WELCOME TO THE ABTEAM MAY BLOG MAY: THE MONTH OF HOPE FOR OUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE MARKET The first quarter of the 2025 housing market here in beautiful Durham Region can easily be summarized in this way: it has been a time of patience and managing expectations. Certainly for sellers and their agent representatives, that has been the lived reality. A trifecta of surprise events – terribly harsh weather, the unexpected trade war and a snap federal... [read more]

  WELCOME TO THE ABTEAM DECEMBER  BLOG! The Most Magical Of Seasons Is Here Once Again… December is surely the most wonderful month of the year! The air fairly crackles with excitement, promise and delight! Home to good, old fashioned Christmas baking, glittering lights on trees, festive get-togethers, and thoughtful gift giving, it is the month where we celebrate love, kindness and generosity like no other.  At RE/MAX Jazz we are so very proud of what... [read more]

WELCOME TO THE ABTEAM OCTOBER BLOG! October is harvest season in North America, and here, in our local real estate arena of the beautiful Durham Region, we currently have a bountiful supply – a veritable cornucopia of housing offerings -- ready to be harvested!  Truly, as a collective, the real estate industry is hoping that the Fall 2024 market ushers in a rebound in consumer confidence for the housing market that persists past just one or two quarters; a steady,... [read more]

' Tis The Season... It’s the most wonderful time of the year once again, when holiday joy fills the heart! This year, more than ever, the whole world needs a little more hope, a little more grace, and a little more peace...it is our greatest wish that this Christmas, your lives will be blessed with happiness, health and everything that is good and positive, beautiful and kind. At our brokerage, the holiday spirit is alive and well. We kicked off the season with our annual... [read more]

  We get asked this question everywhere we go, especially at this time of year, as a new year is about to unfold before us. We love having the conversation. Educating homeowners and homebuyers on what is really happening, devoid of the hype written in almost every news outlet, is a privilege to us. Here’s our position for the coming housing market year in our area…   For 2023, we are anticipating a market in correction for the first half of the year,... [read more]