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Special February 2010 Pricing Report
Absorption Rates for
Whitby/Oshawa/Bowmanville
(Absorption rate is the time it would take to sell the current supply of homes for sale – in months)

Price Range	February Sales	Active Listings	Months of Supply
150,000 – 175,000	16	49	3.1 months
175,000 - 200,000	50	96	1.9 months
200,000 - 225,000	59	96	1.6 months
Click here for complete  Absorption Chart

One of the questions I have been getting more and more as the market shifts is, "what is happening specifically in my area and price range?" As a way of helping to inform my clients I have created what is called an Absorption Rate Chart.

The easiest way to describe this chart is to do so by way of asking a few questions: I think my home is worth in then $275,000 - $300,000 range. How many homes in this range have sold over the past month? How many are available for sale? What is the length of time that they are taking to sell?

This chart answers all of the above questions and can be used either by a Seller who is gathering information on their current property or by a Buyer who is curious as to how many homes are available and how fast they are selling.

Click here for  Absorption Chart

I have also broken the chart down to individual areas. 
Click here for :  Absorption Chart Individual areas


 

Why Sellers Choose Me 

Are you considering selling your home? 

There are so many questions to ask and decisions to make. 

• Are all Realtors the same?
• With today’s technology, does it really matter who I choose?
• How important is a marketing plan?
• How important is a realtor’s experience? 

Selling your home is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. How much is your home worth in the current market? How long will it take to sell? How do you know a buyer can afford your house and is not just wasting your time? What do you do if you get a low or otherwise undesirable offer? How do you get the maximum value for your home within a timeframe that suits you? This is a complicated process. How will you get through it confident in the knowledge that your best interests are the only consideration in the sale of your home! 

Your decision regarding which Realtor to choose to guide you through the process may well be the difference between a financially rewarding and stress-free move and one that makes you feel anxious and uncertain. You want to know that your realtor is working for you and that he is doing his utmost to get your house sold for the maximum price that the market will bear. 

As a leading Realtor in the Oshawa, Whitby and Clarington areas for the past 23 years, it is my job not only to guide you through the complicated process of pricing, marketing and selling your home, but also to create an advisory or consultative relationship with you that educates you and keeps you informed as we move through the selling process. 

My goals, quite simply, are these: 

• I will create a relationship with you and your family built on trust and respect.
• I will price your home competitively and market it using all the tools my experience have taught me to be successful over the past 23 years.
• When offers are received, I will help you make informed selling decisions using negotiating strategies developed over the past 2 decades. 

The current market is a balanced one. We were fortunate to experience a very active Sellers’ market in the early 2000’s but have moved to a more balanced market where Buyers are more educated and have become better negotiators. This does not mean that the houses are selling for any less than they have over the past few years, but that my skills at negotiating the best price for my clients are being constantly tested. My main goals, again, are to price your home fairly, to market it aggressively, and to sell it with a minimum amount of stress at the maximum value. 

The selling process
The selling process begins with establishing a fair asking price. A “Comparison Market Analysis” is a process of researching the homes currently for sale, recent sales and recent homes that were listed but not sold. This is the exercise we use to establish a competitive selling price. I will complete this analysis for you free of charge, and together we will determine a fair market value for your home. 

In any market, more buyers viewing your home results in more money in your pocket. The detailed marketing program I have developed is designed to capture Buyers’ interest and excite them about your property. I will advertise your home online, in print and through my exclusive “Jump Start” marketing program. This marketing “net” attracts buyers locally and internationally, but most importantly it is your direct link to Toronto buyers. The online marketing platforms on which your home will appear include Yahoo Real Estate, Microsoft MSN, HomeAdvisor, MLS.ca, Agency logic and Google. To illustrate the effectiveness of advertising online, one of my recent listings has had over 3,000 internet hits. 

This marketing of your home starts immediately after you decide to list your property with me. I begin by notifying by e-mail all the buyers who I am helping to find their ideal home. Included in the e-mail is a copy of the virtual tour of your home.  

Once we have decided to work together we will walk through your property. I’ll advise you how to present your property to maximize its selling price. With the right price, and a great look your home will sell more quickly for more money. The old adage, “Location, Location, Location” is no longer applicable in today’s market. “Price, Condition, Location” better describes the required selling features in the current market.  

In real estate sales, contracts are the way we move from a “For Sale” to a “Sold” sign. For most Sellers, contracts can be intimidating and hard to understand. An offer on your property is a contract. Once we receive an offer on your home, my goal is to walk you through the process to ensure that you understand what you are being offered, that you are comfortable with the decisions you make regarding the offer, and that you are very clear on what you are signing. Educated clients make better decisions and in the end are happier with their decisions. 

I work hard to put more money in my Sellers’ pockets than any other Realtor. In many cases I end up selling homes for more than the asking price. I have also been very successful selling properties other agents have attempted, unsuccessfully, to sell.. For more information call or email me.  

Ask for an In-Home Presentation. The marketing program I offer is designed to sell your home and I would be pleased to meet with you in your home to explain how my marketing program sell your home more quickly and for the best possible price.  

My goal for this web site is to provide buyers and sellers with valuable information on the local real estate market for Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington and to provide a forum to promote the exclusive listings that are not on mls.ca or available to other agents on mls. Please feel free to search the online listings here and to use the gateway to search other “hot properties”.  

Please feel free to contact me with any questions about our market locally and feel free to drop me an email if you would like to see how my unique marketing is selling my listings faster, with less headaches and putting more money in my sellers pockets.