As many of you have likely noticed, the outlook on the Montreal real estate market is somewhat conflicting. Some believe prices are going to go down slightly (or dramatically, depending on who you ask) as the second wave of COVID-19 hits, businesses suffer, and some people lose their livelihoods. This could force some homeowners to […]
Your Home and Your Mental Health
I’m a real estate broker who started in the industry 13 years ago as a home stager. But my background is criminology. I have a Master’s degree in it and spent 18 years working for the Canadian government in federal corrections, mostly at national headquarters and a bit in operations. One of the saddest facts […]
Bedroom Basics: Prepping and Staging to Sell Your Home
At first, I was going to title this article simply “Bedroom Basics,” but I worried it might turn up in some searches where people were expecting advice on things other than how to get your bedroom looking camera ready…for selling your house. 🙂 Anyhoo… When we’re staging and selling homes, we’re selling the dream of […]
5 Things NOT to Worry About Before Photo Day When You’re Selling Your House
I know it’s common for home stagers and real estate agents to talk about the things you should do to get ready for listing photos if you are putting up homes for sale or furnished apartments for rent. Here, though, I’m going to provide a bit of relief and talk about 5 things you don’t […]
Now Might Be the Time to Sell*
*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 Ormond Beach, FL 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, […]
