CondoAdvisory Blog

OK, all of you out there that are trying to sell your condo right now, it is time to decide what to do over the holiday season. You are going to get different opinions for everyone. People will tell you that December and January are the slowest months of the year, and they are right. [...]

In short, Yes it does work. As with anything people always like to feel like they have gotten something for nothing, so the same applies here. If you are selling your condo and you offer a decorating allowance of $5000, or a flooring allowance of $5000, etc. Buyers will feel like they have gotten new [...]

Seems like an obvious answer, in the past is has always been the Buyer who makes the fist move, writing an offer. But think about that for a minute, is it really the Buyer, the Seller is the one that has put their unit on the market and offered if for sale. Same idea with [...]

We as sellers have become accustomed to pushing the buyer to take the dates we want, the terms we want, the price we want, and a quick subject removal. Our Realtors have told us we can shoot for the moon and get there most of the time. We listened to them when they were telling [...]

Selling in today’s market is difficult enough, but if you are trying to sell to an investor it is even more difficult. With the presumption that the market still has a way to go down yet, most investors feel that there is no point in buying yet as even though there are some good deals [...]

Selling a condo in Greater Vancouver today can be a challenge, With the market in what almost seems like a holding pattern, there are very few sales. Normally pricing condos is quite easy, there are usually a number of comparables to look at and prices are quite obvious based on other recent sales of similar [...]

Sellers, in this competitive market it is best to arm yourself with the most information possible. When you are making a decision to sell and trying to determine a price the stats will be an invaluable tool. Make sure your realtor provides you with the most up to date and relevant information. In September there [...]

In this changing market I think it is important as a Seller (and a Buyer for that matter) to be realistic. There does seem to be a number of Sellers who are in a panic mode and feel that the sky is falling so they are selling their condos for far below market value. I [...]

Photo Courtesy of: mugley Developments in Greater Vancouver Being Reviewed by Developers! Its getting very interesting with the financial markets leaving their mark on almost everything it seems. There was news today that many developers in Greater Vancouver are reviewing their projects and deciding what course of action to take. This means that there may [...]

There is a new reality when it comes to selling condos in the Lower Mainland, and the rest of Canada in today’s market. Make me an offer! it used to be that the buyer was the one to make an offer to get the ball rolling and then it would go back and forth between [...]