Buying a home Archives - Keith Marshall, Realtor

Buying a home, Selling Your HomeMarch 16, 2020

Top ten qualities of a great Realtor

With about 2,000 Realtors working in Waterloo Region, there is no shortage of Realtors to meet and interview. With that in mind, you are probably wondering what characteristics make up a good Realtor? Great question.

Buying a homeMarch 16, 2020

Offer accepted. Now what?

By Keith Marshall

The first action item after your offer is accepted is for the buyer to prepare a cheque made out to the seller’s brokerage. The amount of the cheque can be as little as $5,000 or as much as $50,000

Buying a homeFebruary 17, 2020

The State of Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate. Bidding Wars! How to win against multiple offers.

By Keith Marshall

In this video, I take a deep dive into my spreadsheet and discover what might be a small advantage when competing for that perfect home!

Buying a homeFebruary 10, 2020

Seven things that make great neighbourhoods great

By Keith Marshall

We’ve come a long way in term of access to information regarding homes and neighbourhoods. But the question remains, “what makes great neighbourhoods great?”

Vista Hill is arguably the most popular neighbourhood in Waterloo

Buying a homeJanuary 13, 2020

Vista Hills or Uptown Waterloo?

By Keith Marshall

You might think you want to live in an old house with a lot of built in charm, but maybe functionality is really more important you. It is a tough choice. It is a lifestyle choice.

Buying a homeNovember 18, 2019

How to buy a FSBO (For Sale by Owner) home

By Keith Marshall

Although I never get involved with FSBOs, I encourage my buyers to explore any For Sale by Owner they see and report back to me what they learn.

Buying a homeNovember 4, 2019

How to buy in a seller’s market

By Keith Marshall

Here in Kitchener-Waterloo we still have a seller’s market with home prices continuing to rise and inventory levels still well below historical averages.

Buying a homeOctober 14, 2019

Is it really ok to show listings to another agent’s clients?

By Keith Marshall

If listing agent shows the property to a Buyer via a personally arranged showing, the co-operating brokerage commission will be reduced by 1%…

Buying a homeOctober 1, 2019

From my Kaohsiung rooftop laundry room, when is the best time to put in an offer?

By Keith Marshall

After a week and a half in Kaohsiung Taiwan, it’s laundry day. Luckily my building has a rooftop laundry room with a couple of machines and a wonderful view over the neighbourhood rooftops. In this video, I talk about Kaohsiung, my lacking Mandarin skills and real estate.
Specifically, when is the best time to put in an offer:
Tuesday through Thursday
First of the month
October
January
Builder inventory…