January 2012

The Color Trends series tries to project what colors will be hot for home decoration in the upcoming year. Each year five trends are predicted to be the next big thing. Being a real estate agent, I am always interested to follow these to see how they can help my sellers best prepare for marketing their home or to provide ideas for buyers on how to...

OTTAWA – January 16, 2012 – According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity posted an increase from November to December 2011.Highlights:

• Sales activity rose 1.8 per cent from November to December.
• Annual activity totalled 456,749 sales in 2011, up 2.2 per cent from 2010.
• The numb...

Sunday is the traditional open house day and this week does not disappoint with 29 properties available for viewing. When there are this many it can be hard to decide on which ones to visit and which ones to give a miss. This is why I have added sortable columns to my Open House Listings. Only interested in a certain type of property, number of bed...