Opal Hustins, ASA, AEA's blog

When potential buyers tour a home, bathrooms can have a big impact on them. An outdated or neglected bathroom can quickly sour their impression of your property overall. The good news is, you can spruce it up without breaking the bank. Here's how:

• Modern Hardware: Switching out old cabinet knobs, drawer pulls, or faucets can instantly modernize the room. Sleek metallic finishes such as brushed nickel or matte black are current favourites and easy to install.
• Grout and Caulking Touch-ups: Over time, grout can discolour and caulking can peel. Cleaning the grout and re-caulking areas around...

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This is a great time to take action. Interest rates just dropped! New Price $939,000.  Waiting will cause young buyers to be back into the fight for home ownership. Let's start by coming out and touring this well-presented family home in an area desired for its neighbors, locale and family living.

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This is a great time to take action. Interest rates just dropped! Waiting will cause young buyers to be back into the fight for home ownership. Let's start by coming out and touring this well-presented family home in an area desired for its neighbors, locale and family living.

Being offered at $959,000. Let's chat about how we can get you into this home.

Come a visit me this Sunday.

Quicker, Cleaner, Tidier Tips

It feels good to know that your home is clean and tidy, but with busy schedules we often feel we're not doing enough.  Even if you hire a cleaning service, you may find it's worth looking into some of the efficiency-focused cleaning apps, appliances, and devices available online.  Some can help us complete laborious tasks by setting up a schedule for us to follow.  Others, like a robo-vac, do the work for us, and some, like a hand-held cordless vac, just make the task easier.  Look for discounts online because, after all, having the latest tools can be a...

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To make the most of your outdoor space this summer, you may need to take steps to control the pests that populate your lawn and/or garden.  While some invasive species might affect the health of your plants, others may prevent you from being outdoors at all.  If you are bothered by specific insects, it's important to know what is attracting them and also what habitat is supporting their population.  For example, bees are great pollinators, but too many can be troublesome. Sometimes it helps to ensure that certain flowers are moved away from your seating area.

Although many real estate purchase decisions are affected directly by fluctuating factors out of the buyer's or seller's control, such as interest rates and commuting costs, there are other considerations that will also weigh into many buyers' decisions.  These factors go beyond the buyers' core needs for location, size and relatively good repair.  This means that homeowners determined to improve the resale value of their property need to be mindful of how renovations will attract potential buyers in competitive market situations.  For example, wireless s