Do contingency fees make sense to the home seller?
One of my favourite magazines – Real Estate Magazine – or REMonline.com, recently posted “Is it time for listing retainers?” Do contingency fees make sense to the home seller? My first thought was,...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Most Read Blog Posts of 2014
I started real estate blogging back at the beginning of 2010, almost 5 years ago. And in that time I have posted 949 blog posts, about 190 a year, on average, or a post every 2 days. They say that...
View ArticleBIG changes to real estate in Kitchener Waterloo
If you are a local realtor or if you are a buyer currently working with a local realtor, are already aware of this. If not, read on. There are big changes coming to our local MLS. Next week, we are...
View ArticleDo you believe in magic?
They say, “If you meet an asshole in the morning, then he’s an asshole. If you meet assholes all day, then maybe you’re the asshole.” That is a harsh way to start a blog post. Sorry about the bad...
View ArticleInvesting in a Kitchener condo and other questions from the chat widget
I had to turn my chat widget off, not because I don’t enjoy the random questions and conversations from random strangers, but because I am currently traveling and I’m not maintaining my most normal...
View ArticleWhy hire Keith Marshall to sell your home?
Why me? Why hire Keith Marshall (real estate agent) to sell your home? Selling real estate, as the expression goes, ‘is not rocket science’. You need only, the right price, an MLS listing, great...
View ArticleHow many previous owners is considered too many?
Homebuyers are always looking for clues to a home’s history. One question that comes up a lot is how many owners has this house had? That question implies that more owners is worse than fewer owners. I...
View ArticleHouse prices have doubled since 2000 but wages certainly haven’t
I was recently interviewed for an Our Homes magazine article and during the interview, I said, “house prices have doubled since 2000 but wages certainly haven’t”. The reporter liked the quote and we...
View ArticleIs doing an Open House worthwhile?
Do you really need an Open House? As you may know, in terms of getting your home sold, I am not a big fan of open houses. I think they are old fashioned (out-of-date) marketing tools still in a...
View ArticleStrong Home Sales Continue In October In Face Of Low Inventory
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ON (November 5, 2019) ––538 residential properties sold through the Multiple Listing System (MLS® System) of the Kitchener-Waterloo Association of REALTORS® (KWAR) in October, an...
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