I have to admit. I am flummoxed. That’s right, I said flummoxed. Last year, 2008, we had record numbers of people trying to sell Vancouver real estate and competing for a record low number of buyers. Prices fell dramatically as a result.
Turn to today, the end of Spring 2009, and we have dramatically fewer [...]
Not a Seller’s Remorse
Sunday, May 31st, 2009What I Think it Takes to Get a Home Sold
Monday, February 9th, 2009I asked readers for input on what they thought it takes to get a home sold Out of all the viewers of that page (326 to be precise) only four left comments which leads me to believe that most people really do not know (or are too shy to leave a comment). Of those four [...]
What do you Think Sells a Home
Saturday, January 31st, 2009That’s all I want to know. I am not going to write about anything here. No influence from what I think. I really want to know:
What do you think sells a home?
and please go into some detail with your answer. I really want to know what those who are not in the industry think does [...]
$503,977.23
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008You may wonder when looking at the asking prices of homes why they all seem to be such round numbers. Places asking $500,000, $745,000, or any such $XXX,000 number. Why not be more precise?
When it comes to negotiating it turns out that having this round measuring stick for pricing may in fact be hurting your [...]
Preparing for a Buyers Market
Sunday, May 18th, 2008I think it’s become apparent to all that we are in a balanced market. What does that mean? Well, it means that after years of sellers calling the shots the buyers are now becoming more in control. Two parties can sit down across from each other and neither is going to dictate [...]
Listing Agents: Ignorance is not Bliss
Friday, April 18th, 2008So I am at an open-house with a client one day and we were really excited to go see this home. Emphasis is on the past tense. From the pictures, the description, and the price it all sounded good. From the curb it looked good, too.
Then we went inside. First problem, the floors are all [...]
A Staging and Selling Tactic
Monday, April 14th, 2008Over at Realestatetalks.com, a lively forum on real estate in BC which I have taken part in for almost 4 years, every once in a while a true nugget of gold can be dug out of all the posts. One such posting by the often great contributor named LadyLuck came up this past weekend.
She had [...]
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