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7 Tips to Ensure Building Your Dream Home Doesn't Become a Nightmare

In seven years I have handled 100+ new homes builds with my clients. New home builds are always trickier to manage than buying a resale home. This year it became a little more complicated. For instance, I have a client whose costs to build just went up Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 5:35 PM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

St. John's Real Estate - March Stats Reveal Best Areas for Buyers and Sellers

I always like to drill a little deeper into real estate statistics. It generally gives you a better picture of how a particular set of numbers affect your personal situation. NLAR released their March statistics on Monday and little analysis proved interesting. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:48 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

St. John's Real Estate Wins the Oscar for Best Market Picture

Why Such a Big Prize This past week CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) presented their annual real estate review and projections for the coming year. Once it was all said and done the St. John’s CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) area walked Read More...
Posted Saturday, March 08, 2008 10:36 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

What a wild ride for St. John's real estate

- this past week. I spoke to four agents that had listings sell well above asking within days of being placed on the market. There's a qualifier though. All of these homes were priced between $150,000 - $200,000.00. Based on the facts, it's a Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:02 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

A Hidden Opportunity to Sell Your Home

I’ve never experienced a real estate market like this since I’ve been selling real estate. Some might say it’s because I only have seven years in the business, but other realtors, some who have been in the business much, much longer, Read More...
Posted Monday, February 04, 2008 9:02 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

Newfoundland and Labrador Real Estate Market Report

The most recent stats from the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Realtors (NLAR) paint an interesting picture of the provincial real estate market. 2007 2006 %INC/DEC [ 2006 - 2007 ] Total # of Listings [Month] 270 339 -20% Total # of Listings Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 06, 2008 10:15 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

Good News for the St. John's Real Estate Market

Remember last week when I told you that Newfoundlanders were on a home buying spree, well this week Stats Canada says they’re coming home in droves. To be exact “…….the province's population had its largest increase in 15 Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 23, 2007 4:02 AM by Larry Hann | 1 Comments

Sellers Take Note – Buyers Beware! The St. John’s Real Estate Market is on a Roll.

According to yesterday’s edition of the Globe and Mail people in this province are on a home buying binge, and they have the statistics to prove it. In November home sales were up a whopping 72% over November last year. In St. John’s home Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:17 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

Killbride Real Estate Watch

People in Killbride would have every right to sit back and smile when they compare their results to the other areas included in the St. John’s region. They were the only area that experienced price increases in all the active market segments. SINGLE Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:33 PM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

Southland's Real Estate Watch

It’s important to note here that Southlands refers to the general area not just the subdivision known as Southlands. SINGLE FAMILY HOMES < $175,000.00 Average sale price was up by 4.7% # expired # sold Ave list price Ave sale price Ave DOM 2006 Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 1:58 PM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

The Goulds Real Estate Market Watch

The Goulds is a largely rural area with a small population base. The vast majority of the real estate activity took place in the < $175,000 range. Sellers in this price range can boast that they realized some of the highest increases in prices in the Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 1:18 PM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

St. John's West Real Estate Watch

Compared to 2005 there were bargains to be had in the condo market this past year, with prices for condos less than $175,000 down by 6.5% from the previous year. They also took almost twice as long to sell. The best price gains were found in the 2 apartment Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:51 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

St. John's North Market Watch

Well when you take a look at St. John's North the people who sold single family homes under $175,000, and from $175,100 - $250,000 get the nod for best performance. Sales were up 16% and 25% respectively. Prices didn't appreciate all that much Read More...
Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 6:10 AM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

St. John's Central Market Watch Report

As promised, I'm going to delve a little deeper into the various segments that make up the regional real estate market. I'll start tonight with St. John's Central, later this week I'll post similiar stats for St. John's East. These Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:07 PM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments

Market Watch Report #1

Well Christmas definitely got in the way of my commitment to post at least weekly to my blog. Now that the festivities are a memory, it’s time to pick up where I left off, and get back to the business of blogging. Over the next month or so I’ll Read More...
Posted Friday, January 05, 2007 4:00 PM by Larry Hann | 0 Comments