Feedback matters when selling your home! I have a rigorous process in our office of following up with all the agents that have shown our seller's property to collect feedback and submit it to the seller on weekly basis.  We start our process by emailing the agent three hours after the showing has been completed through automated means.  This doesn't always work as most agents ignore the email or just delete it.  The next morning, we print a report of all the showings that have taken place yesterday and start burning the phone lines to contact real estate agents.  We used to call the office...


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List to last OR Listings are the gift of real estate Gods! I first heard this saying when I was starting out in this business in the late 90's and never really understood what it meant.  This is the time when the real estate market was going through a lot of change including the advent of Buyer Representations.  As a novice entering the market, i failed to understood the significance a listing has on a REALTOR business.  It's been over 10 years and having been in a business for a while now, I appreciate what listings allow me as an agent to do.  Here are my top reasons why listings are good...


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I got another story for you today! I love the open market and what it allows individuals, professionals and businesses to do!  The open market offers freedom and allows individuals to compete among other professionals and businesses and offer innovation in products and services.  This also drives the price lower for the consumer as more entities are competing for the same business.  A mind set is also at play here where some think from a mindset of scarcity and others from abundance.  I won't go into too much detail about the mindset but will touch a bit about it. I'm dealing with another...


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I've been meaning to write the blog post for the past two weeks and have been so busy with the projects underway including our Friends of Winchester Park project. I recently sold a condo unit for a client that was referred to me by another client. The condo, while updated, was in an older building that was kept up very well compared to the neighboring buildings and there were lots of updates being completed including the whole underground parking garage. We met in early March and spoke about what they were looking to achieve by selling, discussed their options and started working on getting...


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It has been an interesting week for me and one of my clients!  Thursday started off with a BBM early in the morning while I was at the bank that read, "F*** me" and followed with a story that went on to explain that the property is flooded.  Let's go through it in a bit of detail and lay out all your options if this was to ever happen to you! Back in February, I sold a property for one of my clients and yesterday was the, oh so happy, closing day that turned into a mess.  My client was doing the last load of laundry in his unit at 4:00 AM when the washing machine malfunctioned and caused...


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I had written about how you can get your offer accepted when heading into a multiple offer scenario and thought it would be fitting to talk about how you can promote a multiple offers from buyers when listing your property.  Please feel free to share and add to the list: List at Market Value or just below it - In a hot seller's market, sellers tend to loose focus and start asking exuberant amounts of money for their real estate.  A good strategy in situations as such is to list your property at market value which makes your property look as a great deal when compared to the market place Have...


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It's been a mild winter throughout most of the country so far. That means we still have time to run through a foul-weather checklist. Here are 10 "must do's" to have a warm, cozy and safe winter. Check attic insulation. A foot of blown-in or batt insulation (R-38) in the attic reduces heat transfer from heated interior space to the great outdoors. This is a do-it-yourself job. If your attic is not insulated, blow in or roll out 12 inches of loose or batt insulation. If the amount of insulation is less than 12 inches, simply roll out unfaced fiberglass batts over the existing insulation to create...


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During a recent interview with Don Campbell, our conversation steered towards to topic of private sales. My question was if he sees value in using a real estate professional or should sellers look at putting their properties on the market themselves. I was surprised by his response as much as he was with mine. A delightful conversation that I'm looking forward to continue in the near future. Don Campbell is the President of REIN Canada and is best selling author. Having trouble viewing video?  Click here


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"We just bought a new home from the builder and we were wondering when is a good time for us to list our property?" I had received a new question in one of my online real estate advise threads from another satisfied purchaser of a new home who were looking forward to moving in their new home and wanted a semblance of a schedule of event that were to follow.  Their list of to do list included packing their belonging, finding a mover and oh, finding a REALTOR to help them sell their place. This question might not be applicable to renters or first time home buyers but it's a scary reality...


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(NC)—When it comes to home improvement, you don't have to be a professional to get professional-looking results.  There are many simple bathroom projects that can dramatically update your home: If your current vanity features chipped paint or a dated colour – it's time for an update.  Rather than buying new, you can easily make your current vanity look clean and fresh with a coat of paint. Simply remove the doors and drawers, tape off any areas that you don't want painted and wipe down everything with soap and water.  Spray a primer over the cabinet surface and then apply several...


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