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Please, Please, Please Don't Spend Money On Your Home!

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:09:50 GMT

Please, please, please don't spend money on your home. A countless amount of times we go into clients homes where they just finished renovating and they did the wrong things or they didn't need to renovate at all. Give us a call first, we can come in and advise you on what things you should do or more importantly what things you don't need to do. This way you're not going to waste time or money and the best thing is you will maximize the sale of your house.

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Winnipeg Market Update April 2026

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:44:49 GMT

Prices right now in Winnipeg are going crazy we've seen multiple places sell for over $100,000 over asking price we had a property with 24 offers on it and we've been in this kind of environment before and there's a mistake that a lot of homeowners make when selling their property but first what happened in the Winnipeg real estate market in March. In March in Winnipeg we saw house sales down 8.5% over last year but prices up 2.6% in condos we saw sales down 18.1% however prices were up 14.5% Now the stats are what the stats are but what we're not seeing is the reason why these prices are going so high on some of these houses and the reason is simple supply and demand. In areas like Whyte Ridge we've only seen 8 sales so far this year, Linden Woods 7 sales, Waverley Heights 4 sales, so when these houses do come to market we're seeing massive bidding wars and that's why it's so important in this market, and we've seen it at times before where in this market Realtors can get sloppy or even as sellers they don't do their full due diligence as far as who they're hiring to market their property and it is so important because the difference is your house might sell doesn't matter who you list with because there's such demand in the marketplace but the question is with truly good marketing how much more could you have gotten for your house? So give us a call for a free consultation and we can show you exactly what our marketing plan can do for you.

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Now The Stats Are What The Stats Are

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:11:30 GMT

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What Does The Judy Lindsay Team Have?

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:46:35 GMT

What we have here at Judy Lindsay are Buyer Specialists and Listing Specialists. They don't take care of admin tasks, they take care of sales, that's what they've been doing, they've been doing it for I think our youngest guys maybe 6 years, our top guys are like 27, 40 years in the business. They are great at sales, I dare you to test our Team and give us a call.

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2026 Consumer Choice Award Winner

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:31:04 GMT

I just came in the office and look what I found another Consumer Choice award! This is the 8th year now that we've won this and I just wanted to say thank you first off to my staff, they do an amazing job this is the reason why we get the awards is because they take such good care of all of our clients and to our clients that continue to call us back and give us referrals and vote us for this. We couldn't do it without you voting for us and putting us in this position to win this award. Thank you very much. I continue to look forward to working with my staff in the future and all of our clients and your referrals. Thank you again.

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2027 Property Tax Assessment

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:19:06 GMT

Did you just get one of these in the mail？This is the 2027 property assessment notice that's sent out by the City of Winnipeg. Every year, I've been doing this for 26 years now, and every couple of years when the city does this we get tons of calls from people asking is this what my house is really worth? and in most cases yes, it is. We saw two years ago almost a 10% increase in properties here in Winnipeg and last year was a 5% increase and that pretty much aligns with where these property values are. Let me explain it real quick for you. So here's an example of a tax bill sent out by the city.

On here you will notice an assessed value and this will be the new 2027 tax we'll show you 2025 value there and you pay a portion percentage of it so in this case it's 45% which equals out to a portion value in this case $152,550 and then they use that value for your school taxes so $152,550 times the percentage that the city determines equals out to $1,900 in this case same thing with municipal taxes $152,550 times by the again the predetermined number by the city comes out to $1,970 and that's how they determine your overall taxes to be paid. Now having said all that if you think your taxes are too high or your property is assessed at a too high of value give us a quick call we can run some numbers for you that can prove to the city that they are taxing you too high and you can take that information to them and hopefully have your taxes reduced.

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Winnipeg Market Update February 2026

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:53:09 GMT

January is such an important month in real estate I'm going to explain why but first let me tell you the numbers for this January. In January in Winnipeg we saw house sales decline 24% over last year but prices rise 1.9% In condos we saw sales decline 42% over last year and prices fall 4.3% Now what's so important about January numbers is that it gives us an indication of what the rest of the year is going to look like and by these numbers it shows us that we haven't seen a lot of sales which means there's not a lot of supply on the market and we're seeing prices push higher and that's kind of what we're going to expect to see in the near term anyways. So if you're thinking of selling now is a great time to start planning give us a call 204.925.2900 We look forward to working with you.

January & February Can be Great Months to Sell Into

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:18:17 GMT

Well 2026 is off to a great start! On the houses that are going to market we're seeing multiple offers coming in, tons of showings and great intensity so if you're thinking of selling, and I say this every year, January and February can be great months to sell into but if you're not quite ready to sell, don't force it to market. It's always better to have your house show its best first, which means give us a call, we have people that can help you with decluttering, cleaning, doing any little fixes to make sure it's ready to go to market. This way not only will you sell in the best market but your house will show its best and you'll get top dollar for it.

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Winnipeg Real Estate Predictions For 2026

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:51:45 GMT

Very exciting! Here are your Winnipeg real estate predictions for 2026 but first how were our predictions in 2025? While our predictions were 100% right as they were in 2024 we predicted that interest rates would go down they went from 3% down to 2.25%. We predicted that the real estate market would go up and we saw the average sale price in Winnipeg go from $350,000 to $375,000 Now before I get into 2026 predictions I want to say you'll see a lot of predictions online from other Realtors many of them from Toronto and Vancouver. Now their markets are crashing and the great thing about Winnipeg is we've always been steady and truth is is why in 2026 I expect to see very similar results to 2025 which is an increase in price, great demand for housing and as far as interest rates go I do expect to see a reduction however maybe not as big as in 2025 but at least a 25 point basis cut Now finally if you're thinking of doing something in real estate in 2026 either investing in real estate or moving up or buying your first house give us a call, we're here to help. We are pretty good at these predictions and what I found over the years is anybody who plans well in advance is going to have great results.

