Prior to relocating to Victoria in 2006, Tori was a top producer in Timmins Ontario for 14 years.  Sales success aside, the most rewarding aspect of her career is helping buyers and sellers make wise real estate decisions.  Her background in the building supply & construction industry allows her to bring a unique skill set to the benefit of her clients.

We are thrilled to have someone of Tori's experience and credentials join the Preferred Homes Team!

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Well, co-presented may be a bit of a stretch as my segment was about 3 minutes long!  The main presenter was Shawn O'hara from Radar Hill and he gave a great presentation on the do's and do not's for social marketing.  Tim Ayres, Aaron Hall, and myself were there to give some validation to his concepts and to talk briefly about our success using social media.

I must say that I've been to a lot of these seminars, and the more of them that I go to, the more I realize that there is to learn!

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For both houses and condos, the trend continues in a positive direction for sellers.  We are definitely seeing more properties changing hands, and those properties are changing hands more quickly than they were earlier in the year.  Usually this increased pressure leads to increasing pricing and we may be seeing just the start of that now.  Prices are still bouncing up and down, but the trend line is pointing upwards here as well.  We are not projecting a run up of prices, but instead some small appreciation mainly due to supply and demand pressures. 

Careful optimism is still the word of the day.  Most sales are of newly listed, well priced properties.  Overly optimistic sellers are not finding buyers.  Keep in mind that although the number of sales is growing, the available inventory for sale is growing as well.

Over the last 30 days, 238 single family houses were sold, up by 11 houses from last week.  The median price is up $19,500 to $550,000. The average house was on the market for 25 days.

In the same time period, 140 condos were sold, up by 5 condos from last week.  The median price is up $12,250 to $276,250. The average condo was on the market for 53 days.

There are now 1,709 houses for sale, up by 60 from last week.  Condo inventory has risen by 18 to 902 suites.

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