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    <title>Doug Folsetter (www.dougfolsetter.com) : Blog</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>60 Mountain Avenue, Hamilton, ON</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:35:42 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Listings">Listings</category>
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    <description>I just sold this House at 60 Mountain Avenue, Hamilton, ON Hamilton West.
View this recently sold House or see all my home sales</description></item>
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      <title>628 Forgett Common, Burlington, ON</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/628-forgett-common-burlington-on</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:34:47 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
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    <description>I just sold this Townhouse at 628 Forgett Common, Burlington, ON .
View this recently sold Townhouse or see all my home sales</description></item>
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      <title>101 &amp; 102 287 King Street E, Hamilton, ON</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:10:14 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
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    <description>I just finished uploading this Commercial Building for sale, 101 &amp; 102 287 King Street E, Hamilton, ON
Well located in the heart of the Downtown Core and the International Village, this commercial condo offers approx. 2855 sq.ft. plus a full basement.  Adjacent to municipal parking, amongst newer developments and offering good street exposure.  The interior is currently a blank slate, the owner...</description></item>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-10</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:36:27 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE 
Condominium Market in March:  More Sales and Fewer Listings

 

(April
5, 2012 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario)  The
REALTORS&amp;reg; Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1365 property
sales through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) for the month of March.   RAHB
also reported a 6.9 per cent increase in average sale price for the month compared
to March of last...</description></item>
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      <title>Re/Max Market Trends Report </title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:20:23 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>Homebuying activity strong out of the gate,
as a more competitive market takes shape for spring 2012, says RE/MAX

Major Canadian real estate markets continued to show exceptional resiliency throughout the first
quarter of the year, with strong demand and diminished supply setting the stage for a heated spring
2012, according to a report released by RE/MAX.

The RE/MAX Market Trends Report,...</description></item>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:12:35 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>&amp;nbsp;



MEDIA RELEASE 
Average Sale Price Continues to Rise&amp;nbsp;

(March 6, 2012 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario)&amp;nbsp; The REALTORS&amp;reg; Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 1126 property sales through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) for the month of February, a 4.9 per cent increase in sales over the same month last year.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;RAHB also reported a 9.2 per...</description></item>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-8</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:47 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE 

Low inventory of listings in Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas&amp;nbsp;



(February 6, 2012 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario)&amp;nbsp; The REALTORS&amp;reg; Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) reported 819 property sales through the RAHB Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) for the month of January, representing a 10.8 per cent increase in sales over the same month last...</description></item>
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      <title>Steady Real Estate Market Expected for 2012</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/steady-real-estate-market-expected-for-2012</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:18:13 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE&amp;nbsp;

&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Steady real estate market expected for 2012&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;



(January 12, 2012 &amp;ndash; Hamilton,...</description></item>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-7</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:07:56 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE 


December better than average for home sales

(January 5, 2012 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario) The real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* saw an increase in the number of listings and a small decrease in the number of sales and average sale price when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;)...</description></item>
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      <title>Hamilton - #1 Place to Invest in Ontario</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:34:50 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Video</category>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-6</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:00:02 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Personal">General</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE
Residential condominium market continues to shine



(December 6, 2011 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario)&amp;nbsp; The real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* continued to show increases in listings, sales and average sale price when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) statistics released today by the...</description></item>
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      <title>Balanced Market Conditions set to return next year</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/balanced-market-conditions-set-to-return-next-year</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:40:36 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>Balanced conditions set to return to most Canadian housing markets in 2012, while residential values expected to once again set new records, says RE/MAX



&amp;nbsp;Canadian residential real estate defied conventional logic and outperformed expectations in 2011, posting another solid year of housing activity virtually across the board. The trend is expected to carry forward into 2012 as Canadians...</description></item>
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      <title>Creative Industries in Hamilton</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/creative-industries-in-hamilton</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:46:01 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Video</category>
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    <description>The City of Hamilton's Department of Economic Development has produced a short video on creative industries in the city, featuring interviews with architect David Premi, Jeremy Greenspan of the Junior Boys, violinist Cecilia Chang of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, and Juan Lopez of Pipeline Studios.


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      <title>Housing evolution driving average price appreciation in Canada's major centres</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/housing-evolution-driving-average-price-appreciation-in-canada-s-major-centres</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:11:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Personal">General</category>
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    <description>RE/MAX HOUSING EVOLUTION 2011

Hamilton &amp;ndash; Burlington

When it comes to revitalization, infill, redevelopment, renovation and new construction, Hamilton-Burlington is among the foremost examples of resurgence over the past decade.

&amp;ldquo;Click link to read the rest of the...</description></item>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-5</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:57:08 -0500</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE 
Residential condominium market shines in October

 (November 4, 2011 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario)  The real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* continued to show increases in listings, sales and average sale price when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) statistics released today by the...</description></item>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-4</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:33:29 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE 
Strong condominium market in September 

(October 5, 2011 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario)  The September residential real estate market in Burlington saw double-digit increases in sales when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) statistics released today by the REALTORS&amp;reg; Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB).  Numbers of...</description></item>
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      <title>Hamilton, Ontario  The great Canadian City.</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/hamilton-ontario-the-great-canadian-city.</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:14:28 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Video</category>
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    <description>A fantastic new video from Tourism Hamilton

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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-3</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:16:41 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE

August real estate market sees increases over last year 

(September 6, 2011 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario) For the third straight month, the real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* experienced increases in listings, sales and average sale price when compared to the same month last year, according to Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) statistics...</description></item>
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      <title>Media Release</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/media-release-2</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:26:26 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Other">Market Update</category>
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    <description>MEDIA RELEASE 

July market activity compares well to last year 



(August 4, 2011 &amp;ndash; Hamilton, Ontario)  The July, 2011 real estate market in the Greater Hamilton, Burlington and outlying areas* experienced an increase in listings, sales and average sale price compared to July of last year, according to Multiple Listing Service&amp;reg; (MLS&amp;reg;) statistics released today by the REALTORS&amp;reg;...</description></item>
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      <title>Latest News</title>
      <link>http://www.dougfolsetter.com/Blog.php/why-i-wouldn-t-sell-my-home-myself</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:35:46 -0400</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Doug Folsetter</dc:creator>
      <category domain="Personal">General</category>
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    <description>Why I wouldn&amp;rsquo;t sell my home myself

Alison Philpot sold her house privately but wonders if it was worth the trouble she experienced . PHOTO: BILL GRIMSHAW/FOR THE TORONTO STAR

By Mark Weisleder |

Since writing about whether you could create a bidding war without an agent, I have received numerous emails from sellers, real estate agents and companies that provide &amp;ldquo;for sale by...</description></item>
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