Saugeen Shores Real Estate Buzz

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

- John McCrae

A powerful poem, especially with all of the fighting that is taking place; whether it be on the fields in Afghanastan or Iraq.  Whether the soldiers are Canadians, Americans, Iraqis’, Afghanis’
or the myriad of other nationalities that are involved in this destruction; we all bleed the same color!  On Nov. 11th, take 2 minutes of your time and say a silent prayer for those that have been lost to the casualtiy of war and their families and also for the lives that will continue to be taken as long as this warfare continues.

Well here we are in the 2nd week of November and, once again, I will touch briefly on our real estate activity.  This past week, we have seen it a little busier than the past few months.  There are definately Buyers out there but they are taking their time and thinking through any purchase that they hope to make.  I have seen Offers come and and are quite a bit lower than the asking price but this is not unusual in a Buyer’s market.  One of the problems with low ball Offers is that it can get the Seller’s back up and then it will make it even more difficult to negotiate a deal.  When an Offer comes in too low on a property that is fairly priced for the market, the Buyer is not giving the Seller any room at all to negotiate and it is then not surprising to see the Offer go back to the Buyer at full pop.  Right at the moment the inventory is getting lower so this could have a negative effect on the Buyer’s who are sitting on the fence.  Of course no one really expected the prices to drop like they have and we are not sure if they have hit their low point; however, with the low availability of product, some recent sales and some motivated Buyers, this could be a good time for a Seller to get their property on the market.