GIL SZABO & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE TEAM Real Estate news for those on the move Gil Szabo PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION March 2014 Okanagan Realty #102-1873 Main Street, Penticton, BC TOLL FREE 1-888-736-8428 How to Sell Your House Without An Agent PENTICTON - If you’ve tried to sell your home yourself, you know that the minute you put the “For Sale by Owner” sign up, the phone will start to ring off the hook. Unfortunately, most calls aren’t from prospective buyers, but rather from every real estate agent in town who will start to hound you for your listing. Like other “For Sale by Owners”, you’ll be subjected to a hundred sales pitches from agents who will tell you how great they are and how you can’t possibly sell your home by yourself. After all, without the proper information, selling a home isn’t easy. Perhaps you’ve had your home on the market for several months with no offers from qualified buyers. 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This is the second busiest start to the year that we have experienced in the past 6 years. The entire South Okanagan was very busy as well with 64 homes trading hands in February, a 60.00% increase over the same period last year. Whether it be the weaker Loonie keeping people from buying retirement homes in the US, or the fantastically low interest rates,(2.99%) for 5 year mortgages, or the Real Estate Cycle, rest assured that the several years of sluggish sales and softening prices has come to an end. If you are thinking of buying a home in the South Okanagan, we will not see the opportunities available again for several years, that we are seeing this spring. Prices have bottomed out and are starting to edge upwards. REVEALED P 6 Costly P Mistakes to Avoid Before Buying a Home MOVE FEBRUARY 2014 ACTIVITY Area # Sold % Change vs Last Year Month Ago 120 Day Average Price % Change vs Last Year Month Ago Penticton 25 0.00 +19.05 UP to $359,344 +0.56 +1.83 Summerland 10 +100.00 +150.00 dn to $406,796 -10.32 +6.96 Naramata 3 +300.00 +200.00 UP to $474,000 +2.99 -12.29 Kaleden/ OK Falls 8 +14.29 +400.00 UP to 436,392 +20.71 +7.45 Oliver/Osoyoos 10 0.00 +42.86 dn to $270,539 -2.85 -4.93 Total Area 64 +4.92 +60 UP to $344,761 +0.82 +0.81 SELL YOUR HOME FAST and for Free Report reviews 7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid Before Selling Your Home Free Report reveals how to save thousands of dollars and years of expense. Before Listing Your Home read this Free Report which reveals 27 tips to give you the competitive edge. 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Before You Hire a Real Estate Agent there are 10 Questions you can ask to help ensure you hire the right agent to sell your home fast and for top dollar . . .ID#2804 KEEPING YOU INFORMED ABOUT THE HOUSING MARKET PENTICTON 4. 579 Heales Ave $264,500 $390 5. 448 Young Street, Unit 102 56 $380 $274,000 49 $370 42 $360 6. 1135 Matson Ave 35 $350 $275,000 28 $340 7. 583 Braid Street 21 $330 $315,00" 14 $320 7 1675 Penticton Ave, Unit 126 $310 8. 0 $365,000 $300 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB 9. 769 Balsam Ave Actual home sale prices in $423,500 Penticton 1. 232 Kinney Ave, Unit 206 10. 3120 Evergreen Drive $155,000 $530,000 2. 375 Haynes Street 11. 398 Upper Bench Road S $187,000 $727,250 3. 408 Tennis Street 12. 3407 Forsyth Drive $252,000 $955,000 70 $400 63 SUMMERLAND 40 36 $462.5 32 $450.0 28 $437.5 24 $425.0 20 $412.5 16 $400.0 12 $387.5 8 $375.0 4 $362.5 0 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB $350.0 Actual home sale prices in Summerland 1. 14615 Victoria Road N, Unit 4 $189,500 2. 13210 Bristow Road $374,750 3. 7417 Swallowbeck Ave $255,000 NARAMATA 4. 2965 Gammon Road $660,000 5. 2670 Winifred Road 8 $1160 $173,000 7 $1040 6 $920 6. 3005 Naramata Road 5 $800 $432,000 4 $680 7. 650 Ellis Ave, Unit 6 3 $560 $291,000 2 $440 1 $320 8. 3175 Juniper Road 0 $200 $170,000 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB 9. 2910 Naramata Road Actual home sale prices in $585,000 Naramata 10. 3260 Mckay Road 1. 930 Tillar Road $1,295,000 $397,000 11. 3275 8th Street 2. 3855 Partridge Road $335,500 $410,000 12. 650 Ellis Ave, Unit 4 3. 4775 Mill Road $310,000 $615,000 $475.0 KALEDEN/ OK FALLS 10 $1400 20 $525 9 $1280 18 $508 16 $491 14 $474 12 $457 10 $440 8 $423 6 $406 4 $389 2 4. 8605 246th Ave $375,000 36 $340 32 8300 Gallagher Lk Frontage R 53 $330 5. 28 $209,900 $320 24 $310 6. 