June marks highest sales on record

(July 6, 2009 – Hamilton, Ontario) The Hamilton-Burlington area resale market reported a total of 1,604 units sold in June, indicating an increase of 18.6 per cent over the same month last year, and an increase of 18.5 per cent over May. The total unit sales for the first six months of 2009 are being reported at 10 per cent lower for the same period last year, while new units listed are 7.8 per cent lower for the year-to-date, according to Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) statistics released by the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB).

“Strong sales in June resulted in a second quarter on par with Q2 of 2008, and with more sales that 2005 and 2006,” said Bruce King, RAHB President. “June marked the sixth straight month of increased sales, and had the highest number of residential sales on record, surpassing the record number sold in May 2007 during that year’s scorching market.” (more…)

My wife is from Slovenia so when I came across this video I could not resist.

Slovenian Video – way cool !