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Say I saw it in The Herald BOUCHER ALUMINUM NAME BRAND ALUMINUM SIDING ALCAN SELECTION Of COLOURS FREE ESTIMATES 8778830 WESTERN GENERAL CONTRACTORS Quality Built Custom Homes ALL PHASES of Contracting In OOf ju barns in 8332075 AIRWAYS VACUUM SERVICE HI mm NETS A r Duct Spec its Town Country not Paged THE ALTON HILLS Wednesday May 1 1991 Real estate markets improving Although the year started stow in just about every major residential real estate market in the country Royal says a number of key areas including Toronto and Vancouver have reported turnarounds in recent weeks It s too early to say that real estate markets are on their vay a full recovery says Gino Executive Vice dent Royal Residential Real Estate Services The cur rent robust market activity be just a short term rise but in some areas demand is the strongest it has been in the past two years Despite the increased demand house prices have remained flat According to the April issue of the Sunev of House Prices released to- da few areas report higher prices and several markets re main well below the peak price lev els recorded in savs Our in dicators suggest that the current consumer mood will last at least into perhaps longer don expect a return boom conditions in the foreseeable future but if sales continue at their current rate the number of homes sold in mam markets will last levels for the first half of the vear The turnaround is being fuel ed b demand from first time buvers There is a perception that prices have reached their lowest point and will start to climb he and with interest rates at more reasonable lev els fordab has been signtfcantK enhanced While current 1 fewer homes higher priced categories are selling expects that demand for these homes v ill pick up in coming months First time buvers near l always lead a market recovers hesas However real estate markets across the countrv are far from homogeneous In Montreal and Halifax for example sales is well below las vears levels and prices remain soft Although given current fardabilitv levels and growing first time interest we mav already be at the beginning of the recovery in these markets Romanese comments In Manitoba and Saskatchewan there is optimism that the real estate market is returning but few concrete signs have put aside their reluctance enter the market we re not out of the woods yet says ailing interest rates and the end of the Gulf War have helped but economy will take some months to return to full health Throughout the country job security is the prime factor in buyers from entering the market The GST has had little impact on the resale housing market Dej gn Construct on 8782142 BANNISTERS other worts itrlts to chant from FREE ESTIMATES Call Mark PROFLOOR SYSTEMS WOOD FLOOR SANDING by THE PROFESSIONALS FREE ESTIMATES rm contracting ltd For oil your com mere and residential construction needs 8788625 BONDED LICENCE WE KNOW POOLS BioGuard ACADIAN POOLS 1 34 STREET GE0R6ET0WN 8733320 IF BUSY CALL 877 BAILEY 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