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Orangeville Citizen

http://www.citizen.on.ca/news/2012-05-03/Regional_News/Is_the_price_right.html

Choosing the right list price for your house or condo can lead to a timely sale and maximize your investment, so real estate experts recom-mend a strategic approach based on “precise numbers” when picking a property's sales price.

“The right list price is the first step to getting buyers to look at the house, and if the number is too high or too low you can attract un-realistic offers,” says Ron Abraham, president of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA).

A 2008 study from Psycho-logical Science compared house listings to what they sold for and discovered that seller's received offers closer to their asking price if the figure was precise, for in-stance $299,500, versus a

round number like $300,000.

“A Realtor will often recom-mend a precise number after evaluating the home's worth,” Abraham continued. “Buyers will perceive it as closer to the value of the property than one that's rounded up to the nearest ten thousand or hundred thousand dollars. To a buyer, an ‘exact’ listing appears as if the owners put more thought into the evaluation.”

OREA recommends taking these steps from www.howrealtorshelp.ca to choose the right price for your home:

• Have your Realtor review sales of similar houses in your neighbourhood. Don't compare to a property that's

a different size or in a different part of town since this will give you a false idea of its worth.• Discuss with your Realtor factors such as mortgage rates, nearby schools and access to transit and how this can create interest in the list-ing.

• Get the price right the first time. Each time you lower the price you make the house seem unsellable and offers will come in far less than what

you wanted. www.newscanada.com

IS THE PRICE RIGHT? Inside this issue:

Poetry Corner 2

Real Estate Re-Invented 2

Local Real Estate Report 2

Bulletin Board 3

Inspiration Corner 3

New Waterfront Listing 3

A Moment with Kim Clark and EXIT Realty

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V o lum e 2 , I s su e 5

M ay 2 0 1 2

Kim Clark

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All early in the morning

I rose to greet the day,

And underneath my

window

I saw a Child at play.

The robins were not fearful

Of one so mild and meek;

They lighted on His

shoulder

And nested at His cheek.

He picked the clustering roses,

The lily in its sheath,

The long-stemmed purple

violets,

And wove them in a wreath.

And then I saw a Lady

Come walking in the dew;

Her robe was white as

starshine,

Her mantle was deep blue.

And as the Child

approached her,

All sweetly she knelt down

And bent her head,

receiving

His fragrant, flowery

crown.

building. We are all an-

ticipating the new office

where we can serve the

EXIT Realty Twin Bridges has

moved to their new location in

Sarnia ahead of schedule! Our

new office is located at 1323

Michigan Avenue which is part

of the Trailside Commercial

Complex. Our sign is installed

and it won’t be long before it’s

business as usual in our new

Real Estate Re-Invented www.EXITRealty.com

Strong April Sales in Sarnia-Lambton

May 3, 2012 at 1:24 pm

Donna Mathewson,

Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board,

President

Reports on the April 2012 Real

Estate Figures:

April sales were again very

strong in the Sarnia Lambton

real estate market. 189 proper-

ties sold with a dollar volume

of 35.8 million, slightly above

the five year average.

Real Estate Board President Donna

Mathewson says despite the loss of

secondary jobs at Hiawatha Slots,

Sarnia Jail and Zellers, the Chemical

Valley continues to anchor the local

market.

Homes under 200 thousand dollars

continue to drive the market with 120

sales in that price range. The average

sale price so far this year is just under

200 thousand dollars.

POETRY CORNER

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Springtime is Here!

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The Magnificat. Volume LXVIII. Number 1.

May 1941.

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FEATURE HOME OF THE MONTH

and poured it into the jar. Of

course, the sand filled up every-

thing else. He then asked once

more if the jar was full. The stu-

dents responded with a unanimous

“Yes.” “Now,” said the professor, “I

want you to recognize that this jar

represents your life. The rocks are

the important things – your family,

your partner, your health, your

children – things that if everything

else was lost and only they re-

mained, your life would still be

full. The pebbles are the other

things that matter – like your job,

your house, your car. The sand is

everything else. The small stuff.”

“If you put the sand into the jar

first,” he continued “there is no

room for the pebbles or the rocks.

The same goes for your life. If you

spend all your time and energy on

the small stuff, you will never

have room for the things that are

important to you. Pay attention to

the things that are critical to your

happiness. Play with your chil-

dren. Take your partner out danc-

ing. There will always be time to

go to work, clean the house, give a

dinner party and fix the disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the

things that really matter. Set your

priorities. The rest is just sand.”

A philosophy professor stood before

his class with some items on the

table in front of him. When the class

began, wordlessly he picked up a

very large and empty mayonnaise

jar and proceeded to fill it with

rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar

was full. They agreed that it was. So

the professor then picked up a box

of pebbles and poured them into the

jar. He shook the jar lightly. The

pebbles, of course, rolled into the

open areas between the rocks. He

then asked the students again if the

jar was full. They agreed it was. The

professor picked up a box of sand

Real Estate

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INSPIRATION CORNER

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April Issue

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Sarnia, Ontario

Kim C lar k

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and introduce yourself. I will

be in the Petrolia office on

Thursday afternoons from 1:00

to 5:00, so please drop by and

say hello! Our new location

welcomes the public to stop in

anytime to see how the market

is moving along and see our

approach to helping residents

of the area reach their real

estate goals. Whether you are

in the market to buy or sell, we

are there to answer your many

questions.

Our new office in North-end

Sarnia is now open but stay

tuned to hear details regarding

our Grand Opening. It’s an

exciting time in the real estate

business and even if you are

thinking of taking this indus-

try on as a career, I’d be more

than happy to spend some time

answering your questions on

What an exciting time of year to

be part of such a great organiza-

tion! With the spring market in

a flurry of activity, our local

EXIT Realty has some new

charted territory to discover.

We participated in the Petrolia

Town-wide Garage Sale Day

where many EXIT agents were

seen mingling with the residents

of the Town. We greeted resi-

dents with a free recyclable EXIT

tote bag at the entrance of the

Independent grocery store,

which is our new neighbour

across the road from our down-

town office. Our agents were out

and about on April 28th, wel-

coming Petrolia residents to

check out what we can offer them

in their next real estate transac-

tion. As we will have agents on

duty to discuss your needs in our

new location, feel free to drop by

how to get started. Our model

is driven on ‘agents helping

agents’ which is virtually un-

heard of in this business and

that is why EXIT Realty is

growing at a phenomenal pace

in North America. We all care

about how we can help the

public make their move, while

achieving success in each

members’ quest. I am commit-

ted to helping not only making

my clients number one but also

making our brokerage the only

choice you need in Real Estate

today. Contact me anytime for

a free market evaluation of

your home or to assist you in

purchasing your dream home

or even to begin on your new

career path. I LOVEXIT and

I’ll share with

you why you

should too.

A Moment with Kim Clark

Office: 519-336-3948

Direct Line: 519-333-8864

E-mail: kim@336exit.com

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This newsletter is not intended to solicit properties currently for sale or expired. ©Copyright 2012, Kim Clark.

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