Monday, March 26, 2012

Packing for the sale of your home?




Packing up some of the clutter from your home before you move, makes sense!

Buyers begin to look more closely at your home when they are ready to make an offer.  Storage is one of the top items on a buyers list. By preparing your home for sale and making it more neat, clean and orderly creates a spacious feeling for the buyer.

When you list your home with me, I offer a solution to depersonalize and unclutter your home.  Pack N Stack. I offer you 10 free trial boxes to pack away your personal items and organize your home for sale.


They deliver.... You pack, stack and move and they pick up again.  Have you ever thought about going green when you move?

Pack-n-stack is the alternative to cardboard and makes moving simpler.  No need to frantically find cardboard boxes and then dispose of them. The crush proof design makes storage a breeze and protects your valuables.


Go Green with Dean!  Sell your home with me and I am offering this Pack-n-stack service complimentary.


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Who is buying homes in the Okanagan and where are they from...

OMREB - JANUARY BUYER SURVEY SUMMARY (Central Okanagan)


Property Type:

23.6% by First Time Buyers
16.7% of purchases were by Move-Up Buyers
16.7% buying Revenue/Investment Property
6.1% moving from Single Family Home to Strata Unit
4.4% moving into Retirement Home/Seniors Community
4.4% Recreation Property Buyers
4.4% moving from Strata property to Single Family Home

Buyer Type (Family Dynamic):

28.6% Two parent family/children
23.5% Couple without children
14.3% Empty Nesters/Retired
13.4% Single Female
13.4% Single Male
4.2% Single Parent with children

Moving From:

64.7% from Within OMREB Board Area
10.9% from Alberta
10.9% from Lower Mainland/Vancouver Island
10.1% from Other Areas in BC
1.7% from Saskatchewan/Manitoba
0.8% from Eastern Canada/Maritimes
0.8% from Outside Canada
0% from NWT/Yukon (fourth month reported)

Data assumed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Sample size +/- 119

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