Greg's Real Estate Blog

Here is my real estate secret.  I have a closing gift for you with real taste.  Before writing this, I asked myself if I should keep this real estate secret to myself or just come out with.  I like pleasant surprises and I really love to surprise my clients with a token gift after their real esta...

Housing starts in St. John's, Newfoundland were strong in February.  According to a CMHC release today, urban housing starts in Newfoundland increased during the month of February 2010.  There were a total of 68 this past month throughout the St. John’s area versus 45 starts in February of 2009. ...

91 Skinners Road Portugal Cove-St. Philips, Newfoundland is SOLD. Announcing the sale of this beautiful single family home in Portugal Cove-St. Philips, Newfoundland.  The closing is due March 11, 2010.  A very nice young couple is purchasing their first home and are looking forward to getting se...

There is just no time to write and this just can't be right.  Right?  As bloggers, we all go through periods when you just don't know what to write.  You have all the time in the world to do research and think about your audience, your work, your experiences, but nothing flows from the brain to t...

Price your home to sell it for top value but be realistic about what that is.  Market value simply put is the maximum price a buyer is willing to pay that a seller is willing to accept at a given point in time.  As soon as someone is willing to pay more, the market value at that moment moves up. ...

The Government of Canada moves to tighten mortgage rules for real estate purchases and refinances.  The Finance Minister Mr. Jim Flaherty announced this morning that it is taking proactive steps to prevent a housing bubble in Canada.  The minister said,"Canada's housing market is healthy, stable,...

The Google Street view of St. John's Newfoundland will allow you to walk down Duckworth Street looking for the Thai Restaurant, check out the bars on George Street and then take a spin up to Signal Hill and have a look at the ocean.  I have posted a couple of things about St. John's previously wi...

Today is the first anniversary of my blogging about Real Estate in St. John's, Newfoundland.  I began blogging on ActiveRain one year ago today.  The last year has gone by in a flash.  I have written 108 blog posts (including a couple of reblogs) with 3 of them being featured posts.   Many of the...

We have a heady real estate market in St. John’s, Newfoundland right now.  Perhaps we should ask, "Is it getting a little too heady?  Are buyers beginning to be too aggressive?  Are consumers just resigned to the fact that prices are climbing more?"  For many years our market in St. John's was ba...

PETA gets pied in the face in St. John's Newfoundland today.  A local radio station VOCM reported on their website today that a planned protest by PETA against the seal hunt was sabotaged.  The deed was done by a pie throwing puppy dog know as The Downhomer magazine mascot 'Salty Dog'. Apparently...