnipeg Jets hockey game we would be going into overtime as February MLS® sales were identical to last year’s. We will have to wait until February 2013 to break the tie. On the ...

JANUARY MLS® SALES AMONG BEST FOR THIS MONTH

PRESS RELEASE February 10, 2012 For Immediate Release  JANUARY MLS® SALES AMONG BEST FOR THIS MONTH - - - MLS® Sales Even With 2011, Dollar Volume Up 7% WINNIPEG – With the exception of 1997 when January sales were at 660, January 2012 sales activity ranks among the best results for all other Januarys as none have even threatened the 600 sales level. Dollar volume is ...

AN IMPRESSIVE FINISH TO 2011

PRESS RELEASE January 10, 2012 For Immediate Release AN IMPRESSIVE FINISH TO 2011 - - - Best December Ever At Just Under 700 MLS® Sales WINNIPEG - Based on the busiest December on record in WinnipegREALTORS® 108-year history, you have to surmise that some of all those gift cards being purchased in December had to be house-warming gifts. December sales have never been at the 700 ...

MOMENTUM PUSHES NOVEMBER MLS® MARKET ACTIVITY TO NEW HIGH

PRESS RELEASE  December 7, 2011 For Immediate Release         MOMENTUM PUSHES NOVEMBER MLS® MARKET ACTIVITY TO NEW HIGH -           -           - November MLS® Dollar Volume Surpasses $200 Million for First Time WINNIPEG - Mustache or not, ...

2011 WINNIPEG REAL ESTATE MARKET EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2011 For Immediate Release 2011 WINNIPEG REAL ESTATE MARKET EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS - - - Year-to-Date MLS® Sales Less Than 2% Off Best Year Ever in 2007  WINNIPEG – In what has clearly become a surprisingly consistent and impressive string of solid month sales, and October is no exception with the second best sales on record for this month, 2011 ...

SEPTEMBER MLS® MARKET AS HOT AS THE WEATHER

PRESS RELEASE October 6, 2011 For Immediate Release  SEPTEMBER MLS® MARKET AS HOT AS THE WEATHER - - - September MLS® Sales Surpass 1,200 for First Time WINNIPEG – Balmy summer weather in September created summer-like market activity which led to a third consecutive month of over 1200 MLS® sales. As a result, it makes September 2011 WinnipegREALTORS® best September ...

AUGUST HOME BUYERS BITTEN BY SALES BUG

PRESS RELEASE  September 7, 2011 For Immediate Release   AUGUST HOME BUYERS BITTEN BY SALES BUG - - - AND WE DON’T MEAN MOSQITOES! Mosquitoes have become an endangered species in Winnipeg this year … but a new bug has appeared – the Winnipeg real estate sales bug! Sales in August are on par with the best August ever in the real estate Association’s 108 ...

A ROCK SOLID PERFORMANCE IN JULY

PRESS RELEASE  August 8, 2011 For Immediate Release   A ROCK SOLID PERFORMANCE IN JULY - - - MLS® Sales Up 4%; MLS® Dollar Volume Jumps 10% WINNIPEG - Spectacular weather in July which kept ice cream and beer vendors busy did not deter sellers and buyers from remaining engaged in the market after an exceptional June of over 1,500 MLS® sales. While not as active given ...

June MLS® Sales Over 1,500

PRESS RELEASE   July 7, 2011 For Immediate Release                                     ANOTHER GOOD YEAR SHAPING UP FOR Winnipeg REALTORS® -           -           ...

MLS® SALES AND NEW LISTINGS REBOUND IN MAY

  PRESS RELEASE   June 8, 2011   For Immediate Release   MLS® SALES AND NEW LISTINGS REBOUND IN MAY   - - -   May MLS® Sales and New MLS® Listings Up 5%   WINNIPEG – Not only did May 2011 record the highest dollar volume month ever in WinnipegREALTORS® 108-year history to eclipse the $350 million level, sales and new ...

2011 APRIL MLS® SALES MIRROR 2009

PRESS RELEASE  May 9, 2011 For Immediate Release       2011 APRIL MLS® SALES MIRROR 2009 -           -           - Flood Situation and Effort Impact Sales WINNIPEG - It is no coincidence the 2011 flood in Manitoba affected WinnipegREALTORS® MLS® ...

