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
Not your typical movie fare, but when it comes to new listings 2008, is a block buster of a year.
It wasn't that long ago we were in a heated seller's market, we only have to look as far back as 2006. Then we started transitioning out of that frenzy in 2007 to today's buyer's market. Each market has it's good points and bad depending on the side of the transactional fence you are sitting. For ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on May 26, 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
Today the Bank of Canada announced yet another decrease in interest rates. A significant cut from 3.5% to 3.0%. The last time the Bank of Canada dropped rates by 1% in the same short time frame (6 weeks) was back in 2001. The Bank of Canada indicates that they are doing so in response to economic indicators primarily from the US economy. From the Bank of Canada Press Release: "The Bank is now projecting ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on April 22, 2008
Welcome to April! The beginning of spring for most of us March still feels like winter despite the first day of spring. How are we doing real estate wise? Is the market up or down? What can I expect? You can expect more of the same for Red Deer. For the most part sale prices have levelled off. The median sale price has been static at $325,000 with the exception of the last few weeks which saw ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on April 2, 2008
Inventory is up so can the same be said for sales???
As of today we have 673 properties for sale in Red Deer and 43 of those have pending offers. That's a lot of properties to choose from. So yes Red Deer is still in a buyers market. Those buyers where are they? Well they are out there. The weather has been fantastic with Spring weather conditions here. More people are out looking at properties and ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on March 20, 2008
Here it is the day before Valentines day, and Penhold Real Estate appears to be as strong as ever. For those unfamiliar with Penhold, Penhold is located 14 kilometers south of Red Deer. Penhold is a growing community yet one who's growth has been slower than some of its neighbors. That is changing. For years now the north section has been tied up with a developer who was just slow to get things done. ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on February 13, 2008
More of the same? Kind of, yes.December was a slow month in comparison to the other months in 2007. Sales of single family homes totaled 62 and in January we saw a modest increase up to 69 single family homes sold. Not a large numbers jump but still a 11.29% increase in sales. I wouldn't be surprised if I read a head line that indicated sales increase by 11%. That would not be an accurate reflection ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on February 4, 2008
With head lines indicating that the end is near, and that we're in a buyers market so look out for falling prices how can 2007 be the best year ever?
By the numbers it is. Volume of sales is up, the average sale price is up, and the economy is strong. This is what it looks like for 2007 in the city of Red Deer:
2006
YTD 2007
Average List Price
$252,791
$313,378
Average ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on November 22, 2007
In fact it was another busy month for real estate in Red Deer. It was very similar to October 2006. There was a total of 100 Single family homes sold in October 2007 compared to 101 in 2006. The similarities continued with the average sale price. The average sale price for 2007 single family homes was $338,856 and in 2006 it was $333,138.
Our growth has slowed to a point where we've caught up to ourselves. ...
Posted by Patrick Galesloot
on November 2, 2007