TREB Market Watch – August 2018

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TORONTO, ONTARIO, September 6, 2018 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Garry Bhaura announced sales and price increases on a year-over-year basis in August. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 6,839 sales through TREB’s MLS® System in August 2018 – an 8.5 per cent increase compared to August 2017. Both the average selling price, at $765,270, and the MLS® Home Price Index Composite Benchmark for August 2018 were up compared to the same month in 2017, by 4.7 per cent and 1.5 per cent respectively. The average selling price increased by more than the MLS® HPI Composite due, at least in part, to a change in the mix of sales compared to last year. Detached home sales were up by double
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Seasonal Gardening Tips: Early to Mid Fall

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The Canadian Wildlife Federation has lots of useful tips for seasonal gardening.  Here is what you should be doing in early to mid fall. The warm and seemingly carefree days of summer are through. With the exception of an unusually warm day or the odd warm spell, it is now time to dress in layers when you’re out in your garden. Fall colours start to set in as burning bushes turn fiery red and chokecherries turn burgundy in your yard. Deciduous trees paint forested areas with shades of yellow, orange, red and brown. Migrating birds like swallows and kingbirds as well as butterflies that travel farther south begin their journey. You are grateful for fall hardy perennials that still hold
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