in this issue >>>

Not intended to solicit those already

under contract with a brokerage

Lauren Gosse

Full-Time Sales Representative

Winter Selling Tips

Market Stats

Community Events

Turkey Drive

...On YOUR BLOCK

www.LaurenGosse.com

Find Out What Your Home

Is Worth

As your neighbourhood

Realtor, I will be happy

to assess the

Current Market Value of

your home and talk

about any

Real Estate queries you

may have.

It is always a pleasure!

Please do not hesitate to call.

289.690.4750 or

905.723.5944

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Winter Home Selling Tips If you find yourself with a ‘For Sale’ sign on your lawn this

winter take these simple steps to enhance the process for

potential buyers and watch this translate into higher offers.

1) Shovel the snow (or deal with rain): Sounds simple, does-

n’t it? But hectic schedules coupled with less-than-ideal weather conditions, means

that many home sellers forget the basics. When selling a home in winter clearing a

path to the front door is not only critical (if people can’t get in they won’t go in!) but

it’s also vital for the curb appeal of your home. That means you need to be consis-

tently shoveling snow off your walkways, not just once a day. It also means sprinkling

a layer of sand or salt on pathways (to prevent ice forming) and remembering to open

up all the pathways to your home—such as a removing snow banks that block a po-

tential buyers access to your path, or removing snow from patios or decks.

2) Turn on the heat: Selling your home in the winter is not the time for penny pinch-

ing on heating bills. Instead, set the thermostat for a degree or two above normal and

leave it. A warm house is a welcome invite that prompts buyers to linger. If your

house is too cold, buyers will rush through your home and leave with a less-than-

warm feeling.

3) Set the mood: If you have a fireplace, consider lighting a small fire (just make sure

it’s safe). In the bathroom, hang plush robes and towels and make sure all personal

care items are put away. Consider putting fresh flowers around your home—a nice

touch when nothing is growing outside. Highlight entertaining rooms. For instance,

dress a dining room table for a meal, or leave out a few key items on your kitchen

counter (such as a cutting board with a fresh loaf of bread and a knife, or a bottle of

wine and two glasses).

Read the full article by visiting clicking here Source: www.moneysense.ca

Current Market Statistics >>>

Sales & Price Growth Continue in November December 4, 2014 -- Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced that Greater Toronto REALTORS® re-ported 6,519 residential transactions through the TorontoMLS system in November 2014. This result was up by 2.6% com-pared to 6,354 sales reported in November 2013. Through the first 11 months of 2014, total sales amounted to 88,462 - up 6.6% compared to the same period in 2013.

While the trend of year-over-year sales growth continued, the supply of listings remained constrained, with active listings at the end of November down in comparison to last year.

"Even with a constrained supply of homes for sale in many parts of the Greater Toronto Area, buyers continued to get deals done last month. Households remain upbeat about home ownership because monthly mortgage payments remain affordable relative to accepted lending standards. This is coupled with the fact that housing has proven to be a quality long-term invest-ment," stated Mr. Etherington.

The average selling price for November transactions was up by 7.4% year-over-year to $577,936. The year-to-date average price was up by 8.4% to $567,198. The MLS(R) Home Price Index Composite Benchmark price for November was up by 7.7% compared to a year earlier.

"The robust average price growth experienced throughout 2014 has been fundamentally sound, with demand high relative to supply. Strong competition between buyers has exerted upward pressure on selling prices. Barring a substantial shift in the rela-tionship between sales and listings in the GTA, price growth is expected to continue through 2015," said Jason Mercer, TREB's Director of Market Analysis. To view the full Market Watch Report, visit www.TorontoRealEstateBoard.com

Lauren Gosse

Full-Time Sales Representative

Direct: 289.690.4750

Office: 905.723.5944

www.LaurenGosse.com

Community Events

in Durham

The Nutcracker When: Dec 20 2014, 3-5pm Where: Oshawa Little Theatre

Tim Horton's Free Skate When: Dec 22 2014, 1-3pm Where: McKinney Centre - Arena 1 or

New Years Eve Dinner Dance Hosted by Whitby Lions Club When: Dec 31 2014, 6:30-1:30pm Where: Heydenshore Pavilion Club Loreley New Year's Dance When: Dec 31 2014, 5:30pm-1am Where: Club Loreley Your Event Here If you have an event you would like ad-vertised in next months newsletter please feel free to email me the details.

Graciela Cubias

Aaron Johnson 905 -213- 0283 aaronjohnson@dominionlending.ca Mortgage Broker License #-M12001422

905.666.8166

Thanks so much to all of you who supported our Keller Williams Energy 7th annual turkey drive. $35 bought one family an entire turkey dinner with all the fixings.

Thanks to your generosity, we were able to support more families than ever before… blowing our goal out the window and feeding not 1200 but 1600 families! This weekend we will all meet to stuff happy red sacks full of food to give

For more information on how to donate, visit www.kwenergy.ca/kweturkeydrive or contact Lauren at 905-723-5944