This past weekend was the kick off for a new listing of mine in East Vancouver. The condo market may have been flat in recent past but we are off to a smoking start. I had 55 groups of buyers through my open houses on Saturday and Sunday. Although the unit did not suit all parties that visited the open house, all but a hand full of visitors were qualified buyers that are actively searching in the market (i.e. there were very few “tire-kickers”).
Why so active you ask? There is a shortage of listings. We are not yet in the spring market so the inventory is still on the rise. There is a lot of buyers and a lack of options in East Van in this type of product.
The other key factor is our staging. Dale and I staged this listing, as we do with all of our listings, and had professional photos taken. The end result is a product that sparkles and that buyers are not willing to risk waiting or procrastinating when...