Yesterday & Tomorrow

From all of us at Oakhill to all of you who made 2014 a huge success, THANK YOU!!!

To all the clients we served to our fellow REALTORS® we wish you all the best in 2015, if you need anything gives us a call!

As we look back on the year we are very happy to state our business more than doubled!!! We are so very pleased that you trusted us with your business and we don’t take it for granted. We work hard every day to be the best at what we do and we won’t stop trying either!

This was a very difficult year for many, the economy in this region still struggles but we still sold more than $260 million in real estate…and that’s not a bad thing at all! Real Estate Companies came and went, agents moved around like they always do and we are very happy that Kim, Fiona and John joined us this year. They have been great additions to the team that we are building at Oakhill, no plans to be the biggest but we have many on being the best. Interest rates are still at an incredible level and the market tends to favour the buyer so as they saying goes “buy low, sell high”

What’s in store for 2015 at Oakhill? Well we are in the market for two more agents to join us plus one that will have her license soon…right Ray? If you thought about getting into the business or looking for a change than drop into our office and let’s chat! The market should continue to improve slightly but looks like we are another year away from any significant improvement. Interest rates…well that will always be the hot topic but unless the economy shows some strength I wouldn’t anticipate any great change. There will always be the upward pressure for these rates to increase because of the low levels banks just aren’t making the kind of profit they want. I wouldn’t expect much more than a point or two above present rates down the road but struggle to believe we will see them in 2015. The financial world has been saying for the last three years they are going up but nothing, so I guess sooner or later they have to be right. Though it is very nice to see gas pricing below a buck a litre it also causes some challenges to growing the economy in our region, helps other regions greatly , ours not so much. Hopefully we find a balance for this industry in 2015 but again this looks like it’s another year or so away. We are re launching our private brand or for sale by owner program in 2015 called “Own This Home”. This program allows those wanting to sell their homes themselves to still have access to MLS® but at a much lower cost than the traditional model. We are also working on another product that we are very excited about but you are going to have to wait another month or so before we can tell you more. We would however ask you to stay tuned because I don’t think I’ve seen a group of agents this excited before about a new product!!!

We are very excited about 2015, we think it will be another year of growth at Oakhill and we would love to do business with you!