A short note on transparency in our local real estate market, plus the sales reports – although a bit different than you’re used to seeing. Thanks for reading.

While the number of sales this week was relatively low, it was by no means a quiet week in the Guelph real estate market. Get the full story – plus this week’s sales reports – on the blog.

Many first time buyers in Guelph & area are facing a similar situation – being priced out of the market. But, they might not have to go as far as they think to find an affordable home.

Your home is your greatest asset, and understanding its value in today’s market goes beyond determining a sales price when it’s time to sell.

Last month, our region entered Phase 3, and with it, open houses were no longer prohibited. Now that Ontario as a whole has advanced to Phase 3, our reigning body, the Real Estate Council of Ontario, has permitted public open houses across the province. On this ...

Earlier this week we released our July reports for the local markets. On today’s blog we take a closer look at those reports – plus, another week of record-breaking sales in the city of Guelph!

We’ve reached the midpoint of the summer selling season, and if you could ignore the pandemic conditions, you’d think we were in the middle of one of the hottest markets ever. Conditions today have even surpassed what we experienced in 2017.

This week, with the introduction of Phase 3, we revisited our brokerage’s policies and procedures. This time around, we’ve shifted from the perspective of ‘temporary changes’ to ‘the new way of doing business’.

Today, most of Ontario enters Phase 3 of reopening. With our new ‘freedoms’, public open houses are no longer restricted. Today on the blog we discuss the myth of open houses, and how they fit into the future of real estate.

This week we take a look at the local real estate markets pre- and mid-pandemic. Find our Q2 analysis, plus all of the detailed market reports, on the blog.

This week, we take a look at the June numbers for the Guelph real estate market, and the results are as expected – the strong Seller’s Market from earlier this year has returned. But how long will it last? We discuss on the blog.

The past several weeks have seen numbers that parallel and even surpass those of June 2019. But with the real estate market seemingly returning to pre-pandemic conditions, our local and national economy will likely never return to ‘normal’.

We’re officially 100 days into the pandemic, and with Phase Two of the province reopening underway, there is a general air of confidence among the public. Unfortunately, we must be cautious not to fall back into old bad habits – and that rings true for the real estate market.

After three months of #stayhome orders, many of us have started to see our homes in a new light. Here are 5 features that buyers will be looking for in their home search.

With the mid-point of 2020 rapidly approaching and with the region slowly opening up as we take tentative steps back from the pandemic closures, the Guelph real estate market continues to defy the doom and gloom projections of many experts. Locally and regionally, the numbers we’re ...

This week we discuss market activity that looks eerily like that of a normal Spring Market – plus, we discuss the announcements for the CMHC this week.

For the last few months, we have been talking about real estate from a prescriptive lens – on today’s blog, we take a look at consumer perception of the real estate market.

With a summer-at-home ahead of us, upgrading your porch, balcony or backyard is a great way make the most of your staycation plans.

Earlier this week, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced their prediction of major price drops over the next year. We decode those numbers for you in this week’s blog.

As an industry, we've figured out how to wrap up the deals that need to close while maintaining social distancing, thanks to Zoom meetings and 3D Virtual Tours. So what's next?