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Winnipeg Market Update January 2026

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:28:07 GMT

Happy New Year everybody. I was going to do my predictions from 2025 to see how we did last year and the new predictions for 2026 however more importantly there's two mistakes I see homeowners making this time of year I will go through those with you but first what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in December. In December in Winnipeg we saw house sales decrease 6% but more importantly we saw prices increase 3.8% In condos we saw sales increase 6.5% and prices decrease slightly at .7% Well if December is any indication we should see really good things happening in 2026 Now the two big mistakes I see that home sellers make going into the New Year No. 1 not getting an updated MLS number so that the listing looks fresh to Realtors and secondly not having their Summer pictures switched over to Winter pictures. and this way your listing doesn't look fresh to home buyers it looks like it's been on the market since Summer. It's important to have Summer pictures as well but maybe not as your main picture. Next week I'm going to go through my predictions from 2025 see how we did and my predictions for 2026

Winnipeg Market Update December 2025

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:08:22 GMT

What is the biggest mistake that homeowners make this time of year if they're thinking of selling in the Spring? But first, what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in November. In November in Winnipeg we saw house sales down 7.3% and prices down slightly at 1.3% In condos we saw sales down 23.1% and prices down 2.9% Obviously the numbers aren't fantastic in November but we'll see how December looks one month doesn't make a trend. Now the biggest mistake I see people making this time of year is that they say they're going to sell in the Spring but when they think Spring they think May/ June when they really should be thinking February/March because February March you always see a very high intensity to the market because there's not a lot of supply on the market which means you need to get us out now in December or early January to start making a plan this way not only will your house sell faster but you'll get more money for it as well.

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Winnipeg Market Update November 2025

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:39:53 GMT

What is the one calculation you want to make sure you're doing if you're thinking of selling your house in November or December but first what went on in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in October. In October in Winnipeg we saw house sales down 14% over last year and prices down 1.4% In condos we saw sales down 33% but prices were up at 12.6% Now the numbers in October don't seem great however one month doesn't make a trend so we'll see what the market does in November. Now if you're thinking of selling or buying a house in November or December the one calculation you want to make sure you're aware of is well I said a friend who was thinking of selling their house and they said that we're gonna wait until February or March because we feel that the markets going to be better then and we'll hopefully make 2% more if we sell next year and that does usually happen in the last number of years where we see an increase in price going into the next year.

Now the only problem with that is it's going to cost him approximately $2,000 a month to hold on to his house from now until not only February but if possessions not till March or April it could end up costing an extra 10 or $12,000 so it's important to make sure you do the calculation to figure out is it worth it even if the market is going to be up 2% next year is it worth it to hold on to your house and sell then or is it better to take profits now and get out and be done with it. It's also important if you're looking to buy because this time of year is a great time of year to buy because you can buy now and get that price bump coming into February or March next year.

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We're Doing Our 3rd Annual Spooktacular Trick or Treat Event!

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:50:53 GMT

Hey everyone, just in case you didn't see it, next Friday on Halloween day, we're doing our 3rd Annual Spooktacular Event which is a community, free event that runs from 10 til 4 It's in coordination with all the businesses on Portage from Lyle down to Moorgate and you can pop in. It's a safe environment for a little one it's a really great event I have to say thanks to Deanna at my office, she always does a great job in doing all this so and if you can't make it to that event she also has candy at the office for little ones. Call my office and we'll have little packages set aside as well so hope to see you guys there!

Winnipeg Market Update October 2025

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:08:12 GMT

If you don't want to lose money selling your house in the Fall you have to do these three things but first what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in September. In September in Winnipeg we saw the average price of a house increase 3% over last year and we saw sales increase 4.4% in condos we saw basically no change in the average sale price and sales decrease 23.3% As you can see the numbers in September are very strong and we expect this to continue into the Fall however, the Fall market is always the same it's very very strong until the weather changes and it can fall right off which is why there's three things you have to do or you will lose money selling your house in the Fall. No. 1 make sure it's priced properly No.2 make sure it's marketed well with great quality videos and pictures and aerial photos and finally No. 3 is making sure your house is staged well so it will absolutely show its best.

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Happy Pies-Giving!

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 18:10:08 GMT

Last year we gave out over 400 pies to friends and clients as a way of saying “Thank You” This year we don’t want anybody to miss out on getting pies so if you’d like a pie, call my office 204.925.2900, we’ll get you put on a list, this way you won’t miss out on any pies !

Book Your Green Photo Now!

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:28:49 GMT

Even though September and October can be great months to sell in it can turn quickly depending on the weather which means don't wait to have pictures taken of your yard. Right now everything looks wonderful but come the Fall and come Winter buyers won't know how wonderful it is. This is why we will send out a professional photographer for free right now to get those pictures taken so when it does come time to sell you'll have access to these pictures and your home will absolutely show its best getting you more money and selling more quickly.

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Winnipeg Market Update September 2025

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:01:49 GMT

Don't do this if you're thinking of selling this Fall or Winter but first, what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in August. In August, in Winnipeg, we saw sales down 11% but prices increase 4.7% In condos we saw sales down 24% and a small increase in price of .003% Exactly as we thought, August turned out to be a great month. Strong sales, increase in pricing and we expect the same thing to happen going into the Fall however, even though September and October can be great months to sell in it can turn quickly depending on the weather which means don't wait to have pictures taken of your yard. Right now everything looks wonderful but come the Fall and come Winter buyers won't know how wonderful it is. That's why we will send out a professional photographer for FREE right now to get those pictures taken so when it does come time to sell you'll have access to these pictures and your home will absolutely show its best getting you more money and selling more quickly.

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I'm Upset

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:31:55 GMT

Ryan? Can you come here for a sec？Hey, what's up？OK, come have a seat. I'm really upset with you. I'm upset, because you didn't give anyone else a chance for employee of the month. Everyone here in the office voted, not only for sales, but also for helping out everybody in the office, they voted you employee of the month so I've got to give you this and I'm also going to give you the parking stall closest to the office as well but I also wanted to say that I appreciate you're doing, not only for our clients but also for the staff inside the office and keep up the good work!Hey thanks!

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Winnipeg Market Update August 2025

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:49:36 GMT

If you're buying a house in Winnipeg right now or thinking of buying a house I'm going to give you a great tip that's going to literally save you tens of thousands of dollars but first let me tell you what's going on in the Winnipeg real estate market. In July in Winnipeg we saw house sales fall 6.2% but prices increase 4% In condos we saw sales decline 23% but prices increase 7.4% As expected the market continues to be very strong in Winnipeg. How are you going to save tens of thousands of dollars if you're thinking of buying a house right now or in the near future? Well, pay attention to the market in August. Every August it's the exact same thing. We see houses come to market and for one reason or another they get missed, maybe it has to do with kids going back to school, life just being busy at the end of August but certain houses get missed. We just had a client last week they probably got this house for $20,000 under what they would have paid for it if they'd bought it in April or May but right now pay attention to these houses they're going to come to market and not sell and you just have to be on them and you can get really good buys right now.

