I have been fortunate in the last month and a half to have sold three of my listings! They are all in the price range of under the $500,000 mark and have been appealing to the clients getting into the market and also moving up in a home. Also, I have been finding with all the News out there my winning combination has been to keep my head down and not listen to the hype out there and to be positive! My clients have told me they are so happy and refreshed to have someone come into their home that's not Doom and Gloom! My latest sale the SOLD sticker went up in a week and a half and WOW, were they happy clients! Being creative with what you offer and your advertising is also key. With using tools such as Home Staging, Videoing the Listing, Blogging and Txterrific, my cleints are feeling th... 11/03/2008

What's happening in our Fraser Valley Market, British Columbia this week? The stats are out this morning from our board and there are currently 1983 listing on the market in our Board and we've had 694 sales this month so far. Compared to last year there were just over 1550 listings and 1063 sales. What does this mean for the Buyer? Lots to choose from and prices have changed, it's a great time right now to get into the market. What does it mean for the Realtor? It means you need to have a Realtor that is very aggressive with their Marketing plan to get the word out the property is listed and looking great! Let me know if I can answer further questions at sheri@sheribrown.ca   07/18/2008

There were new changes set forth this week for Mortgage's in Canada. No longer can you have a 40 year Amortization. Now the maximum is a 35 year mortgage with a minimum of 5% down of the purchase price. The first time buyer's in the past who took advantage of the Zero Down Mortgage's were lucky! At the time 75-85% of new Buyer's chose this product when they purchased their home. I know I did several transactions where my clients did this. So, save up that down payment for your purchase! You do have until October till this takes effect too! 07/16/2008