Welcome to Summer!
Officially we marked the summer solstice(equinox) 2009 this past weekend. It is to early to say whether or not the peak of sales activity also aligns with the longest day of the year, historically the two are close. The kids in school are no in their last week, and Canada is one week away. July and August tend to be full of family vacations, and enjoying the short ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 23, 2009
Father's day weekend with Red Deer Kinsmen club means it is time for the Kinsmen Camp Out.
Every year the Red Deer Kinsmen get together for a camping weekend. The Red Deer Kinsmen is a social club made up of young men who raise money for the communities greatest needs. The largest and main fundraiser we do as a club id the Dream Home Lottery. The Dream Home campaign has grown to ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 22, 2009
Another busy week in Real Estate in Red Deer.
We are now at the midpoint of June and the sales keep rolling. We recorded 47 sales in Red Deer last week on our MLS® system and 64 new listings. The sales to new listing ratio for the week rising to 73%, a solid balanced market.
Not only did sales continue to hold their own at 47 MLS® sales this past week, and ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 15, 2009
Just before supper time a storm system rolled through Penhold AB.
As the saying goes, if you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes.
Central Alberta, Red Deer area, has great summer weather. It doesn't normally heat up above 30C very often, and it cools down to a comfortable level at night. Air conditioning units are not very common in our area. Many ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 15, 2009
I was looking thru the new listings that have come up in the last couple fo days, and one listing jumped out at me. Not for the price, or the fact that it looked great. What caught my eye was the terrible photography.
I'm sure this is a lovely home, but trying to take an outdoor photo at dusk is just plain silly. No creative use of out door lighting or sunset, just some one taking ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 8, 2009
CMHC news release today.
The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts increased to 128,400 units in May from 117,600 units in April, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
"The increase in May is broadly based, encompassing both the singles and multiples segments," said Bob Dugan, Chief Economist at CMHC's Market Analysis Centre.
Housing starts are expected ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 8, 2009
Latest headlines are still about Chrysler and GM, still talking about the deficit spending and the "bad" economy, still talking about politics etc... Now let's talk real estate.Sales for May 2009 increased from April, and overall it was a busy month. There was a total of 197 MLS® sales in the city of Red Deer for May 2009. This was up from the 178 reported in April, an increase ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on June 5, 2009