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Winnipeg Market Update July 2025

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:36:47 GMT

As a Realtor the No. 1 thing I would never do when selling my house in the Summer. But first, what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in June? In June in Winnipeg we saw the average price of a single family detached house go up 12.5% over last year. We saw sales however, decrease 3.4% In condos we saw the average price increase 6.3% and sales were down 24.6% As you can see, the market in Winnipeg continues to be really strong. We're still seeing lots of bidding wars, increase in pricing and increase in sales. Now, the one thing I would never do if I was selling in the Summer, I wouldn't underprice my house. The reason is even though in July and August we still see lots of sales we don't see the same kind of intense demand that we see in March, April, May and June which means that if you underprice your house you may not get the same expectation of a high bidding war that you would have seen early in the year just due to the lack of demand because there's a lot more inventory on the market.

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One Of The Biggest Mistakes I See Homeowners Making When Choosing A Realtor

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:16:58 GMT

One of the biggest mistakes I see homeowners making when choosing a Realtor is choosing an agent out of obligation especially in this market. Your house may sell but it might sell for more if it's properly exposed. So, choosing a Realtor based on track record, not an obligation because they're a friend, but because of track record, what they're going to do for exposure, do they have a team behind them to do all the little things. It takes a lot of tasks to sell a house and sell it properly and your house may sell but if you're doing the proper channels to expose it to the market and create that demand from the buyers you will definitely get more money.

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One of the Biggest Red Flags I See When Hiring an Agent

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:40:45 GMT

One of the biggest red flags I see when hiring an agent is agents that are very quick to reduce their commission. If they're quick to reduce the commission in front of you to make the deal what do you think that's going to happen when it comes time to negotiate the price on your house? Out there in the market right now there's 3% Realty, 2% Realty, 1% Realty or even do it free and post it online but it is really just a race to the bottom and what you really want to be looking at is what kind of value is the agent going to be bringing to make sure I net the most out of my sale.

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Instant offer - Rent back

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:42:23 GMT

I got a call from a client who is gonna lose their house. It was a really unfortunate situation they had some health issues and because of that they failed to make their mortgage payments and they called me and we were able to help them out and I want to share the story because I feel a lot of people get stuck in situations they don't know where to turn. Simply, they called us we put an offer on their house we allowed them to stay there and rent it back from us and now here we are five years later and their financial situation has improved, and they've been able to buy the house back off us. And their family is still in their family house Everything is perfect, they love us they're very thankful that we could help them out and if you know anybody who's in this situation and doesn't know what to do best they can do is call us and hopefully we can help them too.

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Winnipeg Market Update June 2025

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:40:21 GMT

What is the best thing about owning a house in Winnipeg? But first what happened in the Winnipeg real estate market in May？ In May in Winnipeg we saw the average price of a single family detached house increase 10.2% however sales were down 4.9% in condos we saw sales down 42% and the average price increase 1% as expected the numbers continue to be very strong here in Winnipeg now the best part about having a house in Winnipeg the market is always consistent right now here a lot of stories coming out of Toronto and Vancouver people losing hundred thousand $200,000 underwater on properties they bought two three years ago and that's a big hit for a lot of people especially if you're going in with only five or 10% down even if you're putting any money down that's a lot of money to lose. Here Winnipeg over last 25 years we've seen the market continuously go slowly, but rise and so if you're looking to invest in real estate it's a great market to be in and if you're just owning a house here it's a great market to be in because you don't have to worry about those big swings up or down.

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Thank You For Your Referrals

Thu, 29 May 2025 19:27:22 GMT

This week's video I want to take the time to say thank you to all of our past clients, current clients, friends for all the referrals. I've been in the business now for 25 years and had a client call me 2 weeks ago who I'd sold their house in 2000 and they're now time to sell so they thought nice enough of me to call us back. Even my mom still gets referrals from the 90s when she sold houses which says something about quality of service and we're just very appreciative of the referral business and repeat clients we have and it's really what drives me in the business it drives me for our brand, to support what my mom had built and it drives me going forward. Like real estate is a lot of work, it can be a lot of headaches but the appreciation from our clients and thank you for your referrals, it does mean a lot to me and my family.

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What Is The Best Time Of Year To Buy A House?

Thu, 22 May 2025 18:17:14 GMT

Hey Dad, what's the best time of year to buy a house? That's a question that gets asked a lot. Yeah. It doesn't really matter. Meaning in the sense that it's kind of like planting a tree when's the best time to plant a tree, well 20 years ago, next best time is now. When it comes to buying, it's important a lot of times people get really caught up in like okay I'm pre approved, I'm ready to go and they get so excited they just want to jump right in and buy something right away and that's a lot of times where you see houses getting bid up a lot because people are so excited and they're like I finally found my dream house or it's exactly what I've been looking for and they will pay more for it. It's really important to be patient and that doesn't matter what time of year it is, it's having that that patience to find the right place, make sure you're paying the right price because it's easy in real estate to make money as prices go up but it's also easy to lose money if you make a bad buy, overpay, have construction problems or problems within the house it can really cost you a lot of money because especially as first time home buyers are usually I'm going to say 5% down or 10% down if you don't have a lot of equity in your house like you know say you're buying a $300,000 house and you save $15,000 over the last couple years, great wonderful, but now you get in there and now you find out that you have to replace your roof and that's going to cost $15,000 well you just spent the last two years saving that how are you supposed to come up with $15,000 right? So you can really get into a lot of trouble quickly if you're not making smart decisions and taking your time and looking. Absolutely. Has there ever been a house for you that you personally bought that lost money or wasn't a good deal? Yes. Yeah? Can you tell me about that? Yeah, a couple times most houses make money just be cause real estate is pretty easy you know your numbers going into it. Sometimes the market doesn't react the way you think it's going to. We usually are really good at planning for the worst case scenario so the one we lost money on was a condo that we bought for $150,000, we thought we could do a quick cosmetics on it and sell it for about $180,000, $190,000

