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How a REALTOR® can help you prepare to buy a home
Buying a home is one of life’s biggest milestones. Yet, the process can feel overwhelmingly complex with its many decisions and challenges, regardless of whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned home buyer. With the expertise of a REALTOR®, purchasing a home doesn’t...
Dynamic Rise in Regional Real Estate Market Caps off 2020 at $4.9 Billion
WinnipegREALTORS® December Real Estate Market Release - December 2020 MLS® sales of 970 elevated year-end total sales to 16,033, a 17% increase over 2019. This year has been a remarkable record-setting one with 7 consecutive months of new highs. December continues...
President’s Message
Dear Fellow Members, Well, the festive season is finally here and personally, I’m looking forward to some quiet time to reflect on the last twelve months. It’s been quite a year serving as your MREA President and I am humbled and proud to have had the opportunity to...
STRATEGIC PARTNER FEATURE CENTREPORT CANADA
Dear Valued Member, CentrePort Canada is a strategic partner of the MREA and given their commitment to working with REALTORS® to help grow and promote Manitoba's economy, it is fitting that we share their year-end update with our members. Over the past year, while...
15,000 MLS® sales with a month to go
WinnipegREALTORS® November Real Estate Market Release - Six consecutive months of record monthly sales have pushed year-to-date sales over 15,000 for the first time. This total is over 2,000 sales greater than the 11 months of MLS® market activity in 2019. November...
October sales continue record-setting pace since June
WinnipegREALTORS® October Real Estate Market Release - Five consecutive months of record-setting market activity puts an exclamation mark on a year like no other. As a result, the v-shaped recovery from the early spring economic shut-down, which began in earnest in...
How to sell your home when you own a dog
Oof. Houses that smell or look like pets have lived in them are just harder to sell. Here’s how to de-dog your house before putting it on the market — and how to keep it that way while you sell. 1. Steam clean everything fabric “Job number one is to take care of [the...
September 2020 sales soar 47%
WinnipegREALTORS® September Real Estate Market Release - September MLS® sales reaching an all-time high of 1,777 for this month compared to 1,211 in 2019 indicates the resurgence of sales since June continues throughout the third quarter. Sales dollar volume in...
August ushers in the third consecutive month of 1,800 plus sales
WinnipegREALTORS® August Real Estate Market Release - Recovery in sales since June has turned into a strong resurgence in MLS® market activity with August registering 1,845 sales, the third straight month of 1,800 plus sales. Sales in August are up 28% over August...
WinnipegREALTORS(R) MLS(R) Market Release for June 2020
June MLS® sales spring back to pave way for recovery WINNIPEG - June sales activity took a major step forward towards bringing year-to-date sales back to last year’s total. Multiple Listing Service® sales in June of 1,897 increased 24% over the same month in 2019 and...
DIY gardening tips from social influencers
It’s not just people who proclaim themselves as having green thumbs who can grow a garden. In fact, pretty much anyone with an affinity for plants can start their own garden, if they’d only be willing to spend some time and effort. A recent study published in the...
April sees a slowdown in market activity
WINNIPEG - Following the best first quarter market results in WinnipegREALTORS® history, the shutdown of the economy to flatten COVID-19 put the brakes on the market with a reduction in sales and listings. Multiple Listing Service® sales of 851 were down 30% while the...