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First Quarter Home Sales Edge Down in Pelham

First Quarter Home Sales Edge Down in Pelham
Unit sales of residential properties in Pelham dropped 14% during the First Quarter of this year compared to the same time frame last year. According to MLS® system reports of the Niagara Association of REALTORS® there were 43 sales in Pelham so far this year down from the total of 50 sales reported during January-March…
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Niagara Home Sales off to Brisk Start

Niagara Home Sales off to Brisk Start
The Spring Market has arrived early in Pelham this year. Local home buyers are not letting the cold weather slow down their house shopping plans. According to the MLS statistics of the Niagara Association of REALTORS® there were 26 residential sales reported in Pelham during January and February of this year – up 13% compared…
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It’s a Happy New Year for Local Home Sales

It’s a Happy New Year for Local Home Sales
The housing market is off to a brisk start despite the extreme winter weather conditions that we have been experiencing in our local area. According to Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) statistics of the Niagara Association of Realtors there were 15 residential transactions reported in Pelham this January compared to 11 last year - a 36%…
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Average Price in Pelham Jumps 8.4% in 2013

Average Price in Pelham Jumps 8.4% in 2013
The Pelham housing market is entering into the new year in solid shape, with predictions of another positive year of growth on the horizon. During 2013 residential sales in Pelham reached a total of 215 transactions, a healthy 2.87% increase over the total of 209 recorded in 2012. It is the surging average price growth…
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Local Home Sales Sluggish in October

Local Home Sales Sluggish in October
Pelham residential home sales dropped off significantly this past month with 7 transactions recorded this year compared to 15 in October 2012. Year-to-Date Total Sales Level Still at 5-Year High Despite a slow showing for October, total sales so far this year continue to outpace our 2012 level and remains ahead of Pelham’s 5-year average.…
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Local Third Quarter Results in a Nutshell

Local Third Quarter Results in a Nutshell
Pelham Home Sales DOWN 27% in Third Quarter The Pelham local market is showing signs of deceleration following a banner first half of the year. According to the MLS statistics of the Niagara Association of Realtors there were 44 residential sales reported in Pelham during the Third Quarter - down 27% from the 60 transactions…
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Portraits of Pelham Marketing Campaign

Portraits of Pelham Marketing Campaign
I Spy with My Little Eye...Team Berkhout Bosse hanging from the ceiling at our local Fonthill Sobeys - our photo that is! This photo was part of the Pelham Business Association's Portraits of Pelham Campaign - a marketing initiative that showcases some of the people that own and operate local businesses. The idea is that…
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New Year Begins with Balanced Conditions

New Year Begins with Balanced Conditions
The Pelham real estate market finished the year off with a bang! With 18 single family unit sales in December compared to 10 in December 2009, sales for the month jumped 80%. This surge was enough to offset the 4 per cent year to date dip reflected in our November results. Total sales in Pelham…
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Tell Us Why You Love Living in Pelham Niagara

Tell Us Why You Love Living in Pelham Niagara
Pelham why do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love the fact that even though I once forgot my keys in my car in the driveway overnight, it was still there in the morning. Whenever I have told this story to my real estate clients who are accustomed to the culture of more urbanized areas they…
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Downsizing in Niagara

Downsizing in Niagara

Aging boomers are a primary real estate demographic throughout North America. This important market segment has an even greater impact in Niagara because our Niagara census metropolitan area currently has the fourth largest percentage of seniors in all of Canada.

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Local Market Mirrors National Trends

Local Market Mirrors National Trends
Across Canada July month end results reflected the third month in a row that monthly unit sales were below 2009 levels. The weaker than anticipated sales activity recently prompted the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) to lower its national home sales forecast. Sales activity in our local marketplace followed this same national pattern. In Pelham,…
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My Pelham Stay-cation

My Pelham Stay-cation
 Don’t you love it when guests arrive from out-of-town and you get to play tourist in Niagara? Just recently my cousin Stacey stopped by for a one day visit. We spent so much time touring Pelham that we didn’t even make it all the way to Niagara Falls.   We started off at the Pelham…
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Niagara Tourism Beyond the Falls

Niagara Tourism Beyond the Falls
According to a Destination Niagara Image Survey conducted in 2008 there is a lack of knowledge of or appreciation for Niagara beyond the Falls and visitors to our area perceive that the Niagara region is weak for interesting towns, recreation, agritourism and the food and wine experience. The study also identifies a peculiar “before and…
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Pelham Market Review: February 2010

Pelham Market Review: February 2010
Average House Price on the rise The housing market continues its healthy upward trend across the Niagara Region, with significant increase in both number of sales and sale value. This trend is expected to continue through to late Spring as we approach the implementation dates of two legislative changes that are predicted to reduce housing…
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How “Saleable” is Pelham?

How “Saleable” is Pelham?
Curb appeal is one of the most important aspects of real estate marketing and the initial consideration when planning to make a house more saleable. Imagine that you have arrived in Pelham for the first time – what do you see? How pedestrian friendly does it appear. Would you feel inspired to stop for the…
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We Help You “Find it Local”

We Help You “Find it Local”
  As real estate professionals, it our primary goal to provide our clients with the most thorough information possible when it comes to finding a place to live. Each and every day John and I actively promote the value of our vibrant Niagara lifestyle and demonstrate our  deep personal commitment to helping our local communities thrive. In…
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Pelham Real Estate 2009-the Year that Was

Pelham Real Estate 2009-the Year that Was
As we enter the starting days of the 2010 decade I once again find myself contemplating the incredible difference a year can make. Last year’s trepidation and lack of consumer confidence have been replaced by a resounding spirit of resiliency. During the opening months of 2009 a deep freeze descended upon Pelham and extended into…
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Pelham Scores Top Results in Niagara

Pelham Scores Top Results in Niagara
Residential re-sale market activity in Pelham is continuing its upward trend into the final months of 2009. A total of 29 single family MLS sales were reported during the months of October and November 2009, an overall increase of 93% over the total of 15 transactions during the same time period last year. To keep…
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Economic Development Benefits: Community Portal Website

Economic Development Benefits: Community Portal Website
MyPelham.com is a community portal website that my marketing company, Tiger Eye Solutions, is currently developing along with joint venture partner, Melissa Wells of Ex Nihilo Web Designs. This article summarizes the community economic and tourism benefits that a community portal webstie delivers to local communities. 1) Increases traffic for other websites in the community…
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Real Estate Taxation is a Shell Game

Real Estate Taxation is a Shell Game
The real estate market, whether it is through development charges, market value assessment rates, land transfer taxes, capital gains taxation or broader application of provincial sales tax rates, has become an easy target for ever increasing varieties of tax applications. It is important to recognize that, whatever the source, all tax revenue ultimately combines into…
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An Economic Vision for Pelham

An Economic Vision for Pelham

Why don't we take our Town vision statement a step further and translate it into an all encompassing marketing message that can serve to unite and promote our entire community? Perhaps our theme will not be retirement but a more holistic, multi-generational, sustainable living centred focus.

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