and it ended up that we had to do more work to it than we thought so we ran in the over budget on the expenses and then when it came time to sell it we sold for $10,000 less than we thought we would so we pretty much broke even on it but we didn't didn't make anything so it was a lot of work. Another one we made money on it, it was another condo, we bought it for $160,000 we thought we could sell it for around $240,000 and we could have made good money on it because the renovation cost was about $25,000 which means we're in for about $185,000, $190,000 but then they had a special assessment come in on it for about $7,000 so that made the margin thinner and then we ended up carrying it longer than we anticipated and because we had it on a line of credit it was costing us about $1500 a month to carry it so the carrying cost kind of killed the profit that we were going to make on so same thing basically walked away with zero. Yeah. So good lessons but again the reason why we didn't lose a lot of money because we went in with our eyes open knowing that okay in a worst case scenario that this is how bad it could be right and we've had other ones where it's been best case scenarios where you know what we expect we had a house where we thought we could sell for $220,000 but the renovation took longer which is like which is not good but again went along with the worst case scenario of how long it takes so paying more for holding costs but the market went up such that when we looked at I was like wait we can actually get at one point I was like oh we can get $250,000 for this house now we can get $260,000 and then it ended up getting bid up to $280,000 Wow. You know so that's how you can get those upside surprises too which is pretty cool. That's so amazing. Yeah. Yeah and to only you've been in real estate for over 25 years and to only have two houses where you've broken even I would say it's pretty good success. Thanks! No that's really good, that's super cool actually. Well it is pretty easy because you know the numbers going in yeah the only surprises that you made get is holding it longer, renovations taking longer or costing more for renovations but if you do it enough your numbers get tighter on what can be your worst case scenarios and that's always been the thing. If you buy this house what's the worst case scenario and can I live with that worst case scenario and if you can't live with it you don't have to buy it, go buy another one. Yeah. I love that, that's super cool.

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How I Met Barbara Corcoran

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:41:05 GMT

So like literally all of my friends have been asking how did you end up working with Barbara Corcoran? Well, it's a funny story because it goes back to probably a little more than 10 years ago. We had or I was part of a mastermind group so it was all the top agents in North America at times about 50 of us would get together every year and kind of share best business practices and we had hired her to come out and speak to us and then afterwards we got talking kind of negotiating in a sense to have her represent us and work with us and do commercials with us but at the time she wasn't known, she wasn't on Shark Tank at the time and so she wasn't known. So I asked my friends, I said what do you think of this you know and they were like I don't know who you're talking about so I actually turned her down and You turned down Barbara Corcoran? Yeah well, Crazy, but no one knew who she was so. Very smart lady, obviously knows real estate really good and just a great person and then once she got onto Shark Tank then people started to know her more obviously and then that's when we got connected again and it's been a really good relationship and it's interesting because you can see why people like her are in positions that they are like she is just genuinely nice and obviously in a sense I'm nothing in comparison to her but but she remembers, she knows you, she smiles it's like you know every time like I only see her every couple of years but we're in contact all the time but you know she's just a genuinely nice, nice person that you know somebody you want to hang out with every day. Absolutely, absolutely. And at the time she would have been working with people like Donald Trump ? A few years ago? When did she start doing business? Oh yeah, yeah I think she was very similar to my mom like as far as when she started. Similar age and she was very driven, much like my mom in real estate to do a lot of deals and uh but again not so much on the driven side but just again on a great personality side that's what made her successful and that's what made my mom successful too is is really having that connection with people, people knew that she really cared about you know how how they're going to be in the house. Yeah that's so important.

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Winnipeg Market Update May 2025

Thu, 08 May 2025 20:39:14 GMT

So we just finished our weekly Team meeting and we argued about something for almost an hour and I'm curious on your opinion of it. First I'll give you the market update for April and let you know what happened in the Winnipeg housing market and then I'll explain what we were arguing about. In April in Winnipeg we saw the average price of a house increase 6.6% over last year and sales were up 5.4% In condos we saw sales decrease 17% but prices were up 3% So as you can see the market in Winnipeg continues to be really strong. We're still seeing lots of bidding wars and prices are pushing higher. Now the argument we had this morning and it's not only within our Team but it's also in the industry right now is how houses are marketed. 20 years ago we used to take one single picture of a house and that was it and we'd get lots of calls because people would want to find out more information. Nowadays we'll take 50 plus pictures, do a full Matterport virtual tour, aerial shots, video walkthroughs and a big fancy brochure that shows all the features and upgrades that have been done the house. Now by doing all that what happens is buyers don't call us because they have all the information. It also takes away a bit from the seller's privacy because they're showing so much information. So the argument is, should you show everything to the marketplace so that the buyer can make a decision and then call us if they want to or should we have good quality magazine quality type pictures that piques the interest, kind of sell the sizzle not the steak, so that people want to call us and then us as salespeople can do our job on actually selling the house. So I'm curious on your opinion. Should we have basic marketing that encourages calls or should we have all the information out there so people can make their decision. Please let me know in the comments, I'd appreciate that.

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Should I Buy a Home or Should I Just Rent?

Fri, 02 May 2025 17:53:14 GMT

Should I save up to buy a place or should I could I go out right now and just rent out an apartment or a house? Yeah that's a really good question especially for any young person who's in their parents basement looking to get out because it is a big financial decision. Housing will always be the major part of your budget whether you're renting or owning it's going to cost a lot of money so my suggestion is to stay in your mother's basement as long as possible and invest that money and have that grow for as long as you comfortably can. When it comes time to move out it really depends on your own personal situation if you can afford to buy and if owning a home is going to suit your own personal needs. Yeah. So what would be the benefits of buying over renting? Well if you own your own house the nice thing about that is you know your cost so it may be expensive because you have to come up with your down payment initially but in the long run you know that your mortgage payments $1200- more than likely it's going to stay at that and in fact when you do your mortgage term you're guaranteed for 5 years or 10 years whatever term you want to commit to that that's all you're going to pay where if you're renting you can pretty much be assured that if you start off at $1200- in year one that next year it's going to go up to $1250- or $1300- but it is definitely going to increase in time. Real estate's really easy in a lot of ways because you can just look back in history and see well what happened 10 years ago? What happened 20 years ago? Well 20 years ago a one bedroom cost $600- a month now you're looking at 12 or $1400- a month or more right and same thing with housing you know that 20 years ago you could buy a nice house in Crestview for $85,000 now that nice house is going to cost you $400,000 or more but the good news is if you had bought 20 years ago you'd still be making the mortgage payment on that you know and your payment may only be $600 a month Yeah. Right but if your lifestyle doesn't suit owning meaning that you're not sure where you're going to be in 2 3 years or how your life's going to change or you might be wanting to travel renting could be a great option for you because houses can be expensive if you get in the wrong house and you have a lot of expenses like say you have to start doing roofs or you have to do your hot water tank and furnace that can add up very quickly and if you're on a limited budget these things can really be tough on you. Absolutely. It feels a little bit discouraging to know that everything was so much cheaper 20 years ago and I should have bought my house when I was 2 years old but there is no time like right now. Right. Like you were saying earlier. right? That was the same thing when I was your age instead of buying a house for $80,000 in Crestview when I was 20 years before me it was you could've bought that same house for $40,000 and then likewise 20 years before that you could've bought for $20,000 so I'd say real estate is pretty easy cause you know where it's been in the past and more likely where it's going to go in the future and houses exactly what what I said is just like planting a tree, best time to plant a tree? Right now. Yeah. Second best time? Or actually the best time was 20 years ago. Oh yes, yes second best time, so right now. Yeah, yeah So when coming to buy a house don't make the mistake of waiting too long because prices will definitely go up in the future rent prices will go up in the future and as a young person starting out a good idea is to buy a house and then have a friend rent with you like share the cost but you're the one who's owning it and they're helping build your equity

