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Real Estate Listing Agent: Top 7 Questions to ask your prospective Listing Agent

March 6, 2012 A Vids
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Real Estate Listing Agent: Top 7 Questions to ask your prospective Listing Agent So you’re a home owner who has decided, like about 90% of all home sellers, to hire a real estate listing agent to help you sell your home.   How do you choose from the hundreds or perhaps thousands of REALTORS® in your [...]

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March 2012 Real Estate Update for Winnipeg

March 2, 2012 Blog

Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update for March 2012 . For March 2012, as I do every month, I take a closer look at the  Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg real estate [...]

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Home Staging on a budget: Luxury Decor without breaking the bank

February 28, 2012 A Vids
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Home Staging on a budget . Whether you are selling your home in a hot market, or a slow one, home sellers are well advised to make the best first impression possible.  A little home staging goes a long way, and if you can do at least some of it yourself, thats even better.  Home [...]

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Home Staging Quick Tip #5: Furniture Placement and Lighting

February 14, 2012 Blog

Home Staging Quick Tip #5: Furniture and Lighting . Home Sellers are finding that Home Staging can help them obtain the best offers possible on their houses and condos.  No matter the real estate market, whether its hot or slow, staging will help show off your home and put it in its best light.  There [...]

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City Assessment Value vs. Market Value: How closely related ARE they?

January 29, 2012 A Vids
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City Assessment Value vs. Market Value   Every now and then, and usually in the busy spring market, I will meet with home and condo buyers who make reference to “City Assessment Value” of homes.  These folks were placing a lot of weight on the City of Winnipeg Assessment Value of the homes the either [...]

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Real Estate Market Forecast for Winnipeg in spring of 2012

January 16, 2012 Blog
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Housing and Condo Real Estate Market outlook . At this time of year, news organizations, real estate associations/companies and mortgage industry experts all like to predict the future of the real estate market for the upcoming year.  We need to be aware that many of these organizations, especially the national news media, take an overall [...]

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Winnipeg spring 2012: A great time to sell real estate?

January 11, 2012 Blog

Is NOW a good time to list/sell your house or condo in Winnipeg? . Home sellers often ask me :”When is it a good time to list your home or sale?” In Winnipeg, during the past 5 years, the answer would have almost always been :”Right Now”.    Winnipeg’s Real Estate Market has remained hot, even [...]

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January 2012 Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update

January 9, 2012 Blog
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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update for January 2012 . 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 [...]

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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Snapshot December 2011 (Video)

December 19, 2011 Blog

Quick-Market Snapshot for Winnipeg in December 2011 . At the beginning of each month, I produce a full Winnipeg Real Estate Market report, which shows the total numbers of homes available in Winnipeg, as well as the numbers of condos available.  These short ‘Quick Market’ snapshots show how many homes and condos have gone beyond [...]

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December 2011 Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update

December 2, 2011 Blog

Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update for December 2011 . 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 [...]

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Can Condo Sellers keep their portion of the Reserve Fund?

November 28, 2011 A Vids

Can owners keep their portion of the Condo Reserve Fund? . This question comes up every now and then. As a condo owner sells his unit, they receive a copy of their Condo Documents, which among other things, clearly shows their portion of the Reserve Fund in the condo corporation. So naturally, they sometimes ask: [...]

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