Bonjour from Ottawa! First snow storm of the year!

HOW DOES WEATHER AFFECTS REAL ESTATE???

A WHOLE LOT!

 IN MY 25 YEARS OF REAL ESTATE, I HAVE LEARNED THAT MOTHER NATURE CONTROLS OUR BUSINESS!

INDEED, I REMEMBER THE ICE STORM OF JANUARY 1998, OUR WORLD STOPPED! ALL SHOWINGS WERE CANCELLED,NO CALLS , NO APPOINTMENTS.. IT WAS VERY STRANGE.

BUT IT GAVE ME A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON THE PHONE AND CALL GOOD FRIENDS AND PAST CLIENTS. EVERYONE WAS HOME AND EAGER TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND CHALLENGES!

3 YEARS AGO, WE HAD AN EXCEPTIONNAL AMOUNT OF SNOW AND SOME OF MY ONE STORY LISTINGS ABSOLUTLY LOOKED LIKE IGLOOS...THE SNOW WAS SOOO HIGH , IT REACHED THE ROOF AND WE HAD TO WALK INTO A SNOW TUNNEL TO REACH THE FRONT DOOR.

MOST YEARS, IN OTTAWA, WE SELL 500-600 HOMES IN JANUARY VS 2000 SALES IN MAY. HUGE DIFFERENCE!!

I REMEMBER SELLING REAL ESTATE IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM 1989-1993,I WAS OFTEN ASKED HOW COULD CANADIAN AGENTS SELL HOUSES IN THE WINTER? THEY THOUGHT WE SIMPLY SHUT DOWN FOR 4-5 MONTHS..

AMAZING!

NO WE DO NOT!!! I HAVE SPENT THOUSAND OF HOURS IN MY CAR, DRIVING IN REALLY BAD SNOW CONDITIONS AND EXTREME COLD (-40C) TO ATTEND AN APPOINTMENT, SHOW A HOUSE, MEET A CLIENT, ETC. dedication indeed!!!

 I CALL IT DOUBIDOU ! YES, MICHELLE  17, MY DAUGHTER WOULD CONFIRM: DOUBIDOU MEANS TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO IT, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!!!

I GOT THAT FROM  MY MENTOR BRIAN TRACY, A FASCINATING MAN.

 SO DOUBIDOU TO YOU AND CALL ME FOR ANY REAL ESTATE NEEDS.

YOUR LOYAL AND DETERMINED FRIEND.

 MOI