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markham sales hold their own members of the toronto real estate board reported 2742 home sales last month making it the third best january ever ed hon president of the toronto real estate board announced today in the markham unionville and miluken areas 146 houses were sold at an average price of 221802 and a median price of 204900 sales totalled more than 32 mil lion in this area hou noted that the mls market usually experienced lower sales activity this time of the year however just as many homes were sold in january as during months last summer hou added that higher sales in january were due to continued consumer confi dence the current shortage of rental accommodation and the excellent employ ment opportunities that exist in the toron to area the median house price in january rose approximately three per cent over the previous month which conversely showed a slight decline over november 1987 hou added it appears that the pattern of monthly price fluctuations which emerged during the latter part of last year is con tinuing price increases were experienced for all dwelling types except for co operative apartments the rise in the median house price re flected increased activity in the higher end of the market with four per cent more homes selling for more than 170000 in january than in december 1987 in january 2742 mls residential sales totalled 555590777 compared with 3639 sales worth 592030594 one year ago 3532 sales worth 418034823 two years ago and 2378 sales worth 243901733 three years ago there were 3376 mls transactions in volving properties of all types in january and they amounted to 717140553 com pared to 4055 sales totalling 710979159 in the same period last year the median house price for january is 174000 an increase of 196 per cent over last years figure of 145500 and up 25 per cent from 169750 in december economist suntribune february171988 c23 advises government realty association helps public editors note this article is provided by the ontario real estate association orea for the benefit of consumers in the real estate market the real estate market escalated into a whirlwind boom last year that made headlines and caused a sensa tion which lasted for months the ontario real estate associa tion orea has seen the peaks of times as prosperous as these and since its formation in 1922 days of les ser activity as well whatever the market condition oreas cardinal concern is to repre sent its member salespeople and brok ers in the real estate vocation oreas provincewide membership has grown from a halfdozen in 1922 to more than 38000 today and subse quently consumers benefit from oreas interest in real estate strict licensing a real estate consumer can be assured of a high level of professional ism in the industry because of strict licensing measures orea members must also adhere to an uncompromis ing code of ethics as a condition of membership in orea and the cana dian real estate association crea the code of ethics has done much to create and maintain the respectable and credible character of the industry a real estate consumer who has a grie vance about the ethical practises of a real estate professional can take ac tion a grievance should be put in writing and forwarded to the local real estate board the board examines the case and handles the matter orea undertakes public education campaigns that would otherwise be ignored and overlooked property rights obtaining the entrenchment of pri vate property rights in the constitu tion is one such example since 1981 orea has actively sought to bring ab- out this guarantee losing ground and lost ground are two publications orea has produced for this cam paign the former outlining more than 700 laws restricting property owners and the latter providing case exam ples of the absurdity of these laws orea member boards annually orga nize a private property week of events to inform and involve the public in this matter meeting the needs of its members and in turn the public requires orea to maintain close ties with the govern ment orea acts as a spokesperson for the industry by keeping the govern ment abreast of industry concerns and issues in the interest of licensing qualified salespeople and brokers orea is the governments nominee for adminis trating prelicensing educational courses in order to become a licensed sales representative it is necessary to complete a diploma program of 150 hours of lectures and three exams over an 18month period threepart program the program consists of three seg ments which take five weeks on a full- time basis or six months on an evening schedule to finish class sizes average about 30 within a year of graduating the candidate must register with a broker to get hisher license to become a broker the applicant must have been a sales representative for two years and must complete five courses to get hisher certificate the sales representative program is available throughout the province at various colleges torontoarea col leges offering the program are centennial george brown humber ryerson and seneca beyond toronto sheridan algonquin conestoga 1 melda francis very- flexible possession 2 st 4 bed family home close to all ameni ties circ staircase to basement ceramic in foyer fam room wfireplace a pleasure to show melda francis 6404643 6403131 builders sioesput spacious home 3 brs main fl fam rm fp large lot backing onto fields call kim reesor 6403131 a summer cottage for 69900 located on ige treed lot on quiet street near lake with access to beach call kim reesor or murray wagg at 6403131 a welcome home only 181900 quiet court private hedged yard enjoy en tertaining in large kit plus ff fam rm hardwood firs call kim reesor 6403131 kelly burrows stouffville greenpark brand new 2280 sq ft 4 bed 3 baths sep din room priced to sell at 238900 call kelly burrows 6403131 res 6407886 bring the kidsi quiet court in town large fenced yard deck prof land lockstone drive ren kit oak trim new flocr call to see it todayl oiane davis 6403131 6403587 frank hippmann markham hwy 48 24 acres attractive 3 bed bung den 2 car gar on beautiful lot greenhouse and barn for growing boxplant etc call frank or conny hippmann 6403131 6401149 denise pettitt showcase quality desirable stouffville area home has many upgrades incl sec system sunk liv rm mn fl fam rm and open kit concept 269900 view today with denise pertitt 6403131 glenda mcpherson affordable country property 3 bed bung n of claremont cozy rec room walkout basement private 1 ac lot with fantastic view asking 187500 call glenda mcpherson today 6403131 or 649- 2053 stouffville 6403131 4731979 uxbridge 8526106 6402600 the largest real estate organization in the world each office is independently owned and operated and tm trademarks ol century 21 real estate corporation we know the signs of a good neighbourhood durham georgian niagara and st clair colleges the brokers program is administered only at the orea office located in toronto help communities association members endeavour to help communities that have contri buted to their success to fulfill this mandate orea members agreed in 1967 to form a foundation that would disperse funds to community projects libraries educational institutions and other charitable groups more than 100 organizations have benefitted from their mandate to help communities in ontario among the benefactors are pollution probe toronto hospital for sick children sudbury remedial teaching centre and the barrie tornado disaster relief fund orea consists of 48 member real estate boards grouped in nine regions across ontario orea represents 80 per cent of licencees in ontario and 55 per cent of all liensees in the real estate profession in canada tmxrrt mm mita snwi w 1 uwu sioulfrflkootrio living tln sloutftiikmo2225 uimdtm2av lot across from lake build your home or cottage on this 63 x 250 lot on lake simcoe just off hwy 48 in pefferlaw area dorothy richardson 8526951 or 6402225 the town and country i i specialists karen gerrard if youre ready to work you should consider a career in real estate call karen gerrard 4772533 mm armour real estate inc member broker uxbridge quaker village sandford 199900 3 bdrm 2 storey mn fir family rm and laundry over 2000 sq ft of coun try luxury contemporary colour scheme wceramic and oak through out oak kitchen walkout fireplace upgrades incl carpet insulation paint bath access etc priced well below builders price call 8525832 or toron to 7542041