Karin Kell http://www.karinkell.com SALES REPRESENTATIVE Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:10:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Sold in Elmvale http://www.karinkell.com/2012/01/sold-in-elmvale/ http://www.karinkell.com/2012/01/sold-in-elmvale/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:09:49 +0000 kkadmin http://www.karinkell.com/?p=222

Detached, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, family neighbourhood, close to parks and school.  Purchased for buyer clients in 2011

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Do you want the opportunity to sell in a Spring Market? Listing your home earlier rather than later is trusted advice that has been capitalized upon by successful Buyers and Sellers in the past spring markets.

Please take advantage of the volume of buyers this spring and book your appointment to evaluate your home’s value with me this January 2012. If you are a Buyer looking to purchase, be ready for the opportunity to buy your home from realistic and motivated Sellers.

Karin.

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Quiet street, no neighbours directly behind this 3 bedroom, 1 bath townhome with garage attached and inside entry.  Great beginnings are here… Sold for Buyer clients in 2011!

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]]> http://www.karinkell.com/2011/05/cookstown-events/feed/ 0 Barrie Real Estate Membership Growth http://www.karinkell.com/2011/04/barrie-real-estate-membership-growth/ http://www.karinkell.com/2011/04/barrie-real-estate-membership-growth/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:56:21 +0000 kkadmin http://www.karinkell.com/?p=144 The volatility of the real estate market over the years has not deterred some from entering the industry. The Barrie & District Association of Realtors started 2010 with 800 members and added an additional 17 realtors over the course of 2010. Membership in the association has grown substantially since 1999 in Barrie — there were 450 members at that time.

Details Courtesy of ‘The Barrie Examiner’, article by Susan Doolan

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Not all real estate agents are REALTORS®, but all REALTORS® are real estate agents. In other words, to be real estate agent you must be licensed by the provincial government. As a REALTOR®, you must pass through even further certification. On top of the provincial license, REALTORS® are members of The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) which is a membership-based community of real estate professionals.

Members of CREA are held to higher standards than that of government legislation, and are guided by a stricter code of ethics. Plus, only REALTORS® have access to Board’s MLS® Systems which offer greater access and information to search properties.

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I’m finding that on average, most of my buyers are looking at the majority of their homes online prior to viewing a property on tour.  As a team, and as the buyers’ Realtor, we discuss and share which homes are most suitable. Also, which homes ‘don’t fit’.  The buyers are ‘weeding’ out layouts, sizes, styles, neighbourhoods, and locations as they go – essentially learning who they are as a home buyer in the process.

For the purposes of completely rough estimates, a buyer could look at 200-300 properties before they find 2-3 properties suitable for placing an offer to purchase.

Karin Kell

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http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/esub/65434/65434_2011_Q01.pdf?fr=1300764101453

Courtesy of CMHC

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpIrSD8arZM&feature=channel_video_title

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