WINNIPEG'S MLS® MARKET ROCKS - Beat All Previous March Records

PRESS RELEASE  April 7, 2011 For Immediate Release   WINNIPEG'S MLS® MARKET ROCKS -           -           - Beat All Previous March Records WINNIPEG -   Not to take away from former Winnipegger Neil Young's artist of the year and humanitarian awards at the Junos ...

A Fabulous February!

PRESS RELEASE  March 8, 2011 For Immediate Release   FORGET THE FREEZE -           -           - A Fabulous February WINNIPEG - Manitoba Merv saw his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter. If you’re a seller - you can only hope we have 6 more weeks of real estate market ...

Rental Market Solutions Need to be Implemented

PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2011 For Immediate Release LET’S DO SOMETHING NOW -           -           - Rental Market Solutions Need to be Implemented WINNIPEG -   A discussion paper on Manitoba’s acute rental shortage, released today by WinnipegREALTORS®; calls for action ...

2011 GETS OFF TO A GOOD START

PRESS RELEASE February 9, 2011 For Immediate Release 2011 GETS OFF TO A GOOD START -           -           - A NewMLS® Dollar Volume Record Set for the Month of January WINNIPEG –   It appears some homeowners may have been a little more conscientious about keeping their ...

DECEMBER AGLOW WITH BRIGHT MLS® NUMBERS

PRESS RELEASE January 11, 2011 For Immediate Release DECEMBER AGLOW WITH BRIGHTMLS® NUMBERS -           -           - Highest Monthly Average Home Price at $252,000 WINNIPEG- December was a month to remember with WinnipegREALTORS® recording its highest average monthly home sales price ...

ANOTHER DOLLAR VOLUME RECORD FOR NOVEMBER

PRESS RELEASE <>December 6, 2010 For Immediate Release ANOTHER DOLLAR VOLUME RECORD FOR NOVEMBER - - - A 10% Increase Over 2009  WINNIPEG - November 2009 may have had better weather and 8 more MLS® sales than this November, but dollar volume once again in 2010 displayed its unrelenting march to greater heights. It increased nearly 10% over the previous highest November dollar ...

YEAR-TO-DATE MLS® SALES EVEN WITH 2009

PRESS RELEASE November 5, 2010 For Immediate Release YEAR-TO-DATE MLS® SALES EVEN WITH 2009 -            -            - October MLS® Sales Down 3%;MLS® Dollar Volume Up 6% WINNIPEG– If this was an election it would be too close to call. On the final stretch drive with two ...

ANOTHER SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER

PRESS RELEASE October 8, 2010 For Immediate Release ANOTHER SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER -            -            - Nearly One-Quarter of $1 Billion Transacted onMLS® in September WINNIPEG-It took until the month of September last year to set a new sales and dollar volumeMLS® record in ...

August MLS® ActiveListings Up 4%; Sales Down 12%

PRESS RELEASE September 9, 2010 For Immediate Release  MODERATION IS A GOOD THING _           _           _ AugustMLS® ActiveListingsUp 4%; Sales Down 12% WINNIPEG– Despite a drop in sales activity this summer in comparison to July and August last year, year-to-date sales are slightly ...

JULYMLS® STATS LIKE BOMBERS

PRESS RELEASE August 5, 2010 For Immediate Release JULYMLS® STATS LIKE BOMBERS -            -            - Down but not out! WINNIPEG- When all is said and done about our Bombers at the end of July - they’re 2 and 3 – but the numbers don’t look all that bad! And to holdCalgaryto ...

JUNE IS STEADY AS SHE GOES

PRESS RELEASE July 8, 2010 For Immediate Release JUNE IS STEADY AS SHE GOES -   -            - May and June are Two Peas in a Pod WINNIPEG- There is something to be said for consistency. Be it the second quarter as a whole or May and June in particular,MLS® market activity is very similar. Sales for May and June are ranked fifth ...

MAY USHERS IN A MORE BALANCED MARKET

PRESS RELEASE June 4, 2010 For Immediate Release   MAYUSHERS IN A MORE BALANCED MARKET -            -            - Over 2,000 Residential-Detached Listings Going Into June WINNIPEG   -   While no panacea for some homebuyers depending on the neighbourhood and price ranges ...