CONSISTENCY | Issue 187 Guelph Weekly Sales Report
CONSISTENCYI was hoping to save this post for Groundhog Day.  I typically review the previous year’s blog post before I start working on the current week's, and this week has me feeling like Bill Murray's character in the movie Groundhog Day.  Our market for this time of the year has ...
2020 VISION | Issue 186 Guelph Weekly Sales Report
Guelph bucked the national trend in 2019.  Prices and sales across the country were expected to show modest gains and recovery over 2018, and while that was true for the country as a whole, Guelph exceeded expectations and continues to lead most markets in terms of sales and price growth. ...
Pros & Cons of Listing Your Home in the Winter
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year” to sell?Despite homes being covered in snow and icy roads galore, winter is a great time to sell your home!  Or is it?  If you’ve been contemplating whether you should list your home now or wait until the snow melts away, we made a list of ...
Christmas Shopping | Issue 184 Guelph Weekly Sales Report

Less than two weeks away from the big day and you would not be mistaken to say the focus is on getting the gifts under the tree and the menu planned. Talk to most agents and you’ll hear that this is the quietest time of the year for real estate sales. Without a doubt it is: 31 homes ...

9 Step Guide to Selling Your Home By Yourself
Step 1: Price your home accuratelyAccording to NAR, 17% of people who have done FSBO said pricing their home was the most difficult task. Not only can pricing your home be difficult, but accurately pricing your home can be close to impossible. In fact, homes priced by owners are ...
November Stats | Issue 183 Guelph Weekly Sales Report
LAST WEEK IN THE GUELPH MARKETA busy week in the Guelph real estate market with a 52% increase in sales over the previous year.  Great news and indicative of the enduring strength the Guelph real estate market has.  The late fall market here in Guelph has been growing in strength and ...
The Best Local Light Displays (PLUS Our Favourite Holiday Markets!)
Whether you're looking for a reason to get outside in the winter, or you're curating the perfect Instagram shot – we've got you covered!  We've put together a list of local light displays that YULE not want to miss!Plus, check out our favourite Holiday Markets – wrap up your ...
The Kids Are Alright | Issue 182 Guelph Weekly Sales Report

I spent the day at the University of Guelph’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business & Economics. In particular, I was participating in a group at the Business Hub Incubator with 8 students, watching them work on their business plans and pitches. The energy in the room was palpable and ...

Quick Links for First-Time Home Buyers
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Change is in the Air | Issue 181 Guelph Weekly Sales Report

The last update to the legislation that governs how real estate is sold in Ontario was in 2002. A lot of water has passed under that bridge called the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act. The update is long overdue and from our corner it’s a welcome update. The current ...

October Stats | Issue 179 Guelph Weekly Sales Report
November 8, 2019 Sales Summary:OCTOBER STATSIt is interesting to be able to look back and review how the Guelph market has performed year over year.  Early last November we attended the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Ontario Economic and Housing Update in Kitchener, ON. ...
WINTER COMING | Issue 178 Guelph Weekly Sales Report
November 1, 2019 Sales Summary:WINTER COMINGShort and sweet this week.  Leslie and I are off for a bit of a break to recharge the batteries. So just a few observations on our current market conditions.  The weather outside certainly suggests that the winter season will soon be upon ...
YESTERDAY | Issue 177 Guelph Weekly Sales Report

Last night (...Yesterday), we held a Brokerage Client Appreciation event at the Bookshelf Cinema Downtown Guelph. As a way of saying "thanks" to our clients and team for their trust and loyalty, we bought out the theatre for two showings of the movie Yesterday - and we were so pleased ...

Education & Information | Issue 176 Guelph Weekly Sales Report
</iframe>"> October 18, 2019 Sales Summary:EDUCATION & INFORMATIONBeing informed and educated is incredibly powerful. It keeps the playing field level and brings opportunities to our attention.  In real estate and in the world of politics, being informed gives you the ability to ...
GRATITUDE | Issue 175 Guelph Weekly Sales Report

Yesterday, a group of us spent the better part of the afternoon at the Guelph Food Bank. I was aware of this group and what they did. I’m also aware that there is a sustained demand for assistance from the food bank. What I wasn’t aware of was the size of their operation and how much ...

Digging Deep into Q3 2019 | Issue 174 Guelph Weekly Sales Report

Predictions are an interesting phenomenon. Last year for Q3 we reported the median sales price of all home types was $480,000, and at the time we commented we felt Guelph was a couple of years away from breaking the half million dollar community. It would appear that the Guelph real ...