so every year that you're you know if your payment say $1200- a month you're putting you know over time more than half of that is going to go to paying down your mortgage which means directly building your wealth. Absolutely and if your friends helping you pay the rent you know it's going directly to your mortgage you don't have to worry about that Yeah. And that's really good that's very good advice dad, thank you.

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How i got started in real estate?

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:04:17 GMT

Hey dad, how did you get started in real estate? Well, it's an interesting story and I think you'll appreciate this.I well I wanted to work in real estate right out of high school but my dad says no, you've got to go to university first and I said okay fine You said the same thing to me yeah yeah and So I went to university for one year and then ended up getting a corporate job where I was kind of moving up the ladder and I figured well I'll be better off staying in this corporate environment and moving up as opposed to continuing with university. Unfortunately I got kind of in that trap of being in that company then I wanted to get into real estate but I couldn't afford it that was the problem

because at that time and still today you have to have a a good amount of money saved up to invest in yourself, in your business, in your clients to really be successful and so that was kind of where it was just kind of left and until one day my mom called me and just to go for lunch and we got talking and she said well if you want to get into real estate I'll help you out and I said well amazing and that was literally like probably like a little over 25 years ago now. What did she do to help you out. Two things and this is going back to I guess what we do now for agents coming in is provide them with business right away. So, a person just starting out typically you know how you see on day 1 you're going to start calling people you know and saying hey you know can I buy or sell your house you know anybody wants to buy or sell a house but if you're working in a team day one you can kinda get somebody to work with and be mentored by somebody so and that's what happened with working with my mom and is that you know kind of on day one like day one I remember picking up my lockbox key to go show houses and I had a client who was able to sell a house in my first week which also helps with kind of getting rolling and being successful having those early successes and not being stressed by not making any money yeah so that that was how I started real estate. I love that and now you're carrying on your mom's legacy Judy Lindsay Team. That's right yeah with my daughter here working with me. Yes, yes Maybe one day I'll carry it on for you.

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Winnipeg Market Update April 2025

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:25:08 GMT

If your Realtor really cared about you they would definitely be doing this for you. But first what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in March? In March in Winnipeg we saw sales increase 5% and the average sale price increased 7.5% In condos we saw virtually no change in sales and the average price increased 2% As you can see the market in Winnipeg continues to be very strong now. How can you tell if your Realtor really cares for you? Well in this market where we're seeing houses selling right away and over asking price it's easy to cover up mistakes that Realtors make especially this time of year where we see the snow is gone, the leaves aren't out yet, pictures don't look great so if you have a Realtor that really cares to you they would have had pictures taken in the fall or last summer to still show how nice your house is in the summer but if you don't have that it's absolutely crucial that your Realtor takes the time and enough care to take pictures now and two weeks from now and two weeks from there.

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3 Simple Checklists to Selling Your Home

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:46:43 GMT

I have a friend's parents whose house has been sitting on the market for a little while and they're having no luck with it, what should they do？That's a good question and this is something that comes up a fair bit because it's frustrating when your house isn't selling and all of a sudden you start asking everybody around you what can I do to sell my house？It's really easy and because we encounter this a lot when someone comes to us and their house isn't selling we go through three simple checklists. No. 1 we look at how the house is showing. Is there something that can be changed like that the feedback saying maybe it needs some fresh paint or maybe it needs to be cleaned like it could be as simple as that. The second thing we look at is how it's being marketed. So, is it being advertised in the proper channels, are the proper people seeing it? Because you may be exposing the house to the market but if the right people aren't seeing it it doesn't really matter. And then finally, like after we have those checked off, if the house still isn't selling then we look at price. And we don't just arbitrarily say well okay we have to reduce the price, we look at what the feedback is from the buyers and we also look at the type of house it is, where it is, and the price range that's in because sometimes you can drop the price just for the sake of dropping price but it won't make a difference because if the buyer is not there. So a lot of times in working with you know a good experienced Realtor is knowing that we're confident in price we just need to be a little bit patient so it becomes more of a equation of price versus time at that. But other times it's simple as no we need to bring the price down right away if we're going to get this thing sold. So everyone's situation is a little bit different but those three basic checklists always work. Absolutely and I heard that you have a program that helps sellers when their house is just not getting off the market. Can you tell me about that? Yeah well that's the nice thing about working with the Judy Lindsay Team is that we do have our Guaranteed Sold Program so we'll actually guarantee a house up front before we even take it to market we can let the client know what we're going to, if it doesn't sell, what we're going to buy it for so that they know in a worst case scenario that they're going to be safe and their house is going to be sold by a predetermined price and time.

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Is buying a house in 2025 impossible?

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:20:18 GMT

So everyone's making it out to seem like buying a home in 2025 is absolutely impossible. Is that true? It kind of is, not impossible, but it's definitely harder than it's always been and the reason is there's just a lot less inventory out there and the reason why there's less inventory is because people are still on old locked in interest rates where they're locked in at one and a half or 2% so they really don't want to take their house to market yet where they're looking at a higher like a 5% mortgage. Now we are seeing this year a lot of those ones resetting so people who redid their mortgage in 2020 during Covid had that low percentage but they're going to be resetting this year and once that incentive's gone now they're going to be back coming to market so we expect to see a lot more houses coming to market this year and that excess supply will make it easier for people to buy. And it's not impossible to buy, you just have to be smart when you're buying so that means working with a good Realtor who's going to show you the proper places, negotiate well and also make sure that you're not overpaying for the house too.

