*If you foresee the need to sell some time in the next 6-12 months. If you know me, you know that I’m the last person to rush my clients into doing anything they aren’t ready to do or don’t want to do. I don’t believe in scare tactics, I don’t meet with brand new clients […]
Re-opening of Real Estate in Montreal Amid COVID19
I hope you’re all doing well, and you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. We in the Nouwens Gurberg household are doing reasonably well. My husband and I are still speaking to each other, and our young adult sons still emerge from their rooms or the basement from time to time to […]
18237 Boul. Gouin O.
Built in 2014, this beautiful home is coming to the market for the first time. Enter into the beautiful vestibule with French doors, soaring ceiling, and double closet with glass doors. Inside, we find hardwood floors with dark inlay accents, 9′ ceilings, beautiful moldings and trim, pot lights throughout, and over-sized windows for maximum light. […]
An Elegant Old Beauty in NDG
Love as a Legacy
My husband, Richard, and I went to see Rocketman this afternoon, the Elton John biopic. It’s actually described as “an epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John’s breakthrough years.” It’s pretty epic, and it’s a musical in parts (which normally I can’t stand — yes, I know, you may unfriend […]
Home Buyers on the West Island Have More Choice Now
Last year, the story of the West Island real estate market was the slim pickings available for home buyers. Virtually all over the West Island, there was so little for sale in 2018 compared to 2017 that it drove home prices up fairly substantially. After all, when supply goes down and demand goes up, the […]
Swanky Mid-Century Split-Level in Lachine West
Lovingly maintained by its original owners, this home has been beautifully renovated by the family and is presented to the market for the very first time. And all of those things that can turn you off to typical Lachine homes? Box-style construction, cramped rooms, no garage, closed-off spaces, tiny closets … NOPE, not found here! […]
We Need to See the Real in Real Estate
Real estate advertising would have you think that the story goes something like this: Homeowner gets a promotion, immediately wants a bigger and better house. Calls real estate broker who runs over that day, gives homeowner a price on the spot, contract pre-filled so homeowner just has to sign. Real estate broker whips out her […]
Real Estate Negotiations: It’s Just Business…Or Is It?
Selling homes in Montreal’s West Island, I deal with all sorts of people — from varying backgrounds, with different priorities, and embracing a multitude of approaches to the process of buying or selling property. Sometimes the people that I deal with believe that a hard-nosed approach is going to get them farthest in a negotiation. […]
Dear 2017
Dear 2017, As we approach the end of the year, I’m a bit out of sorts. I am tired … and feeling more like lemon than lemonade. In short, I am not myself right now. And I really don’t want to enter a bright and shiny New Year in this way. And so I have […]
