Many of us have received our new City assessments and most have seen the assessed value increase approximately 8% from last year.Does this mean the market value of your home has risen by this amount?I have fielded this question from a number of clients over the past two weeks.
I hope everyone was able to spend time with friends and family over the holidays.And I hope everyone is staying warm during this cold snap!
Although the volume of sales in Calgary in December was still down, our team actually experienced a very busy and productive month with our sales exceeding the previous December.Between December 23rd and December 26th, I was working on four deals - one of which came in at 6:00 pm on December 24th as I had family arriving for Christmas Eve dinner!This increase in activity has continued into January and we are looking forward to a great first quarter.
We are not forecasting large increases in home values in the short term, but if the sales activity continues, barring unforeseen circumstances, we would hope to see a modest 2 - 3% increase in values over the year.
On an additional note, we have just launched our new website and have already received great reviews.Take a look at
Late yesterday, Zip Realty announced they were shutting down 11 real estate offices across the country, including their Tucson brokerage.
For those not familiar with Zip Realty, they were founded in 1999 and have grown rapidly. They are usually considered a "discount" or "rebate" brokerage - according to their website's buyers they offer to rebate the buyer "up to 20% of the commission" they are paid by a seller. The ZipRealty.com website is consistently listed among the highest trafficked real estate web sites.
Calgary has always been know for irratic weather patterns and surpise snow storms... even in June. People in certain parts of Russia seem to suffer from the same. I guess we are not alone. Hope you enjoyed them. More fun stuff for our readers in every issue.
Kelly's iPAD App for January
FLIPBOARD
Flipboard was named Apple's iPad App of the Year and one of TIME's top 50 innovations of 2010 and it is a very cool app. It takes your Facebook, Google Reader, Flickr and Twitter feeds and uses the information to create an interactive "magazine" that includes your status updates, as well as your links, photos, videos and whatever else your friends have shared. It's all set out in a magazine layout that is easy to read. Lots of fun!
Thank You for reading the January 2011 McKelvie Group E-Newsletter. Our TEAM would like to wish you all the best for the New Year. We look forward to letting you know about the new tools and technology we will be implementing for our current clients and future business. So stay tuned for more....Useful, Informative and Fun Info.
