Zingers #7 - If I had a nickel for every….

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Are you going to change the drawer pulls and handles in your kitchen?  Consider brushed nickel.  This metal is very current, does not show all the finger prints of your spouse and children, and gives an instant update.

This nickel is worth more than 5 cents. 

Six Month Stats - The Glebe and Old Ottawa South

It is interesting to see what has moved in the Glebe and Old Ottawa South this year.  Here is information available from the MLS listings at the Ottawa Real Estate Board.  Statistics for private sales, such as Grapevine, are not available for inclusion in this information.

 

THE GLEBE – Six month sales January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008

Residential  Properties – Detached (74), Row (4), Semi(20)
98        Properties Listed
   68*       Sold
     3        Conditionally Sold
   27        Active

*For the 68 properties sold:  The average number of days on the market was 35 with a range from 2 to 228 daysThe average price paid was $609,241 with a range from $275,000 to $1,275,000.  The average Sell Price to List Price ratio was 98%.  

Condominium Properties
 23          Properties Listed
   10*      Sold
     0         Conditionally Sold
   13        Active

*For the 10 properties sold:  The average number of days on the market was 41 with a range from 9 to 88 days.  The average price paid was $527,940 with a range from $306,000 to $695,000.  The average Sell Price to List Price ratio was 99%. 

 

OLD OTTAWA SOUTH (Including Rideau Gardens)

 – Six month sales January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008-07-02

Residential  Properties – Detached (59), Row (12), Semi(15)
86        Properties Listed
  59*       Sold
    2          Conditionally Sold
  27         Active

*For the 59 properties sold:  The average number of days on the market was 23 with a range from 0 to 174 days.  The average price paid was $466,663 with a range from $252,000 to $815,000.  The average Sell Price to List Price ratio was 99%.  

Condominium Properties
  7            Properties Listed
     6*      Sold
     0         Conditionally Sold
     1         Active

*For the 7 properties sold:  The average number of days on the market was 38 with a range from 1 to 81 days.The average price paid was $284,317 with a range from $224,900 to $326,000.  The average Sell Price to List Price ratio was 99%.

 Please let me know if I can help you make the buying or selling decisions.

Valerie Zinger ~ Ottawa, Canada ~ Ph. 613-723-5300 ~ Email vzinger@royallepage.ca

 

House Hunting - 5 Open House Guidelines

If you are the Open House visitor there are some things that are just not acceptable.  With tongue in cheek, here are 5 guidelines for your to remember.

1.  The Open House is not part of the cosmetic department at The Bay.  Do not try on the owners’ perfume or after shave. 

2.  The Open House is not a pharmacy.  It is not your job to check out the supply of medications.  There is a reason why those bottles are turned away from your view.

3.  The Open House is not a grocery store or your mother’s kitchen.  Do not take fruit from the fruit bowl, sample the cookies in the jar or take a handful of candy from the candy dish.

4.  The Open House is not a public washroom.  Go before you leave home.

5.  The Open House is not Holt Renfrew, Macy’s or Winners.  You are not shopping for the clothes in the closets.

Unless you are about to put in an offer, right on the spot and without a building inspector, it would be exceedingly inappropriate to run the taps, turn on the oven, climb into the attic, turn on the gas fireplace, try out the washing machine, etc. 

General Open House Guide - Touch with Your Eyes.

Photo credit:  Flickr, Closet @  http://www.flickr.com/photos/dansays/65306832/

Valerie Zinger ~ Ottawa, Ontario ~ Ph. 613-723-5300 ~ Email vzinger@royallepage.ca

Zingers #6 - Pass the salt, please.

zinger_metallic27.jpgIf it is the dead of winter, ice will form on the sidewalks and stairs.  Make sure that you salt your walkways and stairs before showings.  If you want, use kitty litter as an alternative to sidewalk salt. Imagine a real buyer trying to sign the offer with his arms in casts from slipping and falling on your property. 

Throw some salt over your left shoulderand onto the sidewalk.  

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