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08/25/2026

🚫 Myth: “Once summer ends, buyers disappear — so it’s a bad time to sell.”

✅ Fact: The end-of-summer buyer is often the most serious one out there.

The casual browsers do thin out. But the people still looking as summer winds down usually have a real reason to move — a job change, a lease ending, a family that wants to be settled before the school year. Fewer tire-kickers, more motivated buyers, and less competition from other listings.

“Wait until spring” is common advice, but spring also means listing into the most crowded season of the year. Selling as summer ends can mean a smaller pool of buyers who are far more likely to actually make an offer.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
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The back-to-school stretch is one of the most underrated windows in real estate. 🎒Everyone talks about spring. But the w...
08/20/2026

The back-to-school stretch is one of the most underrated windows in real estate. 🎒

Everyone talks about spring. But the weeks around back-to-school have a quiet advantage for buyers: the summer rush has cooled, serious sellers are still on the market, and there’s often more room to negotiate than there was a few months ago. Families who move now can get settled before the school-year routine takes over.

If a move has been on your mind, this is a genuinely good moment to look — more choice, less competition, and time to make a careful decision instead of a rushed one.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
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Selling in this market? The buyers are back — but they’re informed and unhurried. 🏡Pricing to today’s market is what sep...
08/18/2026

Selling in this market? The buyers are back — but they’re informed and unhurried. 🏡

Pricing to today’s market is what separates homes that sell from homes that sit. Well-priced, well-presented homes are moving; the ones that linger are usually chasing a number the market has already moved past.

The playbook: price right from day one, present well, and expect a real conversation. Priced accurately from the start, you may never need a reduction at all.

Thinking about listing? The smartest first step is an honest read on what your home is worth today.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
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08/13/2026

A quick snapshot of where things stand across Canada at the midpoint of 2026:

📊 National benchmark price held flat month-over-month — the first time it hasn’t dropped since early 2025
🏠 Inventory around 4.8 months, close to balanced
📈 Sales up for a third straight month as a late spring arrived

One thing to keep in mind: these are national averages, and real estate has never been more local. A condo and a detached home in the same city can be in completely different phases of this market.

The national numbers set the backdrop. What actually matters is what’s happening in your neighbourhood. Want a read on your area? Reach out anytime.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
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The Bank of Canada held its policy rate again in July — and for anyone watching the market, “steady” is genuinely useful...
08/11/2026

The Bank of Canada held its policy rate again in July — and for anyone watching the market, “steady” is genuinely useful news. 🏡

For four years, the rate was the hardest part of any home decision to plan around. A hold, whatever the level, means the ground under your budget isn’t shifting month to month. You can run real numbers and trust they’ll still be real next month.

That kind of stability won’t make headlines, but it’s exactly what makes a confident decision possible — whether you’re buying, selling, or just weighing your options.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
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If you’ve been waiting to buy until prices “hit bottom,” here’s something worth knowing: the falling may already have st...
08/06/2026

If you’ve been waiting to buy until prices “hit bottom,” here’s something worth knowing: the falling may already have stopped. 🏡

For most of the past year and a half, prices were sliding, and a lot of buyers sat on the sidelines waiting for the bottom. But prices have started to level off in most of the markets where they’d been dropping. When the floor stops moving, waiting stops paying off.

It doesn’t mean you have the upper hand everywhere, and affordability still takes discipline. But with conditions more balanced, you can make a move based on your life instead of trying to time the market perfectly.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site

For two years, most of us watched the market braced for one of two things: a deeper slide, or a rate-cut-fuelled boom. B...
08/04/2026

For two years, most of us watched the market braced for one of two things: a deeper slide, or a rate-cut-fuelled boom. Buyers waited for prices to fall further. Sellers waited for the highs to come back. 🏡

Neither happened. Instead, the market started to settle — prices levelling out after a soft stretch, and activity picking up as a delayed spring finally arrived.

Whether you’re buying, selling, renewing, or just watching, the second half of the year finally looks like something you can plan around.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site

Trying to make sense of the housing market this summer? Watch these three numbers. 📊1. Rates — the best 5-year fixed is ...
07/31/2026

Trying to make sense of the housing market this summer? Watch these three numbers. 📊

1. Rates — the best 5-year fixed is sitting near 4%, with the Bank of Canada expected to hold steady through 2026.
2. Inventory — about 5.2 months of supply nationally, right around the long-term average and squarely in balanced territory. More choice, less pressure.
3. Prices — CREA expects the national average to rise only about 1.5% this year, so you’re not chasing a runaway market.

Put together, it’s a calmer, more balanced market than the past few years — which tends to favour prepared buyers who know their budget.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


07/29/2026

If you’re hoping to be settled before the new school year, summer is your window — and the calendar moves faster than most families expect. 📦

A rough timeline that keeps things low-stress:

– Now–early summer: Get pre-approved and start touring. Knowing your budget first makes every other step easier.
– Mid-summer: Have your offer in and conditions cleared. From firm deals to closing often runs a few weeks to a month, so this is the sweet spot for an August move.
– Late summer: Closing, movers, utilities, and address changes — with a little breathing room before the first day of school.

The families who start early get the most choice and the least stress. Leaving it to the last minute usually means rushing the biggest decision of the year.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


Summer edition 🏊 Would you rather…🅰️ A home WITH a pool — instant staycation, great for entertaining, but more maintenan...
07/24/2026

Summer edition 🏊 Would you rather…

🅰️ A home WITH a pool — instant staycation, great for entertaining, but more maintenance, insurance, and cost (and a shorter swim season up here).

🅱️ A home WITHOUT a pool — lower upkeep, more usable yard, and budget freed up for other priorities.

There’s no wrong answer — it comes down to how you’d actually live in the space. A pool is a dream for one family and a deal-breaker for another (and it doesn’t always add the resale value people expect).

Drop your pick — 🅰️ or 🅱️ — and tell us why 👇

Let us know in the comments.

Yunling (Ellen) Fang ⁣ ⁣
📱(403) 606-4003 ⁣
✉️[email protected] ⁣
🌐ellenfang.myagent.site


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