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The little things that make a big difference when working at Judy Lindsay

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:03:59 GMT

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Winnipeg Market Update February 2025

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:01:54 GMT

Hey Dad, what's going on in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market right now? Hey Jessica, you know there's a lot going on in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market right now. Actually, I'll give you the statistics first on what's happening. Give it to me. February in Winnipeg houses decreased in sales over last year by 6.4% however prices increased 6%. In condos we saw sales increase 0.5 % and prices increase 7%. You know one thing that's interesting to know Jessica when we do our statistics we do it by a median value which means we kick out the lows and the highs because there was a house that sold for around $25,000 in February and one that sold for over a million so those can really kind of change how the average pricing goes so sometimes you'll see higher stats based on the mean average but I like doing it the median way, it seems a little more accurate. Yeah that makes sense.

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How can you guarantee that your rental property is going to be a good one?

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:34 GMT

How can you guarantee that your rental property is going to be a good one? Well at Judy Lindsay we have a great program called The Guaranteed Rent Program. How it works is that we will assess your property and tell you what it'll rent for and then we'll put our money where our mouth is and guarantee that rent. If we can't rent it out for what we say it's going to we're not going to charge any property management fees. This way you can get into the property, know what is going to produce as far as income and have a great investment.

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How can you get the equity out of your house?

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:42:12 GMT

How can you get the equity out of your house but stay in your house? Really simple is the Judy Lindsay Rent Back Program. How it works is that we'll come out to your house and assess the value and let you know what we're willing to pay for your house and also what the rent could be. This way you can stay in your house but still have your equity to use to do other things and possibly even a lower payment each month. This works great for people who are retiring, that are on a fixed income and have a lot of equity in their house or people that have equity in their house and are looking at foreclosure and maybe can't afford payments there's ways we could structure that program that's going to work well for you too. The easiest thing to do is to have our Listing Specialist come out, they'll tell you all the numbers so you know up front of what it is and then it's up to you. You can choose to take the program or go on to the market as a normal listing either way we're here to help you out and make it an easy experience.

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How do you buy a house with no down payment?

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:49:52 GMT

How do you buy a house with no down payment? Or if you're new to Canada, have a low credit score or maybe you're self-employed and don't show your full income? A great solution is Rent To Own. Now there's good ones and bad ones I feel we work with absolutely the best Rent To Own Program out there. How it works is simple. You'll go out and find the house you absolutely want to have and live in, they will rent it back to you and then when your time comes and your credit score improves or you have the down payment or you have your residency they will sell it back to you at a predetermined price and it's a very easy process all you have to do is fill out a form, takes about two or three minutes, and they'll tell you if you're approved or not as well as how much of a house you can afford. Then we'll go and shop with you as Relators representing you to find you the perfect house. So just fill out the form and that's all you need to get started and we'll help you out.

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Winnipeg Market Update January 2025

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:54:14 GMT

If you're thinking of selling in the Spring what's the tw o most important things that you should be doing now, but first what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in January? In January in Winnipeg we saw the average price a house increase 4.1% however sales were down 22% In condos we saw the average price increase 5% and sales down 32%. As you can see the Winnipeg real estate market is off to a great start for 2025. Now if you're going to be selling this year the two main things you need to do, No. 1 meet with your Realtor right away this way they can make great suggestions on things you need to do to your house to improve its value as well as things you don't necessarily need to do that's just going be a waste of time and money. The second most important thing is preparing a marketing plan to pre launch your house this way when the launch does come your house is going to look its best and truly the buyer is going to fall in love with it that much quicker getting you a higher price and selling that much quicker.

How do you save up the down payment as a first time home buyer？

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:20:27 GMT

How do you save up the down payment as a first time home buyer？ Well the government of Canada has come up with a great program to help you out with this. It's called the First Home Savings Account. It works very similar to an RRSP in that any contributions you make are tax deductible as well as funds are allowed to grow tax free within the account. You can contribute up to $8,000 per year plus you can contribute an additional $8,000. If you have made contributions in the previous year. The max amount you can contribute is $40,000 and I just believe this is just a great program to help first time home buyers on their pathway to homeownership and if you need any more help with this or details to the program give me a call anytime here at the office. I'm here to help you out.

What's Going to Happen to the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in 2025

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:31:28 GMT

What's going to happen in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in 2025? But first, how did our predictions do last year in 2023 with 2024 market? We were a 100% accurate. We said that interest rates would drop and they did. We said that there would be strong demand for housing and there was. We also said that there would be an increase in overall prices and there was a massive increase in overall prices. Especially compared to rest of Canada. Now going into 2025, what do we expect? Very similar results, we expect that interest rates will continue on their downward trend, we expect there to be an increase in demand for houses. Especially with a lot of those interest rates resetting for people who had low mortgages in 2020 and 2021 and we expect because all of this prices to increase again and finally from all of us at Judy Lindsay Team Realty have a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2025!

Winnipeg Market Report November 2024

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:09:03 GMT

What is the most common advice that agents give their clients in December and also what you should really know if you're thinking of selling your house in December but first, what happened in the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in November. In November in Winnipeg, we saw sales stay almost exactly the same over last year up .5 % and prices up a staggering 12%. In condos, we saw sales down 10.6% and prices up 7.7%. As you can see the market and Winnipeg continues to be strong because of lack of supply of houses we're seeing that really good increase in overall pricing and this is expected to continue into 2025. Now what most agents tell their clients in December is to take their houses off the market and bring them back in January where they can get a new MLS number, a 2025 MLS number, so it looks fresh to market. Now the only problem with that is that Real Estate is and always has been about supply and demand meaning that as houses come off the market there's less supply which means there's greater demand. It's really not quite as simple as that and that's why you have to work closely with your Realtor to ensure that you are going to market at the right time and the right price.

Non-negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company - Part 6

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:03:03 GMT

These are my five non negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company. No. 6 is having a proven system for tenant screening. Hiring a property management company that has a great screening system for tenants couldn't be more important. The quality of tenants you put in your investment really determines the quality of your investment so, hiring a company that has a system as far as background checks and credit checks to ensure you have a great tenant will certainly ensure that you have a great investment.

Non-negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company - Part 5

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:11:13 GMT

These are my five non negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company. No. 5 is having an online portal for accessibility to your property. Having online access to your property and the property management company makes life so easy. At any point in time you can go on, see when the rent's collected, how much has been collected, if there's any outstanding maintenance, when it's due and see all your invoices at your convenience.

