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How to interview a Real Estate Agent – Selling a Home in Durham Region
I was interviewing a client over the past week who was thinking of selling their home and I asked, what is a common question when I first sit down with Sellers; “how was your last Real Estate experience? Was it positive or negative?” Surprisingly, (or not surprisingly) many times the Seller mentions a negative experience…
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Is the Real Estate Market Cooling Down?
…or is it just winter? I returned from a Real Estate conference in Arizona on Monday. It was wonderful to be in a new area surrounded by some of the best Realtors in the USA. (I believe Wendy Starr and I were the only Canadians.) One thing we quickly came to understand was that every…
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Current Real Estate Prices in Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington. Cherry-picking the sales.
Where are we currently with pricing locally? Here is a snapshot of prices for all homes along with detached homes singled out as of Feb 22/22… 2-22-22 has a ring to it: Oshawa: All homes – $1,176,000 Detached – $1,223,000Whitby: All homes – $1,239,000 Detached – $1,567,000Clarington: All homes – $1,223,000 Detached – $1,263,000 To…
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Do I need an Agent for an Open House?
We saw a welcomed change in how we market Real Estate at the first of this month. Once the January restrictions were altered, open houses were again allowed to take place. Over the past 2 years, open houses have been one of the restricted activities, being blocked more than they have been allowed. Personally, we…
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Finding Links between Durham Real Estate and Manhattan Real Estate
Think south Oshawa, or downtown Whitby or even that odd area in Bowmanville that floods every time Lake Ontario surges…. Then think a bachelor co-op in Brooklyn Heights. How is it possible to find similarities in these communities? Hang with me for a few minutes. Buyers. Buyers of homes in Durham and Manhattan use the…
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Two out of Three Ain’t Bad
I’m hearing thoughts with Meatloaf’s voice in my head lately. In my blog dated November 15th, 2021, I made some forecasts. Looking at the inventory and Buyer demand I came up with predictions for Real Estate prices in our area for the winter market. I refer to my “crystal ball” quite often, sharing how it…
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Why do homes with pools sell in the Winter?
Let’s jump back in time, say to 1997. This was an amazing year for Real Estate. In fact, it was the best year for sales in a decade. Detached homes had been increasing in value since a correction in 1990 and the future looked rosy. One other component of the market in the late 1990s…
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Real Estate Predictions through a Frosty, Snow-covered window
It’s a snow day. Actually, it’s a “snowmageddon.” I am sitting at my kitchen table watching the snow float around and it looks beautiful. Until you go outside, then you realize how challenging the conditions make for moving around. This can be likened to our Real Estate market. Buyers look online at beautifully staged homes…
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Predictions for the 2022 Durham Real Estate Market
The Christmas trees are down, the New Years’ Eve noisemakers are put away for another year and the numbers are showing how Real Estate finished 2021. 2021 was a year that took everyone by surprise. Beginning with a lockdown, more lockdowns, a new variant that seems to be sweeping across our country to a banner…
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