Yes, it's true. I didn't get out a January newsletter update. Shame on me, no doubt. Perhaps it's still o.k. to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year. This is year 4709 on the Chinese lunar calendar, and it is the year of the Rabbit. (Is this where the symbol of the rabbit's foot bringing good luck started? If you know, please let me know.)
Gong Xi Fa Chai
Some of these tips may be a little off the wall, but some of them could be very handy:
SEND THESE TIPS TO YOUR COLD WEATHER FRIENDS
Helpful Hints For Winter
Keep your headlights clear with car wax! Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights - lasts 6 weeks.
Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity.
Ice-proof your windows with vinegar! Frost on it's way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water---preventing water from freezing!
Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray! Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel. The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber
Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.
De-ice your lock in seconds with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity. with vinegar! Frost on it's way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water---preventing water from freezing! with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers. with hand sanitizer! Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!
Here's a community event I hope you will consider supporting. This coming weekend, February 11 - 14th our office is holding a community food drive in the Chahko Mika mall, right at the exit to Save On Foods. You can bring in your non-perishable items to donate, or you may purchase a bag of non-perishables that Save On will prepare and just bring that in once you've gone through the checkout.
We'll be there from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on all 4 days. The proceeds are going to the Salvation Army and the Nelson Food Cupboard. We're doing this now because the need continues throughout the year. We know they get plenty of support around Christmas time, but sometimes the shelves get pretty bare at other times, so we're trying to do our part to get that message out into our community. Thanks, in advance.
Do You Know A Buyer For This Home?
This is a 1 bedroom + den unit on the top floor of the Amber Bay development. This condominium is less than 3 years old with a large deck, great view and a very workable floor plan. Full details and more photos on our web-site: Amber Bay
Priced at $299,900
You must have know that I'd have a photo of my grand-daughters. Here they are in the sweaters that their grandma knitted them for Christmas. It was great having everyone home.
When it comes to statistical information for the end of the year, inside the city there was very little change from 2009. In both years there were 103 single family home sales. In 2010 the average sale price of a single family home was $350,517. This is an increase over 2009 when the average s.f. home price was $342,285.
Outside of the city, in the rural area surrounding us, the single family home sales were down from 2009. During 2010 there were 87 sales (105 in 2009) and the average price rose from $352,036 in 2009 to $361,250 during 2010.
Land sales in the rural area are almost unchanged from the previous year, but there was an drop in average prices from $190,212 down to $145,072. However, my statistics don't show how many of these lots were waterfront, and it is my opinion that waterfront was a slow part of the market in 2010, so that could account for the rather drastic change in average prices.
Vacant land sales within the city show an increase from 8 (2009) to 17 in 2010, but that difference is almost entirely made up of the lots that the City of Nelson sold during 2010 that are adjacent to the development @ Fairview Heights and the new park that the city is intending to develop. Again, average prices are up from $134,225 (2009) to $138,512 (2010).
These number do show that while sales have been sluggish, the market price is holding steady.
Please don't hesitate to call us if you would like more specific information on the real estate market.
"Open wider," requested the dentist, as he began his examination of the patient.
"Good Grief!" he said startled.
"You've got the biggest cavity I've ever seen -- the biggest cavity I've ever seen."
"OK Doc!" replied the patient. "I'm scared enough without you saying something like that twice."
"I didn't!" said the dentist. "That was the echo."
*Thanks to Pastor Tim for this joke!*
Please remember that if you are seeking more real estate related information, you can check out our "in the koots" blog-site at: Nelson Real Estate In The Koots
That's all we wrote for this month (& last!). Your comments, criticisms and contributions are always welcome. Thanks for reading!
Lorne & Drew
SEND THESE TIPS TO YOUR COLD WEATHER FRIENDS
Helpful Hints For Winter
Keep your headlights clear with car wax! Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights - lasts 6 weeks.
Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity.
Ice-proof your windows with vinegar! Frost on it's way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water---preventing water from freezing!
Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray! Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel. The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber
Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.
De-ice your lock in seconds with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity. with vinegar! Frost on it's way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water---preventing water from freezing! with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers. with hand sanitizer! Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!
Here's a community event I hope you will consider supporting. This coming weekend, February 11 - 14th our office is holding a community food drive in the Chahko Mika mall, right at the exit to Save On Foods. You can bring in your non-perishable items to donate, or you may purchase a bag of non-perishables that Save On will prepare and just bring that in once you've gone through the checkout.
We'll be there from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on all 4 days. The proceeds are going to the Salvation Army and the Nelson Food Cupboard. We're doing this now because the need continues throughout the year. We know they get plenty of support around Christmas time, but sometimes the shelves get pretty bare at other times, so we're trying to do our part to get that message out into our community. Thanks, in advance.
Do You Know A Buyer For This Home?
This is a 1 bedroom + den unit on the top floor of the Amber Bay development. This condominium is less than 3 years old with a large deck, great view and a very workable floor plan. Full details and more photos on our web-site: Amber Bay Priced at $299,900
You must have know that I'd have a photo of my grand-daughters. Here they are in the sweaters that their grandma knitted them for Christmas. It was great having everyone home.When it comes to statistical information for the end of the year, inside the city there was very little change from 2009. In both years there were 103 single family home sales. In 2010 the average sale price of a single family home was $350,517. This is an increase over 2009 when the average s.f. home price was $342,285.
Outside of the city, in the rural area surrounding us, the single family home sales were down from 2009. During 2010 there were 87 sales (105 in 2009) and the average price rose from $352,036 in 2009 to $361,250 during 2010.
Land sales in the rural area are almost unchanged from the previous year, but there was an drop in average prices from $190,212 down to $145,072. However, my statistics don't show how many of these lots were waterfront, and it is my opinion that waterfront was a slow part of the market in 2010, so that could account for the rather drastic change in average prices.
Vacant land sales within the city show an increase from 8 (2009) to 17 in 2010, but that difference is almost entirely made up of the lots that the City of Nelson sold during 2010 that are adjacent to the development @ Fairview Heights and the new park that the city is intending to develop. Again, average prices are up from $134,225 (2009) to $138,512 (2010).
These number do show that while sales have been sluggish, the market price is holding steady.
Please don't hesitate to call us if you would like more specific information on the real estate market.
Amazed dentist
"Open wider," requested the dentist, as he began his examination of the patient.
"Good Grief!" he said startled.
"You've got the biggest cavity I've ever seen -- the biggest cavity I've ever seen."
"OK Doc!" replied the patient. "I'm scared enough without you saying something like that twice."
"I didn't!" said the dentist. "That was the echo."
*Thanks to Pastor Tim for this joke!*
Please remember that if you are seeking more real estate related information, you can check out our "in the koots" blog-site at: Nelson Real Estate In The Koots
That's all we wrote for this month (& last!). Your comments, criticisms and contributions are always welcome. Thanks for reading!
Lorne & Drew
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