Non-negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company - Part 4

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:39:35 GMT

These are my five non-negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company. Number 4 is having a reliable contact for maintenance contractors. Knowing that your property management is using quality contractors when it comes to your property management makes a huge difference on your investment. This way you know that you're going to get good work done on your place, it's going to get done on time as well it's going to be done at a reasonable price.

Non-negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company - Part 3

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:18:32 GMT

These are my five non negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company. No. 3 having direct contact with a single person at the property management company. Having a direct relationship with a person who's managing your investment is extremely important. This way you can call them anytime and they'll know exactly what's going on with maintenance, with the tenants, with collection of rent. Anything that needs to be done you have one direct contact and that's it and you can reach them at any time.

Non negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company - Part 2

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:15:37 GMT

These are my five non negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company. Number two, being licensed and having a physical location. Being a licensed Property Manager and having a physical office makes a big difference to use as an owner and as a tenant. The reason as an owner is you know you're dealing with someone who's regulated by the Manitoba Securities Commission as well as by the Real Estate Board so everything's being done properly. As a tenant you end up getting better tenants in there because they know it's also being done professionally, with proper guidelines, if they have any problems they can come see you at your physical office and drop their cheques off there.

Non-negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company Part - 1

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:30:09 GMT

These are my five non negotiables when it comes to hiring a property management company. Number one is accessibility, being able to access your property manager 24 hours a day is extremely important. Especially for tenants if there's an issue in the middle of the night it needs to be dealt with immediately before a small problem becomes a big problem.

Ask Allan: How did you get Barbara Corcoran to work with you?

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:47:44 GMT

Welcome to Ask Allan I'm Allan Asplin. This week's question is how did you get Barbara Corcoran to work with you? This question I get asked a fair bit it's an interesting story we actually met in 2014, she was a speaker at one of our private conferences which is like a mastermind with top agents in North America, and we got to talking afterwards and strategically were able to get her to represent us and kind of be our mentor and work alongside with us to kind of help our businesses out and that was 2014 met her a number of times now since then and she's just an amazing woman who really adds great value to our company and is such an asset to have her working with us.

Winnipeg Market Report September 2024

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:46:12 GMT

What is the most common mistake that home sellers make if they're selling their house in the Fall? But first, what happened to the Winnipeg Real Estate Market in August? In August in Winnipeg, we saw sales decrease 6.6% in houses but prices up 5.3%. In Condos, we saw sales down 12.1% and also prices down 5.5%. The market in Winnipeg continues to be strong with prices increasing over last year. Plus, with the recent decrease in interest rates that’s going to provide a very strong tailwind going into the Fall. Now the biggest mistake I see home sellers make in the Fall is thinking that they have more time. September and October can be very good months to sell into however, as the weather changes the market can drop right off. So, if you're thinking of selling everything becomes a little more crucial meaning that you have to make sure your priced accurately, make sure your house shows extremely well and get good quality photos and videos done on your house. If you can do those three things and make sure that you're not going into November or December where you'll start to have less demand you'll have a better chance at selling quickly and for more money.

Ask Allan - How many people do we have on our team?

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:42:14 GMT

Welcome to ask Allan, I'm Alan Asplin. This week's question is, how many people do you have on your team? I actually get asked this question a fair bit. We have 19 agents on the team and that includes, two listing specialists as well as two buying specialists that only specialize with people who are looking to buy homes. As well as we have 5 support staff and that includes a full time property manager as well as a videographer and photographer this is all designed strategically to get you the best results.

Winnipeg Market Update August 2024

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:44:09 GMT

What is the biggest mistake that home sellers make in August if they're thinking of selling in the fall? But first, what happened in the Winnipeg real estate market in July? In July in Winnipeg we saw house prices rise 7.5% and sales increase 4.5%. In condos, we saw the average price increase 2.1% but sales go down 23.8%. As you can see the market Winnipeg remains very stable with prices increasing in houses and condos. Now what's the biggest mistake that homeowners make in August, well the biggest mistake they make is not getting photos done. We call them "green photos" which means that these are photos of your beautiful yard showing nice green grass and beautiful flowers, that you can use in the fall or even winter if you have to, and by doing this this is definitely going to make you more money when it comes time to sell your house.

Judy Lindsay Property Management

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:00:06 GMT

I've been managing properties now for well over 20 years one thing I realized early on I'm not that good at it. So I had to seek out professional help. What happened earlier on, I forgot to collect rent sometimes, didn't do the proper background checks on tenants, didn't follow Residential Tenancy Branch guidelines and this all cost me a lot of money. I didn't realize that if I had just spent 5 or 10% that would actually make me a lot more money and save me a lot of hassles. Now with the Judy Lindsay Team Property Management, they take care of everything and they're really good at on top of, as far as following all the proper guidelines making sure the tenants are well cared for and our clients properties are well cared for.

How do you Send a Buyer Running out the Door - Part 6

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:38:38 GMT

How do you send a buyer running out the door? Number 6, Not replacing knob and tube wiring or aluminum wiring. I have seen absolutely beautiful houses that buyers fall in love with but they choose not to put an offer in the reason is they go into the basement and they find knob and tube wiring or aluminum wiring. Now it's not a big deal. However, the buyer will associate a very high cost to replacing it plus a hassle to get it done this is why as a homeowner it's important that you take this on get it done before we go to market this way we don't have that issue plus we can advertise as updated wiring again getting a higher offer price and getting it sold quicker.

How to Send A Buyer Running out the Door - Part 5

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:34:01 GMT

How do you send a buyer running out the door? Number five, not fixing foundation problems. I've had many buyers go through houses where they absolutely fall in love with it until they get to the basement where they find foundation issues cracking, shifting & moisture. This is something that absolutely has to be taken care of before you go to market. Not only will it prevent the buyer from being in a major negative but buyers also associate a very high cost of foundations and a lot of times they don't cost that much plus, most companies offer a warranty that can be passed onto the buyer making it a real positive compared to a negative.

How do you Send a Buyer Running out the Door - Part 4

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:26:58 GMT

How do you send a buyer running out the door ? Number four, Not doing minor repairs. When buyers walk through your house they look at every single detail. Now everyone has little problems with their house that's not a problem, but these little things do add up in the buyer's mind and they don't make a great impression. The more things you have the more things they start looking for that's why as Realtors we're really good at knowing. What things should be fixed and done before you go to market one nice thing about the Judy Lindsay Team is we have a free handyman service that can come in and help fix these little things to make sure your house shows really well and is going to get you more money.

