Brad Stolson Brooks Real Estate

An up and down year?  Not at all.  An up and down couple of years?  Nope.   Year end stats for RE/MAX Main Street Realty are in.  Sales wise we sold exactly as many as we did in 2011 as 2010 – 110 properties specifically in Brooks.  130 properties when we include the County of ...

Just some numbers of interest. 2010 - UPLANDS - 52 Listings/32 Sales - Average Sale Price $283,600. 2011 - UPLANDS - 50 Listings/26 Sales - Average Sale Price $288,500 2010 - WESTEND - 52 Listings/29 Sales - Average Sale Price $210,500 2011 - WESTEND - 51 Listings/29 Sales - Average Sale Price $229,300 2010 - LAKEWOOD - 17 Listings/6 ...

The end of summer holidays is in sight.  The end is near!!  Recently summer has become a slow time for real estate agents, often we can take advantage of the slow days with golfing, beaching and otherwise just taking it easy.  In 2009 from June 1-Aug 25 there were only 41 sales in the City of Brooks.  In 2010 for the same ...

At first glance of the quarter stats for RASCA (REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION of SOUTH CENTRAL ALBERTA) shows a small stumble in February this year.  Oddly enough, the same thing happen for the 1st quarter last year in February.  The difference this year is we bounced right back to normalized numbers in March.  The number of homes sold in ...

The first 6 weeks of 2011 are in the books and real estate is accelerating. Some early 2011 statistics…·         There have been 19 homes in the first 6 weeks in the City of Brooks that have changed hands so far.·         The lowest home sold was ...

2010 is over. A time to reflect and reset. The real estate market in Brooks remained stable over the last 12 months and all predictions lean towards another stable market in 2011. Interest rates have remained low and personally I believe they will stay low throughout the year.Foreclosures is a fact of life in Brooks and over the last several ...

The end of 2010 anyway.   3rd Quarter Stats for RE/MAX Main Street Realty (MSR) is showing great stability in the Brooks real estate market.  Each of the quarters to date in 2010 reports approximately 30 homes sold each quarter.  In the 3rd quarter MSR is responsible for 60% of the sales within the City of Brooks. MSR has ...

Finally, back in our original building. It felt like it was longer than 3 months that's for sure. The perception out in Brooks is a struggling market. The truth is that it hasn't been as exciting in years past but the market is still doing just fine. The unfortunate part of this type of market for a real estate agent tends to be the ...

Southern Alberta. A climatic treat for all. We get spring in winter, winter in summer, more summer in winter, and more winter in spring. The last few weeks for RE/MAX Main Street Realty has been a challenge. As you may or may not know, a portion of our neighbours wall came crashing down onto our building causing the insurance company to deem our ...

I love spring.  Not only does it jumpstart the real estate sales but everyone is starting to emerge from their winter hibernation.  The bikes, rollerblades, skateboards, joggers and walkers come out in troves.  Everything starts to bloom and turn green – and let’s not forget – golf season is just around the ...