Archive for the ‘Edmonton’ Category

Modern Architecture Meets Edmonton’s History

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog   Everyone has seen all the crazy condo construction that has been going on in Edmonton.  There are mega-projects to be completed all over the city. More of the same old, same old, where you walk from one unit to the next you can’t remember the differences ...

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 627 (757, 660, 608)# Sales: 257 (280, 287, 245)Ratio: 41% (37%, 43%, 40%)# Price changes: 628 (617, 671, 572)# Expired Listings: 202 (625, 103, ...

Mr. Snowman Tells No Lies

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog How do you look at me with those lumps of coal for eyes and tell me you're sitting in front of the hottest most desirable property on the market?  It’s obviously not hot enough to melt the snow on your front lawn! No, indeed it is now ...

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 686 (627, 757, 660)# Sales: 310 (257, 280, 287)Ratio: 45% (41%, 37%, 43%)# Price changes: 693 (628, 617, 671)# Expired Listings: 74 (202, 625, ...

#1 Reason to Get an Appraisal

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog I recently had a client referred to me who had put an offer on a million dollar+ property being sold privately. They put their offer on the property with the hope that they would sell their own property and everything would be hunky dory. The only ...

To rent, or not to rent

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog To rent or not to rent? That is the question. I can see the fingers getting ready to type their rapid responses to this article already, but chill for now because the question is actually for home owners.  Many of the people who have properties on ...

Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff and Other Gems

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog It’s a market full of hard decisions and sometimes tough love is necessary, especially when examining your home's value compared to last year. Last weekend when one of our listings sold the seller said to me "that’s the most excited I've heard you get." The deal was ...

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 757 (660, 608, 709)# Sales: 280 (287, 245, 299)Ratio: 37% (43%, 40%, 42%)# Price changes: 617 (671, 572, 605)# Expired Listings: 625 (103, 205, ...

Headlines: Real Estate Boom is Over, No Bubble Coming

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog For the past couple of weeks I think every major newspaper in Canada has published an article with something similar to the above headline. And almost every article has mentioned the fact that the slumping national sales are mostly due to the slow down in Edmonton ...

Does that come with landscaping?

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog When you buy a home in the dead of winter, you never really know what's under the snow, but come spring and summer beautiful landscaping can be a real selling feature. So what happens when you purchase a home that had a perfect green lawn, and ...

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 608 (709, 762, 671)# Sales: 245 (299, 300, 279)Ratio: 40% (42%, 39%, 42%)# Price changes: 572 (605, 768, 603)# Expired Listings: 205 (192, 161, ...

Top Relocation Tips

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog So your company is sending you to Bolivia, Timbuktu or maybe Calgary. You have to sell your home and the relocation company contacts you to arrange some of the “stuff.” They are going to forward you some names of a few REALTORS to contact regarding the sale ...

4 Simple Ways to Cut Household Costs and Reduce Your Impact on the Environment

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog There have been a lot of comments on this blog recently about environmental concerns in Alberta, related to the oil sands. Unfortunately I'm no expert on what's going on up there other than a lot of trees are being cut down, a lot of water is being ...

Our Office is Moving This Weekend!

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Normally we're in the business of sending our clients packing, but this weekend it's our turn. We may be a little difficult to get a hold of today and tomorrow because our office is moving. We expect our phones will be out of service temporarily on Friday ...

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 660 (608, 709, 762)# Sales: 287 (245, 299, 300)Ratio: 43% (40%, 42%, 39%)# Price changes: 671 (572, 605, 768)# Expired Listings: 103 (205, 192, ...

Edmonton Real Estate Market Remains Balanced

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog The preliminary numbers for May are out and it looks like the real estate market is still statistically balanced in Edmonton. I have to say though, it doesn't feel all that balanced. The phones aren't exactly ringing off the hook. That being said there have been 1820 ...

Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog What a crazy week!  Start it with surgery (the non urgent kind that keeps getting put off by surgeons until they find the worst spot in your schedule and decide to do it then), add to that your office moving after being located in the same ...

Edmonton Real Estate Complete Monthly Stats for May 2008

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Prices are stable, sales are seasonally normal, the market is balanced...it's barely newsworthy. The only thing to talk about is the high inventory and the craziness we saw in the past two years. So, I've done some extra charts this week for some added interest. From this ...

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog A day late this week, very sorry for those who were waiting for the numbers but it was unavoidable. So here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days: New listings: 762 (671, 566, 823)# ...

What To Expect When Listing Your Home For Sale

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Edmonton Real Estate Blog Frequently I get comments from people trying to sell their homes who are frustrated about the marketing of their property. Many of these are sellers who are trying to sell on their own, others have hired a REALTOR and are unsatisfied with what they are or ...