2008 is shaping up to be the year for change in Real Estate. June 23rd, 2008 marked a significant change to real estate business. Realtors require your I.D. A new federal law came into force, real estate agents will ask to see your driver's licence, or other government-issued ID. They'll also need to keep personal information identifying their clients, such as occupation and birth-date, ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on July 21, 2008
Saturday May 31, I had the pleasure of speaking to the attendees at the community breakfast. There were approximately 60 residents in attendance. The topic of discussion was that of an economic update with myself being asked to give a Real Estate update.
I'm always happy to discuss real estate and changes in the market place with home owners so I enjoyed the opportunity to do so.
The house prices ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 3, 2008
Good. Sales were down from record 2007 sales volume, but well above 2006 numbers. Here at Century 21 Advantage, we led the way with listings sold in Red Deer. Out of the 220 properties sold in April Century 21 Advantage sold 56 which is a little over 25%. How does this compare to what the market is like or what is every one else doing? Well today we see a total of 785 properties available in the ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on May 8, 2008
We were all quite surprised when they informed us this was the 29th annual "Bowl for Kids" in support of Big Brothers and Big Sisters through the Youth and Volunteer Centre in Red Deer. 29 years is a feat for any annual campaign. For a fundraiser that is truly inspiring. So many causes try different events and have to change tings up in order to achieve their goal. Today was a lot of fun. Each ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on March 9, 2008