We’ve been postulating the driving forces behind the record-breaking market conditions of 2020 since, well, the beginning of 2020. On today’s blog, we take a look at the three major factors that have created a seller’s market so powerful not even a pandemic could stop it.

Understanding how we got to where we are will give us a better idea of where we’re headed. On this week’s blog, we pull up the numbers and take a closer look at how our market ended up where it is.

Sometimes we get so caught up in the real estate headlines – record-breaking prices, fierce competition, and lightning-fast deals – that we lose sight of the full picture and the significance of ‘home’. This week, we tell the story of a happy seller and an unexpected buyer. ...

Last week HGR’s Broker of Record returned from a cross-country road trip. Read this week’s blog post ‘5 Lessons from a 10,000km Road Trip’ at homegrouprealty.ca/blog/october-23

We’ve seen many changes this year. Shaking hands has become a forgotten act, shows and parades have moved to online platforms, and real estate is circling back to its primary purpose: shelter.

Thanksgiving weekend certainly looks different this year, but we still have plenty to be thankful for.

This week we’re featuring an article by the Financial Post, detailing the 5 hottest real estate markets in Canada, and – you guessed it – the Royal City made the list. Read the full story on the blog.

This week we take a look at Wednesday’s Speech from the Throne, and what it means for Canadian homeowners.

There are many moving parts when it comes to a home sale or purchase, and signing on the dotted line is just the tip of the iceberg.

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.