How do you Send a Buyer Running Out the Door - Part 3

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:22:05 GMT

How do you send a buyer running out the door? Number three, not replacing bad shingles along with curb appeal. When buyers walk up to your house what takes up a lot of visual square footage is your shingles and even the most novice of buyers will see curled shingles and know that they need to be replaced they also associate a very high cost to that. Now as a homeowner if you have the time to do it shingles really don't cost that much to do and now the buyer can walk up to your house see brand new shingles and we can advertise new shingles getting you more money for your house.

How do you Send a Buyer Running Out the Door - Part 1

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:16:51 GMT

How do you send a buyer running out the door. Number one, not paying attention to curb appeal. As they say, you can't judge a book by its cover. However, in real estate people will judge you by the outside of your house. Buyers won't even give us a call if they drive by your house and they don't like the way it looks. The most important thing is to make sure your grass is cut, your landscaping is good, the outside paint looks good and there's nothing lying around the yard, this way your house makes a great impression and buyers will be giving us a call.

Ask Allan Part 4 - How do i get started in real estate?

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:52:25 GMT

Welcome to Ask Allan, I'm Allan Asplin this week's question is how do I get started in real estate? Well, the first thing you need to do is to go to the Manitoba Real Estate Association website. There it'll explain all the details and the courses you need to take in order to get and become a licensed Realtor. Once you've done that, then you need to find a brokerage to work with and this is probably the most important step. Just like many things the people you hang out with is what you're going to become and hanging out at a great brokerage is going to teach you how to become a great salesperson, treat your clients properly plus excellent marketing techniques and this will ensure they have a successful career in real estate.

Ask Allan Part 2 - What areas of the city do you specialize in?

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:48:49 GMT

Welcome to Ask Allan I'm Allan Asplin, this week's question is what areas of the city do you specialize in? Well, when my mom started the business in 1995 we predominantly specialized in St. James Charleswood in the west and St Vital in the south. Now that we've evolved we have specialists that will really go anywhere and they specialize in each individual areas of the city and outside the city. So if you're thinking of selling best bet is to give us a call and we can make sure we find the right agent that specializes in your area.

Ask Allan Part 1- How much does it cost to use a Realtor?

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:38:13 GMT

Welcome to ask Allan, I'm Allan Asplin. This week's question is, how much does it cost to use a Realtor? Well, the great thing is if you're looking to buy a house it costs you absolutely nothing, it's one of the biggest no brainers. Why not use a realtor have expert advice it's one of the bigger financial decisions you'll ever make and using a realtor is free. Now on the selling side typical commissions can range from 2 to 6 percent. Really depends on what kind of services the Realtor is going to be offering that's why it's really important to check in to see what they are going to be doing for you, how much they're going to be advertising, where they're going to be advertising, what they're going to be doing to help stage and fix the house or as far as professional photographer and videography goes. Make sure they're doing drone pictures those kind of things about your house. The better your house shows and the more money that's being invested in making it show better is going to get you a better price.

Ask Allan Part 3 - How do I get started in investing in real estate?

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:56:41 GMT

Welcome to Ask Allan I'm Allan Asplin this week's question is, how do I get started in investing in real estate? And this is something that I feel really eludes a lot of people. When it comes to investing it's very easy to go to your local big bank and invest in mutual funds or put in RRSPs but most people miss the biggest opportunity which is investing in real estate because they believe it's really hard and really complicated or they don't want to deal with the hassles of having to do with repairs on the house. But, we really make it easy here, we have specialists that deal with investment properties that can find good deals they'll make you money right away plus we have a management company that takes care of all of the problems you may have. So you're not getting any calls in the middle of the night. This way you just get sent a cheque every month and over the long term your investment will certainly grow.

Winnipeg Market Update June 2024

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:05:12 GMT

What is the fastest way to sell your house but first, what happened to the Winnipeg real estate market in June? In June, we saw the average house increased 3.8% in price but sales decreased 8.8%. In Condos, we saw sales decrease 38% but prices increase 5% as you can see there is still very strong demand for houses in Winnipeg due to the lack of supply and this is causing prices to go higher. Now if you're thinking of selling what is the absolute quickest way to sell your house? Well the answer is the Judy Lindsay instant offer program and all we do is we come out, we assess your home and we can give you an instant offer within 24 hours. If you decide you like it we go ahead and we can close very quickly, if you don't like it no problem we can still do traditional marketing on, give us a call 204.925.2900.

How do you Send a Buyer Running Out the Door - Part 2

alex@luminousvisuals.ca (Alexander Samuel) — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:48:22 GMT

How do you send a buyer running out the door Number two: Having a dirty house, It's amazing to me where the seller hasn't even cleaned the house this leaves a very bad first impression for the buyers because not only does it show bad but they also start thinking what other things have not been well cared for. One nice thing about the Judy Lindsay team is we do offer free home cleaning that way the house shows perfect when those buyers walk in the door how many houses we'll go into with buyers.

What to Expect When You Book a Market Evaluation

alex@luminousvisuals.ca (Alexander Samuel) — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:46:44 GMT

The first step if you’re thinking of selling your home is to have a market evaluation done and we provide this free no obligation and no hassle. The reason why we do this is we hope to come out and make a great impression so that even if you’re not thinking of selling right now that in the future you’ll think of us and maybe pass us along referrals. Also, we like it if you can call us well in advance this gives us the opportunity to prepare a proper marketing package for you as well as give you tips on things you can do to improve the market value of your house as well as more importantly things you don’t need to do.

When you book a market evaluation with us you’re going to meet with one of our listing specialists. It’s important to note it’s one of the things that differentiates the Judy Linsday Team is that our listing specialists are very accurate at pricing. This is because that’s all they do.

In order to determine what your home is worth our listing specialists are going to look at what similar homes in your area have sold for and they’re going to give you three results. They’re going to tell you what your home is worth in today’s market if you take it to market. Secondly, they’re going to tell you what an instant offer price is going to be and thirdly they’re going to tell you what our guaranteed sold price is which means in a worst case scenario what your house will sell for. And this is going to allow you to prepare for the future.

Finally, as President and with my mom’s name on the sign our goal is to do such a good job for you that you’ll recommend us to family, friends and coworkers. We look forward to having you part of our Judy Lindsay family.

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alex@luminousvisuals.ca (Alexander Samuel) — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:46:46 GMT

Allan travelled to New York this week to meet up with Barbara Corcoran.

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