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fi Countrywide Town Centre Realty lnc.OOakviIle Town Lawby says he hopes this resolve and deep-seated optimism will be rec- ognized by politicians during this fed- "People haven't sold in desperation. They have held on because they have a deep confidence in the future of the country. They believe better times will come and allow them to move up to a nicer house or to a more desirable location." Don Lawby says Canadians have shown they are not willing to sell their homes for anything less than what they perceive as a fair price. The Canadian housing market remains stable and poised for growth despite the slow pace of the economic recovery, a widespread low regard for politicians, and a tough winter, says the chief operating officer of CENTU- RY 21 Canada. Market stable, poised for growth We have the infbrmation you want on every home in town - Let us do the looking for you.' macaw. {Meow boom HARVEYGOtiXNrtAND'" 3353550 4 bodooms. 06w at lunch 6001M Pretty inside md out. JENNY KOTULAK' 338-6550 KEN FORBES" 33b66tit) IRENE FERRI' 338%6ti0 $2 I 9,900 $199.01) $169,an " "In most parts of the country, we are used to buying homes with snow on the ground. But not when there is a blizzard raging or when it is not prac- tical to travel city streets. That's the kind of winter we had, but we're now "People know their children's futures are on the line," says Lawby. "Canadians will make sacrifices and pay taxes if they believe they will be better off down the road. But they showed during the constitutional refer- endum that they won't be intimidated by politicians." Lawby says housing market activity will make up this spring for what it lost during the winter. eral election year as an indication that Canadians are prepared to join togeth- er to solve the country's economic woes. Just call Countrywide c". 338-6550 alli'iii'i'i!.lilii!l madman“ LLOYD PHINNEY' 338-6550 mums: 335650 ED PUMHS' 138-0650 _ IRENE FERRY 338-d660 - \ " ' V _, 'A l ' n I , l . _ f A,” _ u I i i h w' " ep. , .~ , 5 ". at. Mail CME., I l , " ~..- . . = 't"a " a E i "lFaml..littillllllM 'mrb, _, ~. A =' " . . 7 "t "i, " 5. " - , "um" yiix i,' 4 V, ifi,CL"'g) " - .. -r', I l , - V wr, 'e I , . = r~ . ’ . fl liats s a M M8ttrl8ilgWqWNT.' N4rWR4RWlilBtWvTuW8% I..-.,.,:,,,. BRiBRRa8egi22 RWBR48tmam38iliBtg?iM2iZ© . 2-,,a,aa,1 mloapmumloo Emu-6650 $242,903 $21M $172,tioo antre 10280 North Service Road WestOOakville, Ontario, L6M 252 Munomy Cotrsiirmxst," bucks on wooded also ALBERT VENDITn' 338-6550 " 's - C 'p",. it it”? y. - T a , 'l, i' 1 pr I f V) I , ' i - ' MI v N f ' f W“ “i 'd cal w CL] :-‘_,_ , d , The CENTURY 21 Canada survey showed Ontario prices to be stable over the past three months. The largest increase came in the Toronto neighborhood of the Beaches, Lawby made his comments upon release of the national quarterly house price survey by CENTURY 21 Canada. "There are people who will be able to buy a home this year when they couldn't last year because they've been saving and they have accumulat- ed the necessary 5% down payment." Lawby, also, says the housing mar- ket continues to benefit from low interest rates and the 5% down pay- ment mortgage qualification for first- time buyers. seeing a pickup in activity in all areas of the country." LLOYD PHNDEY‘ 338-6650 Supt: ktet6xt by school “NE m 338-6660 ofotta.qrrt- $224,9C0 $215111) $178.90) I.“ ”pat /r" g 11-! Ravine, walked basément, don, plus more ALBERT VENDmI' 338-d650 Mum, 3 bedroom. Iamlty room, backspln. Vancouver suburb of Richmond, where the average selling price of a typical three-bedroom split-level house increased 11.4% to $274,000. In British Columbia, the country's strongest housing market, the largest price increase occurred in the In Quebec, the largest price increase occurred in the affluent pre- dominantly-Anglophone Montreal community of Westmount, where the price of a four-bedroom two-storey house increased 4% to $442,000. a typical three-bedroom, two-storey semi-detached house dropped 4.1% to $236,000. where a typical three-bedroom two- storey house increased 4.5% to $350,000. The largest decline came in the Toronto neighborhood of Riverdale, where the average price of “Broker "AssextateBnner Siam Open Mods. 2 - (pm. March 29th RICK CRAWLEY' 338e660 lmnoculdo 2,100 sq. 0., CIA. C/V JEAN KENNEDY" 33b6660 MI MARSHALL' 33b6650 Wtitio0o $218.90) $183,903