December 2011

Real Estate Photography 101

Buyers judge an online listing in an average of 8 seconds. This is a very good reason why it’s important to invest in a professional photographer when listing your home and avoid making the mistake of using poor-quality images. Consumers have become very visual, quick and savvy shoppers so it’s important that your pictures are clear, clean and professional. It surprises me how often I still see...

Should you go variable or fixed?

Should you go variable or fixed? Kerri-Lynn is the Community Manager for RateHub.ca, a site that compares Canadian mortgage rates. It is an in interesting time to pick a mortgage rate for your condo. Rates are near historical lows and the spread between variable and fixed mortgage rates is also abnormally low. In the past, variable rates have proven to be less expensive - BMO recently reported the last...

What’s on your Santa’s list?

What's on your list to Santa? For those hoping Santa will bring them some items that will take their condo from average to superb looking, don't forget you have to be clear in what your asking for.. For example, say you want a wine cooler... don't just ask for a wine cooler, because the next thing you know you'll get one that was made in the north pole and let's face it what would someone from the north...

Remax 2012 Housing Outlook

Kelowna, BC (December 6, 2011) – Canadian residential real estate defied conventional logic and outperformed expectations in 2011, posting another solid year of housing activity virtually across the board. The trend is expected to carry forward into 2012 as Canadians continue to demonstrate their faith in homeownership, despite concerns over the European debt crisis and its impact on the global...

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