It is always good to be familiar with the market by a time a customer wants to buy a house. Prices may depend on the country, neighborhood, materials, size, etc.

In spite of the prices and market fluctuations, Markham since to be a perfect place to live in. Locals affirm that living there is more than a way of life, is an experience. It is the perfect neighborhood to live with children or after you are retired. It is because is a quiet place, it leaves the opportunity to grow in a peaceful place, without the noises of the big cities but close enough if you need to work there. It is not a cheap city but is cheaper than living in bigger cities as Toronto.

Markham has a median home price of $947,763 and an average sales price of $913963 from the beginning of 2018 until the end of the year.

On the other side, in spite of the selling houses had been decreasing over the last year, some professionals inform and affirm that this process will be reverted during the next years since people are choosing the experiences and the quieter places over the big cities where they pay more for smaller places.

Markham has the possibility of living in a big house, a good apartment or even a loft. The good thing about this neighborhood is that there are options, for anybody that wants to live or rent a house close from Toronto but far enough to enjoy the quiet life.

"Investors looking for properties in Markham are most likely to find 4 bedroom homes on offer this month, with 3 bedroom potential investment properties the second most popular." according to the Canadian Real State Magazine report made in 2016.

It is true that during the current market, selling and buying houses is getting more complicated due to external and internal factors such as: worldwide crisis and economic fluctuations or even the fact that people are trying to analyze the market, waiting longer for their investments and making the sales to "start" later this year.

In addition, it is common knowledge that markets fluctuate over the years so it is always better to be ahead of the markets. For example, during 2017, buying in Markham was the best option and it was on the crest of the wave, while at the end of the same year it remained stable, not increasing nor decreasing.

During 2018, it is said that the market is quite on fire, the market is not moving since the buying and the selling remained at the same level. It is also known that the beginning of 2018 was unique, there were several sold houses which caused a discrepancy with the rest of the year.

At the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, numbers show that prices are, unfortunately, going down. Probably is due to the fluctuation of the market or external factors that make people believe that is better waiting than investing.