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Expired Listing? House did not sell? What is the next step?

November 22, 2011 A Vids
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Expired Listing?  What’s the next step? . First of all, don’t despair!  Even at the height of our busiest times in the past few years, approximately 25% of listings did not sell during the first listing period, becoming an expired listing.  So you are not alone.  But now is the time to take a closer [...]

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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Snapshot November 2011 (Video)

November 14, 2011 Blog

Quick Market Snapshot for November 2011 . Each month, I publish a Real Estate Market Update, which shows numbers of available listings in houses and condos in Winnipeg.  In this quick-market snapshot, lets take a closer look at how many of those listings have gone beyond the ‘Offers Dates’ and are waiting for buyers to [...]

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November 2011 Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update

November 3, 2011 Blog

Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update . Every month, I produce a Real Estate Market Update for Winnipeg’s real estate market.  I’ve divided the housing market along 3 different price ranges, from ‘entry level’ homes (between $50,000 and $199,999), to ‘mid-range homes’ (between $200,000 and $399,999)  and finally ‘luxury homes’ (above $400,000).  This real estate market update will also report [...]

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Suggested To-Do list for putting your house on the market

October 25, 2011 A Vids

Tips to preparing your home for sale . This is a guest post written by Margot McClelland If you have decided to put your home up for sale, there’s a lot of stuff for you to do aside from just talking to a REALTOR® or real estate broker. If your house has been around for [...]

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Selling or buying a Condo? Here is a Guide!

October 20, 2011 A Vids

 General overview to buying a condo in Winnipeg . When it comes to Condo’s, I do have a bit of knowledge in this field.  In fact, nearly 1/3 of my sales come via condominiums, either in representing the buyer or the seller. The vast majority of Condo-Corporations are professionally managed:  That is, a management company [...]

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House and Condo measurements. How to measure your property

October 5, 2011 A Vids
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 House Measurements: Rules of the Tape There seems to be some confusion, even among Realtors, as to how a home is measured.  With the many different styles of homes on the market, questions can arise as to whether a basement can be counted as part of the official square footage of a house.  We’ll take [...]

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October 2011 Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update

October 5, 2011 Blog

Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update . Each month we create a Real Estate Market Update for Winnipeg’s real estate market.  I’ve segmented the housing market along 3 different price ranges, from ‘entry level’ homes (between $50,000 and $199,999), to ‘mid-range homes’ (between $200,000 and $399,999)  and finally ’luxury homes’ (above $400,000).  This real estate market update will [...]

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Home Staging Quick Tip #4: Flooring in your home

September 15, 2011 Blog

Is the flooring in your home attractive and up-to-date? . Smart home-sellers understand that, when it comes time to sell their house or condo, getting it into ‘Show-Home” condition is an important step towards getting top dollar and selling quickly.  Buyers traditionally spend about 15 minutes in the home before moving on to the next [...]

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Home Staging Quick Tip #3: Depersonalizing your home before the sale

September 8, 2011 Blog

Depersonalize your Winnipeg home before putting it on the market . In part 3 of the series on Home Staging by Remax, we take a look at the need to depersonalize the home.  Since the owner has likely lived in the home for a number of years, it has taken on his personality, displaying his [...]

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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update for September 2011

September 2, 2011 Blog
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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Report for September 2011 . Each month I produce a Real Estate Market Update for Winnipeg’s hot real estate market.  I’ve segmented the housing market along 3 different price ranges, from ‘entry level’ homes (between $50,000 and $199,999), to ‘mid-range homes‘ (between $200,000 and $399,999)  and finally ‘luxury homes’ (above $400,000).  This real [...]

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Home Staging quick tip #2: Curb Appeal

August 26, 2011 Blog
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Help sell your Winnipeg Home with home staging quick tip #2: Curb Appeal . The old saying “You never get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression” is especially true in real estate.  Whether you’re selling a house or a condo, in a hot or a slow market, as the seller you want to [...]

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