Receiving an offer to purchase is one of the most emotionally charged events in the entire selling process. Sellers should try to bear this in mind, and make a conscious effort to stand back and take an objective view of the situation. Most real estate professionals have seen sellers who let their personal attachment to their home cloud their judgment. Their emotional reaction makes them lose sight of the importance of working with an offer, even if it's a low one.

Sometimes when an offer comes in that is quite low, homeowners take it as a personal insult. They react so strongly that they just refuse the offer out of hand. If you let this happen to you, then you could be missing out.

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Have you ever wondered "how long does it take to sell a house in the Kitchener Waterloo Real Estate market?" We all hear stories about the property that sold before the sign was up on the front lawn... or perhaps it seems like you have been driving by that for sale sign down the street for an awful long time...

Here are some figures for the number of "Days on the Market" that are based upon data from the Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Board (KWREB). The statistics are for property sales that occurred between January 1, 2010 and April 12, 2010. The homes are all single-detached (no semis, townhouses or condos), they have 3 or 4 bedrooms, from 2 to 4 bathrooms,  and they were listed for sale at a price between $250,000 and $500,000.

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If you’re like most Canadians, you’re well aware that the national real estate market has cooled. But with any changing market comes new opportunities. With today’s low financing costs and in some markets, the monthly carrying cost of many homes is becoming more affordable. That’s good news for some home buyers, especially first-timers, who may have previously been locked out of the market.

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