By Warren McNeil

Today I was reviewing the listings, and it is pretty slim pickings right now. I think it has to do with the fact that it is the winter-time and because sellers are still bit nervous about the state of the market. What does this mean? Well, buyers really need to look hard for homes to find anything decent. As for sellers, this could be a really good opportunity to sell since there are less homes currently for sale.

It is always hard to determine what is the best time to sell. In the winter there is usually always less homes for sale then the spring. People always seem to wait till the snow melts before putting their house up for sale. But what people don’t realize is that the winter could be a good market to sell in because there is less comptition out there.

If you are a buyer, you might find a real gem in the winter. There are always good opportunities out there, you just have to look for them.

In spite of what the market is doing there are still people looking at buying and selling real estate.

Thanks for reading,

Warren & Melanie McNeil | Sales Representatives, Team McNeil | Re/Max Twin City Realty, Brokerage
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By Warren McNeil

It is finally here, what took it so long? (Just kidding!) Snow…. Love it or hate it. Today it arrived. I am not a huge fan but I do think it looks nice when you are nestled around the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate and marshmallows.

I wrote a post early this year about Selling your house in this wintery weather!!! This could be a good time to sell since there is usually less inventory on the market. Right now I am seeing more buyers so you might be surprised to find that this time of year could actually get you a quicker sale. At least you don’t have to worry about the flowerbeds. Shoveling snow is not fun though!

Here are 10 reasons to love winter time.

10. Christmas

9. Hockey/Ice skating

8. Skiing/Snowboarding/Sledding

7. Building snowmen, snow forts and tobogganing. ( used to go GT’ing on my GT Snowracer)

6. No insects

5. You don’t have to mow the grass or maintain the flower beds

4. Snowblowers are really fun to use

3. People usually go south

2. No allergies

1. “Hot chocolate” Need I say more!

In closing, I’d like to leave you with some wise advice, “never eat yellow snow” unless it is a lemon flavoured snow cone.

Thanks for reading this silliness. Have a terrific winter!