1418 Fairview Road 20 $300 $435,000 16 $290 7. 2000 Fairview Road 12 $280 $327,500 8 $270 4 $260 8. 13 Larkspur Place 0 $250 $328,500 MAR APR MY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB 9. 6217 Maple Drive Actual home sale prices in $289,250 Oliver / Osoyoos 10. 1 Finch Crescent 1. 8912 Jubilee Drive $282,500 $273,500 11. 6715 Hillside Place 2. 8019 Gravenstein Drive $257,000 $239,500 12. 227 Patten Road 3. 11703 Olympic View Drive $385,000 $177,000 $350 $372 0 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB $355 Actual home sale prices in Kalenden / OK Falls 1. 172 Pine Ave $880,000 2. 102 Fairway Drive $422,500 3. 185 Pineview Drive $710,000 OLIVER / OSOYOOS 40 4. 106 Walton Cres $300,700 5. 9800 Turner Street, Unit 51 $334,500 6. 10709 Ward Street $320,000 7. 11013 Mountford Ave $310,000 8. 6402 Harrison Heights $441,000 9. 13811 Cartwright Ave $357,900 10. 13039 Steven Ave $318,900 11. 4613 Simpson Road $570,000 12. 6116 Orr Place $435,000 4. 5129 Veterans Way $235,000 5. 149 Christie Mountain Lane $565,000 6. 496 Hody Drive $890,000 7. 124 Apple Court $680,000 8. 330 Carmel Crescent $446,000 9. 4505 Mclean Creek Road, F16 $41,000 10. 130 Saddlehorn Drive $850,000 11. 4505 Mclean Creek Road, M4 $30,000 12. 149 Bobcat Road $340,000 TOTAL AREA 200 $400.0 180 $387.5 160 $375.0 140 $362.5 120 $350.0 100 $337.5 80 $325.0 60 $312.5 40 $300.0 20 $287.5 0 MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB Actual home sale prices in Total Area 1. 4069 Lakeside Road $808,000 2. 598 Van Horne Street $287,900 3. 2400 Mcgraw Street $393,000 $275.0 4. 39 Granby Place $252,250 5. 1637 Duncan Ave E $290,000 6. 999 Burnaby Ave, Unit 49 $87,000 7. 2061 Lawrence Ave, Unit 10 $450,000 8. 123 Green Ave W, Unit 106 $323,000 9. 144 Braelyn Crescent $332,000 10. 1448 Abel Street $344,500 11. 3105 South Main Street, Unit 105 $156,500 12. 174 Coldron Court 4317,000 This information is provided from the SOREB and is thought to be accurate, and must not be relied upon without verification. 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When you analyze those successful home buyers who have been able to purchase the home they want for thousands of dollars below a seller’s asking price, some common denominators emerge. While the negotiating skills of your agent are important, there are three additional key factors that must come into play long before you ever submit an offer. This topic has been the subject of extensive analysis by industry experts, and a summary of their findings, and a specific step-by-step purchase plan for homebuyers, can be found in a new special report called “Homebuyers: How to Save Thousands of Dollars When You Buy”. This free report outlines the psychology of how a seller sets their asking price, and gives you 3 simple steps to follow, before you even set foot in a seller’s home, which could help you to successfully slash thousand of dollars off the price of the home you want. For pre-recorded information about how to order your free copy of this report, call 1-888-267-4599 and enter ID#4704 (talk to no one). Call now to find out how you can save thousands of dollars when you buy a home. OWN A LARGER HOME BECAUSE I’LL BUY YOUR PRESENT ONE FOR CASH Free Report explains exactly how this unique and innovative program can benefit you. Home seller and Gil Szabo must agree on market value and completion date. Free recorded message 1-888-267-4599 ID#9494 It’s on the Web! www.GilSzabo.com 1. 10 Best Buys Hot List 2. HOMESELLERS: Find Out What the Homes in Your Neighbourhood are Selling For 3. Distress Sales & Bank Foreclosures 4. Free Over-the-Net Home Evaluation 5. Warning: 10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Real Estate Agent 6. View Hot New Listings *Some conditions apply What They’re Saying About Gil’s Team SOLD FOR MORE THAN MY ASKING PRICE!!! I had my home listed with another Realtor for six months and hardly had anyone look at it. Once we listed our home with you, you immediately exceeded all of my expectations. You made promises of what would happen and you kept your promises and did even more than promised! You ended up selling my home in only 28 days for MORE THAN MY FULL ASKING PRICE. You took away all my anxiety in selling my home and I am so happy with all you have done. Thank you so much. Gus B. Gil Szabo is a licensed Realtor with Coldwell Banker Okanagan Realty. This is not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale.
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