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Passive-Agressive Home

I work with homes and people. At this point in my career, I’ve probably shown thousands of homes. Efficiency has become more and more important to...

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The Multiple Offer Dance

Welp! Crazy "bid-wars" are back in a big way. Well-priced (sometimes underpriced) homes in popular areas of Winnipeg are getting 8, 9,... 13 or more...

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New Canadian Mortgage Rules

Okay, so you may or may not have heard the grumbly fear mongering about the new mortgage rules coming into effect over the next couple of months....

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West End & Wolseley Home Show

This spring I tried my hand at event planning. I then quickly realized that it’s not my forte and that it’s a TON of work. So I got my good friend...

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New Canadians As Home Buyers

Recently I had the opportunity to speak at New Journey Housing in Winnipeg. They work with new Canadians, helping them find housing - everything...

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Price Is Key!

Okay. Clearly the market is not the same as it was a year ago, or even 6 months ago. This is not a tragedy, or a reason to panic. The real estate...

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Ice Damming Explained

I was asked recently what Ice Damming is. "Is it just Beavers on your roof? Lol." While that calls to mind an adorable yet disturbing image, I...

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Choosing The Right Agent

Buying and/or selling a home is a big deal, and can be extremely stressful. It’s important to know that you’ve chosen the right Real Estate Agent to...

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STILL HOT!

Some people are talking about Real Estate market changes with an air of doom & gloom. I'd like to chat about actual predictions as they've been...

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Understanding Market Changes

A lot of comments have been flying around lately about the real estate market in Canada, more specifically Winnipeg. 4-5 months ago we were still...

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The “Man Cave”

Recently I saw a comic online that made me laugh so hard I had to put my tea down to enable me to properly keel over. It was a series of stills...

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Adventures in Homeownership

People often think that Real Estate Agents are immune to problems with home-buying. That there are magical loopholes that allow us to avoid the...

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Working with Ugly

In decorating school we had to do what was called “The Ugly Carpet Project”. Our teacher walked around the classroom carrying a bag of carpet...

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Saving for a Home

Well hello there and welcome to my DIY blog. I will be talking about everything from decorating tips, to ideas for interesting parties, to recipes...

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Houses vs. Homes

I would like to talk about the difference (in my opinion) between houses and homes. A house is a valuable commodity; it provides shelter, warmth,...

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