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Tag: Guelph real estate

Behind on Your Mortgage? How to Avoid Power of Sale in Guelph

Avoid power of sale in Guelph, a family home at dusk with warm lights in the windows

If you’re falling behind, you have more options than you think. But the clock is real. Here’s how to protect yourself and your equity.

What “As Is, Where Is” Really Means on a Power of Sale

As is where is on a power of sale, a basement furnace and hot water tank in an older home

On a bank sale, the lender crosses out most of the standard offer. Here’s what goes missing, and what it means for you as a buyer.

Are Bank-Owned Homes in Kitchener-Waterloo Actually a Deal?

Bank-owned homes in Kitchener-Waterloo, a semi-detached brick home in autumn

A big price drop is not the same as a good deal. Here’s how I work out what a bank sale is really worth, using a recent example.

Buying a Power of Sale in Guelph: What to Check Before You Offer

Buying a power of sale in Guelph, the empty kitchen of a vacant bank-owned home

With a power of sale, most of the homework happens before you write the offer. Here’s the checklist I walk my buyers through.

Estate Sales, Power of Attorney Sales and Power of Sale: What’s the Difference?

Estate sale homes in Guelph, an older bungalow sold by an estate or under power of attorney

Three kinds of motivated sellers show up on my Shortlist every week. They are not the same, and the difference changes how you should negotiate.

Guelph Real Estate Market Update: Week of October 19, 2026 (The Holiday Closing Window Is Closing)

Guelph real estate market update for the week of October 19, 2026

47 sold. 65 came up short. Terminations jumped to 39, and about 25 of 61 new listings were relists. If you want to move before the holidays, the clock is running.

Bank-Owned and Power of Sale Homes in Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo: A Buyer’s Guide

Power of sale homes in Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo, a buyer's guide to bank-owned houses

Not every bank sale is a deal. Here’s how power of sale really works in Ontario, and how I sort the real opportunities from the noise.

Guelph Real Estate Market Update: Week of September 21, 2026 (Fall Market Kicks In)

58 sellers sold. 78 did not. The fall market is here. New listings up 33% and firm sales up 64% week over week. But 40 sellers pulled their listings entirely.

Guelph Real Estate Market Update: Week of June 22, 2026 (Widest Gap Yet, and Why Sellers Should Sell First)

MARKET MONDAY · WEEK OF JUNE 22, 2026 Guelph Real Estate Market UpdateWidest Gap Yet. 53 sellers got what they wanted. 83 did not. That is the widest gap in four weeks of Market Monday. Plus three straight weeks of declining firm sales, and a tactical move for anyone selling-and-buying right now. Sean Baker · […]

Guelph Real Estate Market Update: Week of June 15, 2026 (More Than Half the New Listings Are Recycled)

MARKET MONDAY · WEEK OF JUNE 15, 2026 Guelph Real Estate Market UpdateMore Recycled Than New. 52 Guelph sellers got what they wanted. 76 did not. And 47 of the 87 “new” listings this week were not actually new. Plus the inventory picture you have not seen. Sean Baker · Market Update · 6 min […]

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