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Selling Your Home During Covid-19

Selling your home can be stressful at the best of times, but during these last few challenging months, homeowners are also concerned about potential health risks. The good news is that over these recent times, we have successfully mastered both the online and in-person aspects of selling your home safely. As in the past, the first thing a seller needs to know is what their house is worth in today’s market. The easiest and fasted way to do this is by completing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA). Through this process your home will be compared to other similar homes in your area giving you a sound starting point to help you determine a fair selling price. By understanding what comparable homes are selling for, we are

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Buying or Selling During Covid-19

We have been faced with many challenges in the last few months including juggling work, home life, and of course maintaining financial stability. Many aspects of our lives have changed dramatically, and some things have even been put on hold. However, the Victoria real estate market continues to thrive, and home ownership is still the best long-term investment. With interest rates low and with inventory growing, now is a great time to start the process. Even with all these positives, many people are concerned about their health and safety when looking for that perfect home.  Thanks to the advantages in today’s technology, narrowing down things like location, prime neighbourhoods, ‘must haves’, price range, etc. can all be done safely online. Prospective buyers can even access particulars

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Buy first or Sell first?

The question of whether to buy first or sell first is one of the most complex questions REALTORS® face from clients. Especially in such fast moving markets as we’re seeing right now, not only is this a complicated question, but also one that get’s brushed over with quick answers that aren’t as thoughtful as they ought to be. As a REALTOR® my role is not to answer this question and make it easy, but to make sure my clients have the most accurate and pertinent information so that they can make their own decision. The answer on whether to buy first or sell first can often seem obvious, but the market can change in an instant, and when it does, this decision has extremely serious outcomes.

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4 Tips for selling a tenant occupied property

There is a lot to think about when you’re in the process of selling your property. There are moments of uncertainty as you hope to sell for the best possible price within a reasonable amount of time.

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Foreign buyers are not invading Victoria

There is alot of hype in the media right now about the high prices in Vancouver and that it is because of foreign buyers.

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Attending an Open House without your Realtor

I always like to tell a real life scenario when talking about Real Estate as I think people are able to better relate to the take away message.

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Who is buying Real Estate?

There has been alot about International buyers in the news lately. I just read an interesting article in a local magazine called the Douglas. Here is an interesting chart that may quell your fears of International buyers in Victoria.

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Housing Market Outlook for Victoria

We had a really strong 2015 in Victoria in Real Estate. Many homes in certain areas, especially those with a suite went into multiple offers and most sold for over asking price.

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What’s up Dock?

Waterfront properties with private docks are looking attractive at this time of the year, particularly with the weather we’ve been enjoying this summer.

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Is your property in the EDPA in Saanich?

You may have heard abou the EDPA, the Environmental Development Permit Area in the news or from neighbours if you live in Saanich.

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