Agent Will

You 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 […]

There are some people out there who may be confused about commissions and a lot of this has to do with the incorrect, yet popular, term “double ending”.  Let me state right off the bat that there is no such thing as double ending. For that to occur you would need to have two ends […]

That new listing I got at 318-2320 West 4oth in Kerrisdale?  Have you seen the new page created just for it?  Check it out at http://agentwill.com/318-2320-west-40th/
I can’t stress how cool a place this is.  Kerrisdale is one of the most charming neighbourhoods in the city (the “most charming” according to the Kerrisdale Business Improvement Association) […]

THIS PROPERTY IS NOW SOLD.
1 Bedroom w/laundry, parking, and style
Asking $265,000

I am pleased to present this gorgeous one bedroom unit in the heart of Kerrisdale.  Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac and nestled within its own English garden lies the aptly named Manor Gardens at 2320 West 40th.  Right from the approach along […]

It’s coming. The future is paperless. How many times have you heard that and yet the paper keeps piling up?
Take a look at how much paper gets used (and abused) in a real estate transaction. “Working with a Realtor” (2 pages), Listing Sheet (1 page), Offer (6-8 pages), Subject Removal (1-3 pages). […]

I 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 […]

There is a common mantra repeated by Realtors everywhere that real estate is local. They say this to overcome objections that prices are somehow too high in a specific area, especially in light of the fact that national media nowadays slams the prices as being too high. After all, what does the market […]

But not enough to really matter, it seems. The Board is so busy that they’re working overtime putting in numbers today so I haven’t updated the weekly stats but a thought occurred to me as another stat to look at.
Everywhere you drive it seems there’s another for sale sign or direction arrow and that […]

So 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 […]

Over 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 […]