What would you do if REALTOR.ca was shut down?
Recent decisions concerning the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) owned and operated website REALTOR.ca, aka MLS.ca, has caused many REALTORs to wonder about its continued existance.
The consumer may not realise, but REALTOR.ca was designed, built and paid for out of our annual dues paid to our national organization CREA. Millions of dollars ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on January 27, 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
Organized Real Estate (ORE) is going through some changes a few of which are overdo. REALTORs are no longer the "gate-keepers" for information about houses in Canada. Now, when I say information I'm speaking of the easy stuff - what's for sale, what's sold and for how much, assessment values, and so on.
This is good information to help someone get started on buying or selling a property. ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on November 2, 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
We are well into our fall season and things are still going well in Metro. Our Board stats are remaining at near record levels for units sold and total sales volume. Our average sale price in September was up 3.5% continuing a trend of slow and steady grow for the area. It's not an exciting market, but, for the person buying a family home, it is still a very safe investment.
I'm ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on October 20, 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
Tuesday night I attended a meeting at the Riverview Lion's Center hosted by Bruce Fitch, NB Minister for Local Governance. The Minister is touring the province speaking to groups about three areas: Property Tax and Assessment, Regional Service Delivery, and Municipalo Funding arrangements. There was a very good turn out and the room was full.
NB is still a fairly rural Province with about ...
Posted by Paul Burns
on May 12, 2011