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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update for December 2010

December 7, 2010 Blog
Real Estate Market

Each month, Winnipeg’s Real Estate Blog issues a Real Estate Market Update by taking a look at the previous month’s sales and listing stats on the MLS®. We report on the total numbers of homes sold in Winnipeg during the previous month, and then take a look at how many Winnipeg homes are available on the last day of that month. By combining the two factors, we get a good idea of which direction the Winnipeg Real Estate Market is heading.

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Land Titles Transfer Tax: Home Buyers need to dig deep!

December 2, 2010 Blog
Land Titles Transfer Tax

Land Titles Transfer Taxes in Manitoba are stunningly exorbitant. A $400,000 house will cost the new buyer a tax of $5720, while the same house in Saskatchewan will only cost around $1200.

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Winnipeg Real Estate Blog: What’s this Blog about?

November 23, 2010 Blog
Winnipeg Real Estate

Winnipeg Real Estate Blog: What’s this about? . As a real estate agent in Winnipeg, I am very passionate about my career.  I also understand that the most important real estate issues are local ones.  For example, getting real estate information from the National News is like reading the subway schedule of the London Tube:  [...]

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How do Winnipeg Property Assessment values compare to actual Market Value?

November 16, 2010 Blog
Harriet Phillips Bungalow, Claverack, NY, USA

<br /> Image via Wikipedia City Property Assessment Values . Hi everyone: In a recent post, I explained how Market Value really has very little to do with City Property Assessment Value.  That post can be found here. To further prove the point, here are a couple of very different homes in similar neighbourhoods in [...]

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Condo Buyers in Winnipeg: Here are the Condo Documents you SHOULD be receiving!

November 9, 2010 Blog
Condo Documents

Condo Documents: Papers every Seller must provide It has come to my attention that some private sellers are selling condos WITHOUT providing the proper condo documents to their respective buyers. If buyers are looking on their own and don’t know the requirements, they can get stuck buying a condo without these important documents. The problem [...]

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Winnipeg Condo Market Report for November 2010

November 4, 2010 Blog
Winnipeg Condo Market

Winnipeg Condo Market Report Hi everyone: I’ve decided to issue a Winnipeg Condo Market Report, separate and apart from my Real Estate Market Report, since condominiums form a distinct and separate part of the real estate market.  In this report, I take a look at the total number of condos available, and how they are [...]

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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update for September 2010

September 1, 2010 Blog

Real Estate Market Update report for Winnipeg in September 2010. Stats on listings and sold houses and condos in Winnipeg's hot real estate market Here we take a look at how many homes are available on the real estate market in Winnipeg, and how many have sold in the past 31 days in Winnipeg. By [...]

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Selecting the right Listing Agent in Winnipeg

August 28, 2010 Blog

When selling your house or condo in Winnipeg, you have about 1400 real estate agents to choose from. While it is a very good thing to have a ‘Choice’, the homeowner should take a close look at the only thing that separates and differentiates the agents from one another: Their Marketing Plan. What does the [...]

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July 2010 Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update

July 4, 2010 Blog

Hi Everyone: Here is my Real Estate Market Update for July 2010. We take a look at how many homes and condos are on the market on June 30th, and then compare it to how many have sold in the past 30 days. We also compare those stats with sales of houses and condos in [...]

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Winnipeg REALTORS® Keystone Matrix® tutorial

June 6, 2010 Blog

Hi Everyone: Winnipeg Real Estate agents have a new tool to help buyers find their perfect house or condo. Keystone MATRIX® is a search program which helps buyers not only FIND the house they want, but also keeps them informed on sales, price changes and eventually the SOLD price of a house or condo as [...]

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Winnipeg Luxury Homes are selling at brisk pace

June 6, 2010 Blog

Hi Everyone: Recent interest rate hikes have had the effect of pressuring buyers to quickly buy a home. Home buyers are pre-approved at lower rates and want to take advantage of those rates by purchasing a new home or condo. So if you’re thinking of selling your home, please call me anytime….. Now may be [...]

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