A Blog For Condo Buyers and Sellers
OK, I know I have talked about this more than once, but it continues to amaze me how Sellers in this market seem unwilling to recognize the state of the market. It is what it is, a Buyers market and if you want to sell your condo you need to do all you can to [...]
OK, I know I have been harping on Sellers needing to be more realistic in this market, but it is true.
I have a simple tip this week to help all those out there that are trying to sell their condos. Go out and look at places as if you were a buyer!
This will help you [...]
As a seller, you have to ask yourself do you really want to sell or are you just fishing??? Because if you are fishing it will be difficult when there are very few fish. It amazes me how many sellers out there are still looking for above market prices for their units, I would have [...]
One of the largest obstacles when selling a condo is what may be contained int the minutes.
With the leaky condo problems we have seen here in BC, every buyers first concern is what if the building is a leaker. One of the main places they are going to look for this information is in [...]
Well yes it is still true that the real estate market is in a turbulent time, but 2009 is underway there does seem to be an increase in the activity as far as Buyers go, condos are selling and buyers are buying.
True prices are still declining, although seems as though the pace has slowed and [...]
Well I recently wrote a post about the fact that it was great living in a condo because you do not have to shovel snow. This still is the case, but I overlooked the fact that someone does have to shovel the snow and seems that this is a problem in some cases. Interesting post [...]
When selling a leaky condo there are a number of hurdles to get over. But as with most things, there may be positives that can be focused on rather than the negatives.
There is often the possibility that in the future there may be some money coming back to the owners through lawsuits, PST rebates, Over [...]
I know I have said this before in different ways, but I want to say it again because I continue to see and here of examples of it.
In the current condo market, there are a smaller number of buyers and a larger number of sellers so if you want your place to sell you must [...]
In this buyers market it is increasingly important for Sellers to find innovative ways to attract Buyers. This doe snot need to be complicated such as giving a way a free car, or holidays etc. People see through that and in the end of the day they know they are paying for it anyway.
It still [...]
I don’t think this is any surprise, but recent number show that housing starts are down significantly and the condo market is leading the way.
This means a few things for sellers out there. First of all this is the beginning of tougher times to come as there is an obvious change in demand and economic [...]
