lethbridge: Offers but not sold yet! Lethbridge Real Estate Listing - 04/03/16 03:56 AM
Lethbridge Real Estate for sale: This great single family 2 storey home is just awaiting  new owner to call it home.  Since listing this property we have had about a dozen showings and 2 offers, but it is still not sold!  First offer couldnt get financing, 2nd offer just wasn't a great one.  Look at this picture, I took it just a month ago and look at that snow!  I am going to have to update the picture this week now that it is spring!  Bring me an offer and lets get this Lethbridge house sold.
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lethbridge: Clients Become Friends - 03/26/16 04:41 PM

 
This is a picture of myself and my client Rick.  Rick is a crusty old bugger, a client, and a good friend of mine.  He has referred business to me over the years, including the sale of his mother's estate house.  So one day I was thinking I would like to show him my appreciation for all the support he has given me over the years by getting him some sort of gift.
 
When I asked him what sort of gift he wanted, he said, "What the hell would I want, Im turning 72 next month, I don't need anything."  So I … (11 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge Senior's Condos - 03/24/16 03:24 PM
Lethbridge Senior's' Condos
I get a lot of calls from seniors wanting information on listings and availability of Lethbridge Senior's Condos.  Normally, I work with a ton of seniors in my business anyways, helping to manage and settle estates, helping in downsizing, even moving familes from off the farm into the city to make life easier and more convenient.  However, with the seniors condo market it is a very specialized area of real estate.
 
Seniors housing options are fairly limited.  Essentially it ranges from manufactured homes located in a park setting (bridge villa estate mobile home park, parkview trailer park, westside trailer park, … (0 comments)

lethbridge: Searching For Lethbridge Real Estate Pics - 03/23/16 04:48 PM
Searching For Lethbridge Real Estate
When you do a search on Google you can choose to do a regular search, or to do a video or image search instead.  Tonight i was looking for an old image of my previous real estate signs and so I did an image search for the phrase "Lethbridge Real Estate" and was suprized to see that the first ranked image on the list of images is actually the image on the home page of one of my real estate websites.  This is pretty cool, since it is a website which I rarely have used lately.  Clearly … (0 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge Real Estate Livestream 3/22/16 - 03/22/16 01:36 PM
Lethbridge Real Estate livestream
     Hosting livestream events is sort of new and evolving.  As this technology is embraced it is going to become more and more common, so I have decided to give it a try.  The great thing about livestream is that you have an opportunity to interact directly with the audience who is watching your video as it streams.
     Real Estate has several different ways in which this technology could potentially be utilized.  Generally, the audience is not very big, but it is very refined, and the quality of viewers is premium as it generally only attracts those genuinely … (3 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge Leaky Basements - 03/18/16 05:00 PM
The weather in Lethbridge has been unusually rainy the past month.  This had had a an impact on the local Lethbridge real estate market.  It has caused problems for some homeowners and kept some others from being able to put their home on the market.
 
This past week I was out showing lethbridge homes for sale on the West side of the city.  Of the dozen or so homes that I viewed this weekend, more than half of them were vacant.  These vacant homes are more susceptible  to getting water in the basement due to neglecting to ensure that proper … (7 comments)

lethbridge: Google Lethbridge Real Estate - 03/17/16 04:26 PM
Here is another of my old videos that I made about 6 years ago.  This one was a feature that google rolled out that you could do custom searches and make your own commercial.  They debuted it during the superbowl 6 years ago and I made this one about a week afterwards.  It was just a novelty video designed for people who were searching google for Lethbridge real estate.  It was a neat concept, not sure if google still offers this service.
#lethbridgerealestate #lethbridge
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lethbridge: Searching for Lethbridge Real Estate Online - 03/16/16 01:55 PM
Searching for Lethbridge Real Estate Online
Many buyers start their home search online.  In fact, the vast majority of buyers turn to the internet when looking for information on a community or for listings of homes in that city.
Lethbridge is no different.  Most of our serious home buyers start their search by looking online for listings in specific areas of town.  As a real estate professional, I know that means that those buyers are looking for a website that can help them narrow down their choices, give them concrete information on different parts of the city, the good and the bad, and … (1 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge FSBO Real Estate - 03/08/16 05:18 AM
Lethbridge For Sale By Owner Real Estate
I made this video over 6 years ago discussing the fact that there were currently a few different companies operating in Lethbridge helping home owners sell their properties on their own.  Since the time I made this video, I believe all of the companies which I mentioned in the video have either left Lethbridge, gone broke, gone out of business, or have sold to new owners.  In my 23 years of helping local people buy and sell homes in Lethbridge, I have not seen a single private sale FSBO real estate company succeed in our … (1 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge Manufactured Homes - 03/07/16 08:36 AM
The following is an old video I made about Lethbridge Manufactured Homes.
 
Most of the information on this old video is still current.  The only thing that is really changed much is that they are now more difficult to finance than they were in the past.  It is still possible, but not nearly as simple or easy as financing a traditional single family home.  As a result, the starter home market in Lethbridge is much stronger than the mobile home market.
 
Still, manufactured homes in manufactured home communities are popular with seniors and those looking for the park lifestyle.
 
Here is my old video … (1 comments)

lethbridge: Wayback Wednesday Lethbridge Real Estate pt3 - 03/02/16 02:08 AM
Lethbridge real estate videos that I made over 5 years ago in some of the areas continue to remain on youtube and provide relevant information to Lethbridge home shoppers. 
 
