My phone is ringing with clients preparing to list for the spring market. There are many things you can do to get your house ready to list. I know my house never looked better than it did when I put it on the market (making me wonder, why am I selling? :)
I came across this article and found it very helpful with some great tips about getting your house ready. Enjoy!
Getting ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on March 7, 2011
The small neighborhood of Brighton is located close to downtown Charlottetown. The boundry goes from Victoria Park around Queen Elizabeth Drive, up to Nassau and then down Spring Park Road. See a map here.
When we were house hunting for our second home, my husband Rob said his only criteria was that it be within walking distance of the Brighton Clover Farm (also known as Norman's). ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on February 4, 2010
I am having an open house today at 81 Edinburgh Drive in Brighton from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. To get there, take North River Road to Nassau Street, turn on Nassau towards the water and at the stop sign, take a right and you will see the Century 21 sign from there.
This house is a great family home featuring 4 large bedrooms including an amazing master suite with a completely renovated ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on October 4, 2009
The Canadian housing market appears to be picking up steam, as prices climbed an average of 4.2% across Canada in June, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). However, some areas are struggling.
The top ten healthiest markets include two in Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Halifax / Dartmouth. For the rest of the top ten click here.
For the 10 most ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on July 16, 2009
My colleague Paul Boenisch has recently relocated here from Vancouver, and he has a knack for numbers. Paul has started a blog and is tracking the PEI data for sales / closings / list prices in user friendly graphs which is very valuable information for consumers and agents alike. I have always wanted to present the data as well as Paul does, but just have never had the time... here ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on July 10, 2009
I really liked this blog post on the national century21.ca website. My husband Rob and I chose to live very close to the downtown area in Brighton, and our house purchase was 100% based on location, location, location.
If you are a local, you may relate to his one and only house specification as "we must be walking distance to the Brighton Clover Farm." I couldn't really ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on May 30, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009 - Lead story on Compass (local CBC News show) is about the bright and sunny outlook for the Real Estate market in Prince Edward Island. The latest MLS sales statistics show that the sales for the first quarter here on PEI are bucking the trends in big cities, and are acutally up. Watch the video here:
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on April 14, 2009
Resale housing activity in Canada in February 2009 was up from seasonally adjusted levels the previous month, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
A total of 28,669 homes traded hands via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) nationally in February 2009 on a seasonally adjusted basis. This is 8.6 per cent above seasonally adjusted levels in January ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on April 8, 2009
The top story on Compass last night was the future of the weekly Real Estate Guide.
View story here:
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on March 21, 2009
This is a reprint of a blog post on the national Century 21 website. I thought it was very informative, so I am reposting here for my clients.
You put your house up for sale and the listing expired without a sale. What went wrong? The majority of houses sell during the initial listing time, usually a period of three months or more. But - as you've found out - some don't sell.
What ...
Posted by Kelly Lantz
on December 5, 2008