Tips to help in making good first impressions
Posted on Sep 12, 2019
When listing a property, we often tend to do everything we can to make the inside look, well, perfect.
Don’t forget outside.
And first impressions, as you know, can be critical.
Often a potential buyer will do a drive-by, before committing to seeing the inside of your house. So, make it look good, from the curb to the front door.
Is the sidewalk clean...
What could impact market in autumn
Posted on Sep 09, 2019
The Hong Kong situation notwithstanding (or pending), this is the time of year that usually introduces trends that have an effect on real estate.
The Real Estate Wire has posted a story entitled:
“The Top 6 Things That Will Impact Fall Real Estate in Canada”
From the federal election to vacation homes, here is writer Kara Kuryllowicz’s in-depth take o...
Master bedrooms with the 'royal' treatment
Posted on Sep 05, 2019
You may not think you need to have a master bedroom fit for royalty, but perhaps you do.
You may feel undeserving of such perceived opulence, but you’re not.
When you’re a buyer, make a “master bedroom fit for royalty” a priority.
It’s a good idea for buyers to think about what’s impressive for them, but also what’s important for the next buyer. That...
A Garage: important or just cosmetic?
Posted on Sep 02, 2019
Okay, it’s time for full disclosure.
Hands up if you park your car(s) inside your garage.
Drive around your neighbourhood and see how many two-car garages have two cars parked…in the driveway!
It begs the question: How important are garages?
In real estate listings, the seller almost always points out that a selling feature is the “double garage.”
Buyer...
Make privacy part of your Open House
Posted on Aug 29, 2019
When you’re having an Open House, it goes without saying that you sacrifice a little privacy for the occasion. So here’s a tip on some of the items you might want to make sure to put away before your potential clients arrive:
• Keys and garage remotes
• Prescription medications
• Private documents and mail
• Passwords that you keep next to your compute...
Tape-measure jobs sellers can consider
Posted on Aug 26, 2019
Check out the two pictures below, of chairs on one side of a dining room table.
Which of the two pictures looks best, in terms of how the furniture is spaced?
If you said the first one, that’s an actual photo of where the chairs are always arranged at this table, located in a Vancouver apartment. In other words, your answer would be the norm.
If you s...