November Market
The market at present is slow and is still a buyers market. This, however, is forecast to change towards a much more balanced market in 2012.
Some houses are selling for top dollar, while others lanquish for months. Preparation makes all the difference to selling your home. Take the time to do some work in advance of listing your home. Fresh paint, cleaned up yard, unclutter to make rooms appear more spacious - all these things can make a huge difference. Curb appeal cannot be underestimated. When the house next door to ours was for sale, people would drive by at Open Houses, slow down and not even get out of the car! If you can't them in the door, your chances of selling are greatly diminished.
If you need some suggestions to prepare your house for sale, please don't hesitate to call me at 250 588 6169.
Meanwhile, around our home
We normally have a large number of children calling at our house for Halloween, as we live quite close to the Bonfire. This year, we had only a handful and are faced with the dilemna of how many chocolate bars to limit ourselves to each day! My wife is a volunteer at Our Place, so rather than watch the weigh scale go up, they are likely to go there.
On a personal note, I have a very happy summer upcoming for 2012. Two of my daughters are to marry. The third out of four children, Briana will marry at a resort in the Lake District of Ontario on May 26. My oldest child, Meghan will marry late June or early July, likely with the ceremony in our backyard. She and Derek will arrive this weekend to meet with a restaurant, party supply place, etc. Good times ahead!
Philip Illingworth
The Empress Hotel in the Inner Harbour on a sunny day!
Philip Illingworth
