About Middlesex County, ON

Are you confused when your doctor says you have this or you are going to get tested for_________? With years of detailed research and many months of trials, I am pleased to offer you this breakdown of the most popular medical terms.

A word of caution. You should seek another opinion if you feel any of these pertain to you.

Artery................ The study of paintings

Bacteria................ Back door to cafeteria.

Barium...................What doctors do when patients die.

Benign.................. What you be, after you be eight

Caesarean Section........ A neighbourhood in Rome.

Catscan.......................... Searching for Kitty.

Cauterize........................ Made eye contact with her..

Colic........................... A sheep dog.

Coma........................... A punctuation mark.

Dilate......................... To live long.

Enema........................... Not a friend.

Fester.......................... Quicker than someone else.

Fibula.......................... A small lie.

Impotent........................ Distinguished, well known.

Labour Pain.................. Getting hurt at work.

Medical Staff................ A Doctor's cane.

Morbid........................... A higher offer. (also a real estate term)

Nitrates...................... Cheaper than day rates.

Node........................... I knew it.

Outpatient..................... A person who has fainted.

Pelvis......................... Second cousin to Elvis.

Post Operative.................. A letter carrier.

Recovery Room................ Place to do upholstery.

Secretion...................... Hiding something.

Seizure........................ Roman emperor.

Tablet........................... A small table.

Terminal Illness............. Getting sick at the airport.

Tumour....................... One plus one more.

Urine.......................... Opposite of you're out.

"I've never heard of you before". I have had prospective buyers or sellers say that to me. I have had other REALTORS® say that to me as well.One of the main reasons you have not heard of me or my brokerage is that we promote your property and not ourselves when we list your home. If and when we produce an ad in print, if we use a picture of us, it is not larger than your house.

People don't care about me or Envelope Real Estate Brokerage, they want to know about your property, what are the features and how can I see it. They don't care about how many awards this, how many years in the business (or 20 years of 1 year's experience) or other self promotion.

I am not on an ego trip with your listing. Am I not a proud person? You bet I am! Over 90% of my business comes from referrals, over 90%!.Why do you think that is? The answer is results, plain and simple.

Unfortunately for getting my name out there, the last 3 listings we took last week all sold in less than 4 days, so all you will see is a Sold Sign and not an 'open house' or a 'just listed' or a 'reduced' or freshly painted or other excuse signs.

For the 16 buyers that are under contract and wanting to purchase and of those 9 having to purchase in 30 days or less, they know me. How? Again 10 by referral and the other 6 by the information we provide, the comfort they have with our knowledge of the market and most importantly, (from their mouths) they trust us!

Oh, and for the other REALTORS®? They are no longer in the business. I and my associates put the real into real estate, real care, real people and real results!

Sometimes people are curious about a certain property,sometimes they have questions about the value of other homes on their blocks, sometimes they just wan an opinion on interest rates.

Whatever your curiousity or question, We'd be happy to offer our professional and confidential advice. All you have to do is ask for it.

We look forward to working hard for you.

Sincerely,

Dan and Rachael Polakovic
Sales Representatives
Realty Executives Elite Ltd Brokerage

www.two-realtors.com

I posted a blog yesterday about :What Do Women Really Want When They Buy a Home? http://tyslondonontarioblog.com/post/1476546/what-do-women-really-want-when-they-buy-a-house- and I was asked if there was a survey done on what men want.

For years it was the standard garage, games or recreational room, or a place for a shop etc. My experience recently has been kitchen work area, den or office, hot tub or jacuzzi type tub.

What has been your experience? I think we may be surprised with some of the comments.

Ty

472 homes exchanged hands in the jurisdiction of the London and St.Thomas Association of REALTORS(LSTAR). The ten-year average for January home sales is 450 so we are in a stable market with February being quite promising.

This month's sales include 377 detached homes and 95 condos. The average price of a detached London home in January 2010 was $235,416, up 3.1% over December 2009, while the average price of a condo rose 7.3% to $172,722. The average price of total residential (both detached and condo) was up 3.5% over December, 2009 to $222,798. Over the last three years the average year to date residential prices in our jurisdiction was2009 $213,402, for 2008 $210,888 and for 2007 $202,256.

The best-selling house style in LSTAR's jurisdiction for the month of January was the two-storey, followed by the bungalow, the ranch, and the townhouse condo.

London's real estate affordability remains healthy compared to the following Canadian cities average house prices:

London and St. Thomas, $222,798;

􀂃 Calgary, $383,998;

􀂃 Durham Region, $277,309;

􀂃 Edmonton, $320,585;

􀂃 Hamilton-Burlington and District, $289,483;

􀂃 Kitchener-Waterloo, $269,443;

􀂃 Ottawa, $303,788;

􀂃 St. Catharine's & District, $223,861;

􀂃 Toronto, $392,823; and

􀂃 Greater Vancouver, $586,401.For more details on a particular London neighbourhood or house style, feel free to contact me.