This is a video that I made in Coulee Creek area of Lethbridge, which was just under construction at the time of the video.  The area is now fully developed and completed and there are no more lots available in the area.  The homes in the area are in fairly high demand, and the prices are fairly high because of it.  You can buy the same house in a westside location for less … (0 comments)

lethbridge: Wayback Wednesday Lethbridge Real Estate pt2 - 03/02/16 02:04 AM
Lethbridge real estate videos I made about 5 or 6 years ago continue to exist on youtube and some of them are still providing relevant information years later.  This particular video is one I made standing out in front of what was a fairly new subdivision at the time.  The fairmont subdivision in south Lethbridge had some of the first new homes available in the most sought after location in the city.  These homes sold radidly and even to this day there are few listings available in this area  most of the time.
If you are interested in looking for a home … (0 comments)

lethbridge: Wayback Wednesday Lethbridge Real Estate - 03/02/16 01:59 AM
Lethbridge real estate video that I filmed about 5 years ago in front of a property that I had just listed for sale.  This particular listing was an estate sale, where the seller lived out of town.  He only traveled to Lethbridge to visit this property and settle his mothers estate.  Because of this situation, handling her real estate in her estate was expensive and challenging for him.  He had previously had it listed with another real estate brokerage in Lethbridge, who failed to sell it or even get him any offers.  At this point, he fired that brokerage and called … (0 comments)

lethbridge: Downtown Lethbridge Real Estate - 02/28/16 02:09 PM
Downtown Lethbridge Real Estate
 
 
The downtown core of Lethbridge is home to some turn of the century buildings and developments.  The houses in this area include some of the old original character homes dating back to the early 1900's which were built with a unique character and style which has made them very popular with buyers today.
 
Most of these old homes are big square footage and require substantial improvements to the mechanical of the home.  Old wiring, gravity furnaces, steel plumbing, and a lack of insulation are just some of the challenges faced when buying one of these classic houses.  Still, they … (1 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge Seniors Condos 2 - 02/28/16 01:05 PM

 
Lethbridge Seniors Condos - part 2
 
This is a trendy and growing part of the lethbridge real estate market.   There are more and more developments being built and designed specifically for the aging market.  These customers have been the driving force in the real estate marketplace for their entire lives, and as these baby boomers are all now retiring they are looking for a lifestyle that suits their needs. 
 
 
There are several residential developments in Lethbridge which cater to seniors by providing lower maintenance lifestyle.  Seniors condos seem to be the most popular at the moment.  Here is the 2nd old video … (0 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge Seniors Condos - 02/28/16 01:00 PM
Lethbridge Seniors Condos
 
This is a hot and growing segment of the real estate market in Lethbridge and southern Alberta.  There are more and more developments being built and designed specifically for the aging market.  These customers have been the driving force in the real estate marketplace for their entire lives, and as these baby boomers are all now retiring they are looking for a lifestyle that suits their needs. 
 
 
There are several residential developments in Lethbridge which cater to seniors by providing lower maintenance lifestyle.  Seniors condos seem to be the most popular at the moment.  Here is an old video I … (1 comments)

lethbridge: Leap for Lethbridge Real Estate - 02/28/16 11:07 AM
Leap for Lethbridge Real Estate
Leap year is here and that means that this month of February there is 29th day.  Apart from my brother in law who was born 44 years ago on Feb 29th and is celebrating his 11th birthday, does anyone else really care that there is an extra day this month?
 
What will you do with that extra day?  Spend time with your family?  Use it to work in your business?  Use it to work on your business?  There is really no wrong answer, as long as you don't waste this precious gift of 1 more day!
 
For me, I … (1 comments)

lethbridge: Wordless Wednesday 2/24/16 - 02/24/16 09:09 AM

*all images on this bog are created and owned exclusively by Robert W May.  No unauthorized use or reproduction is authorized without written consent.  This includes internet usage and editorial content.  Please contact the creator for any licensing or reproduction requests.
 
"The above photo is of a friend and client's fireplace sitting room.  The house is a heritage house and this bright room is in a backyard addition.  The old woodburning fireplace has been replaced with a gas model, and the room is tastefully decorated in a modern style ." -  Robert May
 
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lethbridge: Lethbridge Real Estate Lawyers - 02/23/16 08:02 AM
lethbridge lawyers
Lethbridge real estate buying or selling will require the services of a good real estate lawyer.  There are so many law offices in our city, but not all of them a skilled and experienced with this type of legal service, and not all of the law office in Lethbridge want to do these.
 
Representung your interests in the buying or selling of property is not a difficult job in the majority of cases, however in the rare instance that there is a problem with your land title, difficulty with your new mortgage or paying out an old one, problems with right … (2 comments)

lethbridge: Lethbridge Real Estate Stats Dec/2015 - 02/17/16 01:10 AM
Dave Mabell @The Lethbridge Herald wrote the following this morning.  It is interesting to compare how the Lethbridge real estate market has weathered the economic downturn better than many other regions.
 
"Despite distress in Alberta’s energy industry, homes remain a hot commodity in Lethbridge.
Local real estate officials report 2015 turned out to be their strongest year since 2007. And the average sale price across the region reached $266,738 by December – up 14.6 per cent in one year.
December was a particularly busy month, according to figures released by the Lethbridge and District Association of Realtors. The 132 homes sold through the association’s … (1 comments)