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How home sellers can be successful in a cooling market

November 28, 2022 by Claude Jobin




Royal LePage has put together a list of recommendations to assist home sellers sell their home during a cooler market.

  • DO – Make the first impression count
  • DON’T – Forget about the little things
  • DO – Declutter and depersonalize
  • DON’T – Overspend on the upgrades
  • DO – Practice good showing etiquette
  • DON’T – Think in the past
Details here.

Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Improvements

Renovations – How they affect the value of a property

August 22, 2022 by Claude Jobin






Sellers

A recent post from Royal LePage details how to maximize your return on investment with regards renovations. Of course, I always add that unless you have experience, be careful of do-it-yourself projects – if not done correctly or professionally, it may not add the value you expect. Another point to consider is don’t make any renovations too personal, try to keep it to something that will appeal to more people and not get dated. Or, if it is something that will get dated, limit how much of it there is and so it’s cost to replace is limited.

Buyers

When looking at the asking price of a home and comparing to other recently sold properties take the above points into consideration.


Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Improvements

Renovations that add value vs those that don’t!

June 27, 2022 by Claude Jobin




Royal LePage has put together a blog post on improvements that increase your home’s value. Not surprisingly kitchens top the list. Details here.

Amusingly I stumbled upon another post that lists those improvements that decrease the value of your home. Some listed are dated updates, but some are current choices. Two that stand out for me are combining 2 rooms – I think that can be good according to how many rooms you have, but converting a two bedroom condo into a one bedroom is not necessarily a good idea. And my favourite, or I should say least favourite: do it yourself. If you do improvements yourself be sure they are done properly otherwise they are improvements that a buyer recognizes as something that must be redone.

Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Improvements

The Most Intriguing Things Found In Houses

April 26, 2022 by Claude Jobin




People find the most intriguing things in their houses when they’re doing renovations. Click here.

Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Improvements

Renovation Trends that Decrease the Value of Your Home

April 16, 2022 by Claude Jobin





Investing.com has put together a list of improvements that decrease the value of your home. It’s quite an extensive list, I mean really extensive. Some items I agree with others less. [Read more…]

Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Decor, Home Design, Home Improvements

65 Designers Share the Decorating Secrets Only Professionals Know…Until Now

February 24, 2022 by Claude Jobin




House Beautiful has put together a list of 65 decorating ideas. They say these were decorating secrets only professionals know, well I’m not sure about that, but, there are some good ideas here. I had trouble choosing a feature image as so many ideas were interesting. Enjoy!


Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Decor, Home Design, Home Improvements, Home Organization

New Year’s Resolutions for new homeowners

January 11, 2022 by Claude Jobin




Royal LePage proposes New Year’s resolutions for new homeowners. The list includes:

  • Create a list of quick, inexpensive fixes and get those done first;
  • Spend your time and effort on the space that will make you the most happy;
  • Make your home more functional;
  • Invest in art to find your style and create interesting spaces;
  • Make your home more energy efficient;
  • Join the community and explore your neighbourhood.
Details here.

Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Improvements

Countertop and Backsplash Ideas by REFINE + DEFINE

December 2, 2021 by Claude Jobin




Refine + Define highlight 5 suggestions for countertops and backsplash. Part of my renovations included a new kitchen counter and now I’m pondering what to do for a backsplash. I do like the look from the pic above but I think it needs more wall than I have.

Filed Under: From the Blog Tagged With: Home Design, Home Improvements

Renovation Trends That Decrease The Value Of Your Home

November 13, 2021 by Claude Jobin




I always say you have to be careful with trends when you’re renovating. According to your budget and your intent playing safe is often the best way to go. If you want a punch of colour in your kitchen for instance go with small appliances in fire engine red. Investing.com has put together a list of renovations that increase and others that decrease the value. But admittedly sometimes predicting the future can be difficult.

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Over the past couple of weeks we were very fortunate indeed to have met Molly Hoyle.
We were selling our home and Molly brought her client to view it knowing it would be a home that they would be interested in....which by the way they were as they did end up purchasing. It was our fortunate luck that we met Molly through this endeavour. My husband and I were selling our house with Grapevine and as we are not experienced sellers there were a few times we were very close to just taking it off the market and staying here. Her experience, knowledge, kindness to us, her understanding that this was a difficult decision especially for my husband made the whole difference for us. Molly's professionalism and expertise, her ability to 'walk a fine line' while working for her client and yet to be so kind and gentle with us was amazing. We feel the whole experience gave us the opportunity to meet and talk with Molly and to value her knowledge. You can be assured that we will highly recommend her to any of our friends who need a conscientious, honest, trustworthy realtor. Sadly we will miss talking with Molly but we only wish her the very best in the future and say 'thank you Molly' for all her help and support. Sincerely, Lenore and Ralph

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