Vancouver Island Real Estate Blog

5 New Year's Resolutions to Sell Your Home

Are you planning to sell your home in the near future? Regardless of season or market conditions, remember that you only have one chance to make a good first impression. Make it memorable for all the right reasons. Before listing your home, commit to these five New Year’s Resolutions to help ensure the quickest sale for the highest price.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Set your listing date well in advance to help you anticipate, plan and prepare to sell your home. The process of changing homes has a lot of moving parts and is a coordinated effort between you and your team of experts. Think real estate agent, lender, lawyer, home inspector, trades, movers… the list continues. This is especially the case if you'll also be buying a new home at the same time, as many people do. Reach out to...

How does Generation Z perceive home ownership?

With real estate continuing to be a hot topic, what do near-future homebuyers in Canada’s hottest markets have to say? A recent RE/MAX survey conducted by Leger found that nearly 51 per cent of Generation Z (age 18-24) in the Greater Vancouver Area would like to own a home in the next few years, while those in Toronto are more inclined to continue to rent or live with their parents.

Key Findings:

  • 67 per cent of Generation Z in Ontario and British Columbia are stressed when thinking about purchasing a home. In the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Vancouver area this is higher at 75 per cent in the GTA and 71 per cent in the GVA
  • 46 per cent of Generation Z in Ontario and British Columbia who don’t own a home, would like to buy one in the next few years

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