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Dream Kitchens: Inspiring Pictures on Wordless Sunday

February 19, 2012 Blog

Dream Kitchens: Photos of gorgeous kitchens They say that a picture is worth a thousand words……  so here are 2 inspirational photos for you. For more Dream Kitchen photos, go to my page on Pinterest. If you’re ready to upgrade to the real thing, check out Winnipeg House Listings and Winnipeg Condo Listings. Source: google.com via Bo on Pinterest [...]

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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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Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update for February 2012

February 6, 2012 Blog
Winnipeg Real Estate Market Update

Winnipeg Real Estate Update Feb. 2012 . For February 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 luxury [...]

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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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WHEN is the best time to buy a house (or condo)?

December 30, 2011 General Real Estate Info

Best time to buy a house or condo? . A common question among prospective home buyers is “when is the best time to buy a house”?  Keeping in mind our HOT Winnipeg real estate market, my (tongue-in-cheek) reply is “4 years ago“.  But since we don’t have a time-machine, and are forced to deal with [...]

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Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

December 22, 2011 Blog
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Seasons Greetings to all my Clients, Family and Friends   I wish to thank all of my clients, family and friends who have helped me make 2011 my best year ever in Winnipeg Real Estate.  Looking ahead to 2012, I feel very confident that our hot market is going to continue, in light of the [...]

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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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New Segment: Featured Condos on Winnipeg’s Real Estate Blog

December 7, 2011 Blog

Spotlight on: Featured Condominiums in Winnipeg . Winnipeg has hundreds of condominium corporations, all unique in their own way.  We have townhouse style condos, apartment condos, bungalow and 2-storey condos (both attached and de-tached) and all of them have different features, amenities, sizes, prices and bylaws. Starting in December 2011, Winnipeg’s Real Estate Blog will [...]

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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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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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