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 […]
A word on our blistering hot real estate market
If you know me, you know that I’m pretty temperate in the tone of my blogs and emails, that I don’t get off on ramping people up unnecessarily, and that I would never scream “Now is the time to sell!” just to artificially ramp up business. So it is somewhat surprising that I find myself […]
Real Estate in the ‘Hood – 2015 Review
Overall, 2015 was a good year for real estate in the ‘hood. And by ‘hood, I mean Pointe-Claire South West – south of the 20 from blvd. St. Jean heading west to Pointe-Claire Avenue – and Beaconsfield South East – south of the 20 from Jasper to St. Charles. It’s an area where we get […]
We are more than the galas.
It’s a strange world, this real estate business. Sometimes, on the inside looking out, I worry about the focus on money. #1 in sales, #1 in volume, top producer, #5 in the province, drive my fancy shiny car, wear my big producer pin to the grocery store, de rigueur glamour shot posted everywhere I can […]
A Primer on Montreal Estate Speak
If you’re from out of town, you may need a primer on “Montreal Real Estate Speak.” Ask any Canadian – we do things a bit differently here in Montreal. French has infiltrated English, and English has infiltrated French. Most of us love it. Here are a few common expressions and translations to help you along […]
How’s the Montreal real estate market?
As a Montreal real estate broker, I’m often asked, “How’s the market doing, Tanya?” If I was bluffing or had my head in the sand, I’d say, “Great!” But I don’t bluff and the sand gets in my eyes. If I was a pessimist, I’d say, “Terrible.” But my glass is always half-full. In reality, the […]
Backyard Beauties Among Montreal West Island Homes for Sale
Among Montreal West Island homes for sale, we find many, many backyard beauties. Here’s a sampling of some I have sold. I could spend all day in these oases. Couldn’t you?
3 things I thought I knew about selling real estate – before I actually started selling real estate
Here are 3 things I thought I knew about selling real estate, before I actually started selling real estate. #1 – Before “There’s no excuse for a house not looking great in MLS pictures. And seriously? You couldn’t get the cat out of the bedroom long enough to take a picture?” After Sometimes real life […]
Did you consider location before your property flip flopped?
Did you consider location before your flip flopped? I didn’t think so. So here comes some tough love. When you first saw the house on Centris, it was probably too good to be true. Or, rather, it was so bad it was good. But here’s the thing: Even when you flip houses, the 3 most important things […]
All the home staging in the world won’t sell an over-priced home.
“All the home staging in the world won’t sell an over-priced home.” That’s what Nairn Friemann, a great New York home stager, told us during my first day of home staging training back in 2007. I was reminded of those words today as I went out to preview West Island homes for sale and saw […]
