9May 2020When selling your largest asset and paying a Regina real estate agent a large commission to get the job done, you’d think that agent would be in contact with you at least once a week to provide an update of some kind. Yet, so many home sellers are most dissatisfied with the lack of communication…
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7May 2020What I once thought were standard and obvious services to offer my seller clients have turned into services that I have learned are quite unique to my own style as a real estate agent. Real estate is such an interesting industry because virtually anyone can become a licensed Realtor if they pass…
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4May 2020In 2019 I began experimenting with virtual staging and retouching as a way to make my listings stand out in market place or to correct certain issues missed during the photography appointment. I BELIEVE with all my heart that the way a property looks online will be the telling factor of whether it…
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5Jun 2019Adding a property to the inventory Regina real estate while being titled an executor is no easy job. Unfortunately, as an executor, the responsibilities are daunting, time consuming, emotionally draining, challenging AND persistent. One of the largest tasks an executor faces is the estate sale…
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17Dec 2018Some say that open houses in Regina are mandatory for selling a home, others say they’re just a way for Realtors to pick up clients. I’d say, both are equally true. As a realtor, I have both sold properties by hosting an open house and I have also met new clients. However, the first priority is…
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19Nov 2018Real estate in Regina is similar to many other marketplaces in the sense that there are always more home purchase and sales in the spring & summer months than any other time throughout the year. Traditionally, there are more buyers on the hunt during the warmer months and so sellers follow suit and…
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29Oct 2018Buying a home is a length process with many factors involved. It doesn’t matter if your buying for the first time or the third, buying MLS Homes can be complicated. Sometimes it’s nice to have all the basic information in one place, especially when it only applies to your city. I have put…
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17Oct 2018If you are thinking about selling a home in Regina, then you may want to consider a pre-listing home inspection before you hit the market. A buyer will most likely include a home inspection as part of the terms and conditions of their offer, so you should cover the bases and find out what they’re…
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10Oct 2018You’ve decided the time is right, your ready to sell the family home. There are plenty of resources out there to help you prepare, some sources will suggest painting the whole house and some will suggest just pricing it right. Within the article, you will not find anything suggesting pricing the…
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27Sep 2018Let’s step away from the typical ‘why should I chose you,’ ‘what makes you better,’ ‘are you qualified to sell my home,’ type questions. I want to give you questions that will actually help you better understand what kind of Regina Realtor you are currently dealing with and if they…
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4Sep 2018If you own a home over 500K and you’ve been thinking about selling, it's time to consider how staging can benefit you. When it comes to quickly and effectively selling your property for the most money, staging can be a major contributor. For many homeowners, staging is unfamiliar territory. …
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12Jul 2018Real estate in Regina has demonstrated a weak housing market in 2018. Though residential sales for June of 2018 don’t match June 2017’s number, it was a stronger month for home sales. Dozens of factors are currently playing into the downturn of our housing market here in Regina. The government,…
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27Jun 2018A Home Appraisal is an unbiased professional opinion of a home's value. Appraisals are used in purchase and sale transactions and often used when refinancing a mortgage. In a purchase and sale transaction, an appraisal is used to determine whether the home's contract price is appropriate…
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15Jun 2018Overbuilding in Regina has been a problem for a few years, a problem the residents of Regina have been aware of since 2014. The city has built more units than we have the population to buy. The ripple effects of the overbuilding have certainly affected the current homes for sale in…
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11Jun 2018In the summer of 2017, SaskEnergy announced that it would be removing natural gas service for about 250 residents in the Last Mountain Lake area. This affected homes in the Craven, Regina Beach, Saskatchewan Beach, Buena Vista, Shore Acres and Sundale areas. It wasn’t only Regina Beach Real…
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5Jun 2018There are numerous real estate companies in Regina. Our city holds approximately 520 Realtors®, including Moosejaw members, which are eligible to serve all areas of Saskatchewan. As of 2015, all newly licensed real estate agents must be licensed in Residential, Commercial and Farm real estate. Any…
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2Jun 2018The Regina housing market has been on a decline for the last few months. Sales are down, average days on market is up and inventory levels are breaking records. For the May year-to-date there have been 1,210 sales recorded in all areas, a decrease of 6. 3% from 1,292 in 2017. Which realistically is…
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18May 2018By definition, an appraisal is ‘an expert estimate of the value of something. ’ A Home Appraisal can be used when purchasing, selling or refinancing a home. It’s common for people to order an appraisal simply because they want to know the value of their home. To be an appraiser, you must be…
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8May 2018The Regina housing market in April was similar to March. It was slower than usual! I was really hopeful that the extra snow dump we got in March was the reason behind the lack of sale’s but I have to be honest, seems like the market just isn’t doing very well right now. Which isn’t great…
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30Apr 2018Professional Home Appraisal A Professional Home Appraisal is an unbiased opinion of a home's value. Appraisals are used in purchase and sale transactions and are often used when refinancing a mortgage. In a purchase and sale transaction, the purpose of an appraisal is to determine if the…
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18Apr 2018If you have plans to buy a home, you should know that you can request a Property Condition Disclosure Statement that clearly discloses any known defects or issues within the home. If you have plans to sell your home, you should know that you are legally required to disclose any known defects or…
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17Apr 2018It wasn’t long ago that homes in Regina for sale were advertised with long property descriptions and one big photo of the outside of the home. It was left up to the buyer’s imagination to determine whether that home was worth looking at or not. Often, people would schedule viewing only to find…
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6Apr 2018Along with a lack of warm weather, the Regina housing market didn’t heat up like we expected it to. Maybe the abnormally cold weather for this time of year has contributed to the lack of home sales. Let’s look at what happened in March: “The number of residential sales reported through…
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4Apr 2018To make a market, there must be many different types of property for sale. Million dollar homes, vacant lots, first time buyer homes, investment homes, move in ready homes and distressed homes. Being on the low end of the home value spectrum is okay, the market wouldn’t exist without those homes. …
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4Apr 2018Talk about controversy- selling with ComFree or selling via MLS Regina. On either side of the fence your opinions about selling property, real estate agents and paying commission can be easily justified. I don’t disagree with people who sell privately. In fact, I have very close friends who have…
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28Mar 2018Whether buying or selling a home, you will have to budget for Regina Real Estate Fees. These fees range from mortgage penalties to home inspections, taxes, and title disbursement fees. Fees vary depending on the situation of the buyer or seller and they also vary depending on which vendor is being…
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8Mar 2018What appears to be a declining market is the result of high inventory and low firm sales. This puts pressure on Regina real estate and causes the overall market to lean towards a buyer’s market, providing buyers plenty of choices and drives home prices downwards. Regina Real Estate home…
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6Feb 2018Houses in Regina for sale are off to a solid start when compared to 2017 and 2016 numbers’, said the Association of Regina REALTORS® Inc. There were 143 sales reported in the city for the entire month of January, an increase of 2. 8% from 2017 when 139 sales occurred. The number of sales in…
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1Feb 2018In today’s real estate market, a huge percentage of buyers are millennials. Millennials being that group of young adults born between 1981-1996. Millenials have their own struggles trying to buy into the housing market. The mortgage qualifications in 2016, 2017 & 2018 have forced a large 18% of…
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25Jan 2018Not all homes are created equally- an unfortunate truth that affects everyday seller’s and their pocketbooks. Some homes have defects that are incurable- or very costly. Some have been smoked in, neglected and not maintained. Some are just overpriced! But what about those Regina homes for sale…
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