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Durham Real Estate – Timing is Everything
Last week was March break and typical for this week many of the Buyers who would normally be looking, were entertaining their children. A recent survey found that 59% of recent Buyers were married couples and with this, March break normally sees a slight slowdown in Buyer activity. This year was no different. Comparing the…
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Real Estate Investors Love Durham Region
With investors returning to Real Estate many have chosen Durham Region as the best place to invest in. There are many reasons for Durham being their first choice and I felt it would be best to share why so many investors look east of Toronto when considering purchasing a rental. Let’s begin with rents. When…
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Year End Durham Region Report Card
The end of the year is coming at us fast, and along with the report cards our kids will be excited to show us (or will hide in their backpacks,) we also have a report card for how Real Estate has reacted to the uncertainty of our economy and rate hikes. On a positive note,…
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Why Experience Matters
Something fascinating happened over the past few weeks. I was contacted by a Seller who had listed his home with a friend, and after a few weeks he terminated the listing and approached me to see if I could sell his home. His friend, an agent from Toronto gave him a “good deal” and brought…
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Sales Storytime: 2 Homes, Same Street, Different Results
The story of two homes that were sold on the same street, and how the results were 180 degrees different. I listed a home for sale that had been owned by the same family for over 60 years. It was in original shape, not in poor condition however it needed upgrading throughout. My guess was…
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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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