Media AdvisoryThe Future of The Real Estate Market in Kitchener-WaterlooLocal Experts Join BMO Real Estate Panel to Explore Implications for the Buyer
KITCHENER, July 20, 2009 – Kitchener-Waterloo's         real estate market has gone through a shift this year due to current       economic conditions, leaving buyers and sellers with questions.
A panel of local           Industry experts will provide timely information and perspective on           housing trends and forecasts to answer top-of-mind questions       such as:
    -  Interest rate forecast
 
    -  Is the market literally opening doors for first-time homebuyers?
 
    -  Is now the right time to buy or will prices continue to fall?
 
    -  What trends are appearing in the market?
 
    -  What legal considerations are involved?
 
    
        
            | What: | 
            BMO Bank of           Montreal Real Estate Panel Discusses Kitchener - Waterloo | 
        
        
            | Who: | 
            
            
                -  Sal               Guatieri, Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets
 
                -  Ian Cook, President & Owner, Cook Homes
 
                -  Mark Schumacher, B.A., LL.B., Sorbara Law
 
                -  Gord Dunn, Mortgage Development Manager, BMO Bank of Montreal
 
                -  Karen Shartun, President, Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Board at Royal             Lepage-Scharf Realty
 
             
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            | When: | 
            Wednesday, July           22, 2009 10:00 a.m. | 
        
        
            | Where: | 
            King and Ottawa               Branch 
            1074 King St. East 
            Kitchener, ON | 
        
    
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