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Thinking of Moving to Albuquerque? Or Nunavut? Or That Random Florida Swamp Your Aunt Forgot She Owned?
You’d be shocked how often I get calls that start with, “Hey… this is going to sound weird, but can you help me with… [insert wild location]?” Case in point: a past client casually drops into a conversation that she inherited “swamp land” in Florida. In a smug way I dig around, call a guy…
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Pricing homes – Guesswork or Fact Based.
Over the weekend, we received a 1-star Google review. Out of 152 reviews—all 5-star except this lone outlier—it stood out like what it was – an unhappy comment from a stranger. We’ve never met the reviewer, never spoken to him, and he doesn’t live anywhere near the neighbourhood he claims we “undervalued.” So before anyone…
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Can a Buyer Renegotiate After a Home Inspection? Yes. Should They? That’s the Real Question.
A colleague in Arizona told me something that made me set down my coffee. In her market, buyers routinely make an offer, complete the home inspection, and then return to the negotiating table as if the deal were merely a draft. Nothing catastrophic discovered—just a second swing because, well, why not. Ontario felt very different…
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What do Rental Furnaces and Bad Tenants Have in Common?
I was chatting with a Realtor friend in Arizona when hot-water heater rentals came up. I mentioned that a recent Seller couldn’t even figure out what they were paying each month. My friend stared at me like I’d just said Canadians lease their snow. “People rent water tanks in Canada?” Apparently in Arizona, that’s not…
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How Pricing Homes has Changed in 2025
October in southern Ontario smells like wet leaves, espresso, and hesitation. Open houses are quieter. Agents linger in doorways pretending to check their phones. And though no one wants to admit it, the market has taken a pause. We’re not in a full buyer’s market yet — but you can smell it on the wind.…
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The Real Estate Market Runs on Espresso
Gas powers the car, sure—but let’s be honest: coffee powers the realtor. Without caffeine, offers don’t get written, deals don’t get negotiated, and nobody remembers which lockbox code works for that one listing in Whitby. Luckily, Durham Region has leveled up its coffee game. These cafés aren’t just refuel stations—they’re the new open houses of…
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Durham Region: Why buying now may be like a lottery win
Ontario’s housing market has a meteorological streak—it changes moods like the weather. One season it’s all bidding wars and bravado; the next, it’s silence and sweaters. Right now, the market’s in that rarest of states: still. In Durham Region, east of Toronto, the data suggest a pause. Homes that once vanished in a weekend now…
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The Homes That Gave Up: What Expired Listings Reveal About Real Estate in 2025
In real estate, there’s a quiet heartbreak called the expired listing. A homeowner stages, scrubs, paints, hides their life in the oven, and lives in an endless state of “show-home readiness.” Then—sixty, ninety, one-hundred-twenty days later—the listing expires, unsold. The dream doesn’t crash; it just quietly times out. From early August to the end of…
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Buyers Are Waiting… But For What?
A recent survey revealed some fascinating clues about where our housing market is headed. In short: Buyers want to buy — just not right now. Here are the highlights: On paper, this sounds encouraging. But here’s the reality check: the average home price in Canada today is $687,000. A 20% down payment is a staggering…
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Small Upgrades, Big Returns: How Simple Fixes Can Help Your Home Sell
Every now and then, a home sale reminds me just how much the “little things” matter. Recently, we worked with a family who sold quickly — not to the first buyer who toured, but to the second, who paidthe full asking price. Before listing, I had walked through the property with the sellers and shared…
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