I think we’ll wait to sell in the spring… This is a comment I often hear when meeting with clients in the fall. It’s understandable. Everyone knows that spring is the busiest time of the year for real estate. But, is the busy market always the best market? There are a lot of reasons to […]
By Kathy Schmidt One of the things that’s really fun about being a REALTOR® is solving riddles and puzzles! A frequent one is the puzzle of finding the right house for a family with multiple (and what may seem to be conflicting) needs. Or the puzzle of finding just the right wording to attract the […]
At first glance, it appears prices haven’t changed much since last August… 0.01%… That’s how much the median residential selling price for the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) has changed from August 2018 to August 2019! That’s barely measurable! However, if you made your buying and selling decision on this you’d be missing a […]
UP + DOWN + DOWN = GOOD NEWS! The numbers don’t lie! Here’s how the math works… The number of homes sold* this July is UP. The number of new listings this July is DOWN. And the total number of homes available for sale is DOWN. All of this equals GOOD NEWS! To watch this […]
By Kathy Schmidt When I was a brand new REALTOR©, I was working with a couple who said they wanted a two-storey house with a double, attached garage. I was excited to find them a house. Maybe a bit too excited. I didn’t stop to analyze the “why” behind their request. I didn’t stop to […]
There’s one statistic that REALTORS® know to watch more closely than anything else… Historical results tell us where the market has been. They’re interesting, and important to know and understand. They give us important hints about where the market might be heading in the future. Inventory, the number of homes for sale, tells us more […]
By Kathy Schmidt Selling a home takes more than a sign on the front lawn. Buyers want to feel like they can move in tomorrow – and that means clearing the mess and freshening up outdated finishes. We take décor and staging so seriously that have a professional interior designer who works with our clients […]
What the temperature of the Edmonton real estate market? It’s normal for things to get busier as we move through the spring, but to get a real handle on the market trends you’ve got to look further back than last month. If you focused only on the change since April, you’d think that the Edmonton […]
If you’re planning a move this summer, you’re not alone. On any given month, thousands of people are moving to new homes, and this time of year is especially busy! So many families move at the end of June when the school year is over, while others choose to move in July and August to […]
It’s all about the relationship! Between listings and sales, that is… It can be hard to figure out what’s going on in the market unless you’re in it daily. It might look like things are really moving because suddenly you see For Sale signs everywhere! But are those listings getting sold? And if sales are […]