When is the Best Time to Sale Your Home?

Assuming yours is a single family unit: House or Condo... You often read that in the spring is the best time to sell a home. I strongly disagree. In today's market, the average home in Montreal takes around 2 to 3 months to sell- if priced according to the current market. You want to be closing in the spring, not listing it. By the time spring comes, you want your home SOLD - and not still for … [Read more...]

2009 December’s Market: Looking Good

December’s market seem to be very active this year. No need for the monthly sales stats to confirm that. Normally it is a slow month, because of the Holidays. Most people are into Christmas shopping, Christmas dinner parties, and little time to seriously visit homes. But there are still buyers calling for information and getting their finances ready for the next year - which is only a few weeks … [Read more...]

Home Staging – 10 tips for better sale

Are you interested in selling your house fast and for top dollar? If the answer is ‘YES’, then you need to get it ready to look and feel its best. The concept of Home Staging is not new and is used extensively in the USA and Western Canada to market real estate. These Home Staging tips cover some of the things you can easily do yourself at a minimal cost. Before you do anything, you … [Read more...]

How To Avoid the 10 Biggest Mistakes Home Sellers Make – Video

Avoid 10 Mistakes Home Sellers Make

Although most of this video's content has been already mentioned in one of our first posts Here is an animation with some important tips and reminders on how to present your home before selling, avoid mistakes when accepting offers, and how to deal with buyers. I loved the "home-made" style animation, simple and to the point. Mind you, this video was made with a target audience of "House … [Read more...]

Dropping your price a little too late?

You started out with a high listing price. It’s been a while since your property is for sale…and no offers. What could be wrong? The property is in a hot neighbourhood, so the location is not the problem. The conditions are great; top-notch with lots of renovations. You even got complemented on the décor and how well maintained it was. Then why are there no offers? Could it be … [Read more...]

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