On April 4th, 2011 I posted about the Futures Project that CREA had launched and how interesting it was. Well, over a year has passed and it continues to be interesting.
The leaders of Organized Real Estate (ORE) gathered again in Ottawa this spring to get the update on all the various "Futures" meetings that had been held across the country and to see where CREA felt this was all ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on May 24, 2012
Happy New Year everyone. I hope your Christmas break allowed you a chance for a bit of rest and relaxation and visits with family and friends.
We just received our year end report from the GMRGM Board and they are really solid. Our sales volume was up 8% for the year, the number of units were up 3% and the average sale price is now $172,612, a 3.7 % increase which is very good for this ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on January 3, 2012
Our fall slow down has finally started in Metro Moncton, but it is still pretty good. MLS report from the GMRGM show that the average sale price is up 3.8% to $173,079. This is good news for anyone selling their home. Our sales dollar volume for the month of November was down 5% over November of last year and the actual number of sales were down 10% but year to date our volume is ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on December 1, 2011
October continued to show strength as we move through our fall market. Although there are a few signs of activity slowing down a bit, October was still a very good month at the Moncton Board. Dollar volume YTD was up 7%, the dollar volume for October 2011 vs Oct 2010 was up 5% and the total number of units sold was up 3% for the month and the YTD.
Our average sale price is up ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on November 1, 2011
This past weekend, July 8th to 10th, over 2000 beautifully buffed, polished and pampered vehicles came once to Moncton once again. My wife and I try to take an extended lunch hour on Friday to take advantage of all the cars being displayed on Main St. They shut down a portion of Main St. all day Friday and park the cars all along road and people just mill about. It's great ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on July 11, 2011
Many people, some REALTORS (r) included, are beginning to think that we are no longer important in the real estate transaction. Well, if May 2011 is any indication, people are still relying on their REALTOR to handle the buying and/or selling of their biggest single asset.
Our local Board had an unbelieveable May 2011. The total volume sold in May was $50,797, 409 - this ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on June 7, 2011
I have seen a number of purchasers get scared off of buying a home because of vermiculite insulation in the attic or, because the house had asbestos siding. Some inspectors are even flagging VA or vinyl asbestos floor tiles as being as issue. Good news folks, like UFFI and aluminum wiring, its a case of a little concern being blown all out of proportion.
I spent some time "surfing ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on May 13, 2011
We have received the Moncton Board stats and, as expected, they are a big improvement over March. Number of sales for the month is up 11% over April 2010, the dollar volume is up 17%, which has put our year-to-date numbers into the positivies (finally) at 1%. Average saleprice is now $169,754, up 0.5% over the same time in 2010.
Weather plays such a big role in our market for the first ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on May 4, 2011
Over 400 REALTORS ® met over the weekend at the Canadian Real Estate Association’s (CREA) AGM in Ottawa. The majority were members of the various local and Provincial Real Estate Boards and Associations from across the country. As 1st VP of NBREA, I attended along with the President.
The first day was tied up with the usual business meetings of an AGM but day 2 was very different ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on April 4, 2011
Here are a few shots around I took around the City over the past few weeks where you can get a feeling of the snow and the fact that it can be pretty as well. I hope you enjoy these:
This is a shot of my backyard from my dining room window.
There was fog on the river one Saturday morning when I took these next photos. Occasionally we will get fog on the river when the tide comes in. ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on February 15, 2011