Greg's Real Estate Blog

The MLS trends Newfoundland and Labrador housing market information was released today for the forth quarter of 2009.  The market continued to demonstrate strong sales favouring sellers.  The number of sales moved up as did the average prices for residential sales.  Here is a summary of the main ...

"Oh the horror of it all!"  So goes the story of the newest proposed development in St. John's.  This week Fortis Properties Corporation announced plans to build a 15 story office building in downtown St. John's.  It seems some residents of St. John's are still in shock that development of the c...

Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism is again using the province's beautiful landscape and historic culture for its seasonal campaign.  Produced by a St. John's agency Target, it is called "Ancient Land". Shot on location in Labrador's Torngat Mountains National Park, it features a young Aboriginal...

You cannot escape through The Narrows with your eyes closed.  Clinging to the cliffs along the shoreline of the St. John's harbour, homes just in from “The Narrows” have one of the most spectacular views of the city.  They peer through to the end of the harbour where for centuries ships and sailo...

Housing starts are still doing very well in Newfoundland according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report.  Today's news release indicated that December housing starts totalled 201 in St. John's compared to 202 in December 2008.  The total for the province in December were 223 c...

A St. John's Newfoundland Realtor's message to clients and friends for 2010.  Here we are already 10 days into the New Year.  Once again, the real estate market is up and running.  Personally I have been busy with showing homes, marketing my listings and working on ramping up my marketing plans f...

How do Canadians foresee real estate in 2010?  I came across an interesting survey quoted by mortgagebrokernews.ca today (MBN).  Nanos Research reported that 89% of Canadians believe real estate prices in their own neighbourhood will either increase or stay the same over the next six months.  Res...

What is the event that Christmas Celebrates?   It is here again; the most celebrated holiday in the world.  Christmas is the day we remember the birth of one little baby named Jesus.  There was never a birth marked by quite as much controversy, humility, and poverty as this one.  A sweet and devo...

Let me tell you why buyers, sellers, and Realtors in St. John's Newfoundland love home inspections.   Why wouldn't they? Home inspectors provide a very valuable service.  Home inspections identify the deficiencies of a home and make sure all parties to the transaction are fully informed about the...

Today my sister Elizabeth celebrates her big five 0.  She probably won't want this much attention for the mile stone but really, who does?  Hitting the big five 0 is an accomplishment for which we rarely want international praise.  Its usually fine if the event just slips into the shadows without...