{"id":869,"date":"2013-05-22T15:29:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T19:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steveroblin.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"2023-11-28T16:21:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:21:39","slug":"moving-from-toronto-to-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steveroblin.com\/moving-from-toronto-to-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving from Toronto to Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/steveroblin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Hamilton-Logo.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><strong>&#8220;IN-Migration&#8221; to Hamilton<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>by Steve Roblin<br \/>\nMay 22nd, 2013<\/p>\n<div>\nThere is a migration happening. I see it everyday.<br \/>\nToronto buyers are leaving the City in droves to invest in the Hamilton Area Real Estate Market.<br \/>\nThis migration compels and excites me, for I have also been a part of this movement.<br \/>\nLet\u2019s face it, affordable detached homes in Toronto and its suburbs are a rarity. \u00a0Despite low interest rates, escalating market prices in the core areas of the GTA are making home ownership\u00a0an unreachable goal for many would-be buyers with money to spend\u00a0(Average price for a detached home in the \u201c416\u2033 area code \u2013 $852,090 as of April 2013<sup>1<\/sup>)<br \/>\nSo potential home buyers are starting to look West. \u00a0 Whether they are first time buyers, GTA commuters, or people who want to contribute to the industry and culture of this fine area; \u201cSteady in-migration from the GTA will continue to support housing demand in Hamilton,\u201d\u00a0said Abdul Kargbo Senior Market Analyst, CMHC<sup>2<\/sup>.<br \/>\nAnd this is just the beginning.<br \/>\nWhen my wife and I left Toronto and settled into our first home in Dundas, it was an affordable opportunity for us\u00a0to get into the housing market.\u00a0 We left behind family and friends (though some have followed) because we believed that Dundas was a better spot for us to raise our family.<br \/>\nWith a myriad of program innovations in the area of food production, research, arts and business Dundas is experiencing a revitalization and it is catching the attention of buyers looking to head West .\u00a0 While we have spent the last few years immersing ourselves into the fabric of this great community, many of the friends and family we left behind have spent the same period searching for two bedroom bungalows in \u201cas-is\u201d condition on the outskirts of Toronto and are being asked to pay over $500,000!<br \/>\nHamilton has made great strides in the past few years. \u00a0A community lead movement with a focus on arts, research and development has seen entire neighbourhoods transformed with people who not only want to live in Hamilton, but take pride and want to make Hamilton a better place.<br \/>\nAccording\u00a0to the Realtors Association of Hamilton Burlington\u00a0Seasonally the number of active listings was down 14% per cent lower than the same month last year and have been down for the previous 8 months.<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0 In spite of the low number of listings, home values continue there strong, steady\u00a0rise. \u00a0More buyers for low property inventory is a striving force behind our continued increase in property values.<br \/>\nWhether they are clients with previous ties to Hamilton or clients that know little about our city and are just looking for a deal, new buyers are coming from the GTA everyday. \u00a0People are getting priced out of the \u201c416\u2033 and are looking to move west \u2013 and Hamilton and its surrounding areas is their destination!<br \/>\nYour home may be worth more than you think, call me for a no obligation opinion of value today!<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><b><sup>1<\/sup>Market Watch April 2013, Toronto Real Estate Board<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<b><sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0Real Estate \u2013 November 20, 2012 &#8211; Hamilton Housing Market to Remain Relatively Healthy in 2013 \u2013 Daily Commercial News<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><b><sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0Realtors Association of Hamilton Burlington \u2013 April 2013 Statistics <\/b><\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/steveroblin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Hamilton-Logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hamilton-Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/steveroblin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Hamilton-Logo-300x245.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;IN-Migration&#8221; to Hamilton by Steve Roblin May 22nd, 2013 There is a migration happening. 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