Caveat Emptor – Definition- the principle that a person who buys something is responsible for making sure that it is in good condition, works properly, etc. Also known as buyer beware! When buying a home in Winnipeg the principle of caveat emptor has always applied to home buyers. What this means is that the [...] Read more »
APRIL TURNS IN STERLING MLS® PERFORMANCE
May 7, 2012 For Immediate Release MLS® Sales Up 17%; Dollar Volume Rises 25% WINNIPEG – In many respects, this April has to be considered the best April in WinnipegREALTORS® 109-year history as it was only 9 unit sales off the highest April MLS® unit sales recorded in 2008 but is way out in front [...] Read more »
Part 2 – Choose Your Selling Price Logically and Don’t Fall Prey to Realtor Hype
This is the second installment of a four part series ensuring you The Winnipeg home seller does everything possible to ensure you net the most possible money when selling your home. In part one we discussed the preparation of your home and how important it is to have your home looking its best before [...] Read more »
First Quarter MLS® Market Activity Keeps Pace With 2011
Second Best March On Record WINNIPEG – First quarter MLS® sales and dollar volume market activity are in line with the same period in 2011. This year’s result can only be viewed positively given last year’s first three month’s performance was the best first quarter WinnipegREALTORS® ever had since its inception in 1903. [...] Read more »
Winnipeg Home Sellers – Stop Leaving Money on the Table!
Part 1 – Make Sure Your Home is in Tip Top Shape Before Buyers See It This is a four part series on ensuring that you do the things necessary to maximize the amount of money you will receive when selling your home. Last evening, my partner and I were sitting [...] Read more »
Passion versus Profit In Real Estate
Can The Two Coexist? As I have written in previous blogs, I left residential real estate to focus strictly on commercial real estate for a few years. My foray into working for a commercial firm was far from being a success. I made the mistake of joining a firm with very little direction, and [...] Read more »
FEBRUARY MLS® SALES MATCH LAST YEAR’S TOTAL
Dollar Volume Sets February Record with a 12% Increase WINNIPEG – If this was a Winnipeg Jets hockey game we would be going into overtime as February MLS® sales were identical to last year’s. We will have to wait until February 2013 to break the tie. On the other hand, dollar volume was a [...] Read more »
New Crescentwood Home For Sale – Coming Soon!!
A beyond amazing starter home in simply one of the nicest areas in Winnipeg. Have a look at the video and stay tuned for further info. Feel free to give Marcia or myself a call to be the first one in to view it!! Read more »
Life is a stage…but is your home on it???
Written By Marcia Bergen With the current on-line system of selling real estate most buyers are seeing the inside of your home before they walk into it…are you maximizing the look and feel of your home and luring the greatest number of people into your home by setting the stage to sell??? One [...] Read more »
Open Houses – A Valuable Marketing Tool – But You Have to Make Them Count!
In a previous Blog post I wrote a piece called Elephants Don’t Bite But Mosquitoes Do! Remember This When Listing Your Home. It can be read here: http://simplewinnipegrealestate.com/2011/elephants-don%E2%80%99t-bite-but-mosquitoes-do-remember-this-when-listing-your-home-2 In this post I stated that all homes will sell in today’s market. A for sale sign and putting it on the Multiple Listing service [...] Read more »
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