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On this week's Hamilton edition of The Golfi Real Estate Show, Rob Golfi and CHML host Rick Zamperin are joined by special guests Jake Smith and Vicki Dillane from Narellan Pools to talk about the pool industry, what to look for when buying a property with a pool, what's new and trending, permitting, and potential scams to look out for!
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The Golfi Team RE/MAX serves Hamilton, Halton, Niagara, and surrounding regions (See List of Service Areas below). Check out the Golfi TV YouTube Channel Videos. You will find videos related to the Real Estate Industry including new home listings. You will find industry tips and fun community features as well. Call 905-575-7700 for all your Real Estate Needs!
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Yes. Good morning. Once again, we're going to talk about the red hot Hamilton Burlington real estate market in February with the pandemic, keeping us all at home. We're going to talk about pools and how everyone wants them. And Rob gone. Well, we'll just call it a strange email from a listener of the show.
And I guess a person who resides in Hamilton, we also have a couple of special guests. We will introduce them to you in a matter of seconds. But before we do that, we got to get to the red hot real estate market in Hamilton, Burlington, Rob, you have some exciting numbers to share. I've got crazy numbers to share, today, the, the stats just came out and you're not gonna believe it.
I'll I'll tell you something. The biggest number that came out was glam. Brooke. I can't get, I just don't get it every month. That we go through this, the, the reports that, year over year, last year are incredible. So I'm going to start off with, Ann caster. So Ann caster, we just hit the over million dollar Mark on believable.
So there, so Burlington and, Ann caster are over the million dollar Mark. And, that's it, see things are, things are crawling more towards the, Hamilton Wentworth area. So the average sale price, for February. The 2021, $1,069,055 21% increase over last year. Last year was 878,630. Now dun DAS is up 18% from last year.
Incredible last year, 2020 in February $739,634. This year, 874018.2% increase in average sale price year over year now Flamborough. Incredible now Flamborough is kind of a funny market because there's some big sales that happen. So it kind of, it messes up the system quite a bit. So last year in Flamborough.
The average sale price was $868,238. This year, the average sale price is 1,383,625. I know there was a couple of big sales that happen in Flamborough in February, so that would drove the price up, but that drove the price up to 60% almost in Flamborough. So now nice little lottery there in Flamborough.
Glenbrook Glenbrook, another big one, 614,020 614,221, February, 2020. February of 2021, $895,957 45.9%. 46% increase. Incredible Glenbrook on unbelievable that I never thought I would see Glenbrook growing and strong like that. But look at Hamilton central, it kind of balanced off. 15%, 15.4% increase.
So last year in Hamilton central, the average sale price was $460,684. This year, $605,000 in Hamilton, Hamilton central. Hamilton eat up 30 to 32.2% from last year, $457,349 last year in February. This year, February $604,537. Incredible 32% Hamilton mountain, always a strong market, always one of the best markets, the average sale price on the Hamilton mountain now $732,563.
Last year was $543,466. It's a 34.8% increase in. Flamborough on I'm sorry. Sorry. In Hamilton mountain Hamilton West. Okay. Remember, Hamilton West has slow growth just because they're all re already a high market there last year in Hamilton, February of 2020, the average sale price in the Hamilton last was 561,929.
This year it's $615,372, 9.5% increase. That is probably the lowest of all the areas that has increased as Hamilton West, because always there's only so much it can go up. Right. So that's, that's where it's out there. Stony Creek. Now this is a combination of upper and lower Stony Creek and Stony Creek I think is part of the Hannon area too.
So there's a lot of sales that are happening. So last year in February of 2020, it was 589,980. This year it's 802,642. It's a plus 36% increase in year over year in average sale price. Watered down. They're getting close to the million dollar Mark. Look out guys. Maybe you should buy in Waterdown because it's going to go up last year.
February of 2020 $713,589. This year 935,739 plus 31% increase year over year average sale price, Burlington. 26% increase from last year. Last year in February, we're hovering around $843,000. This year, 1,067,867 bros. This is just part of the GTA. It's just, you know, it's just an expansion of the GTA, going crazy.
I'm going to name a couple other places in the Niagara area. Bond Hill bond Hill is probably the second highest average sale price. If you're going to move into a nice elite luxury area, bond Hill has that last year. Fonthill average sale price with February was 718,446. This year, 929, sorry, 921,955. Plus 28% increase.
Incredible. Now Fort Erie now 40, it wasn't like one of the greatest areas, but they are. On fire 34% increase year over year. Last year average sale price in 40 year is $440,302. This year, 590,123. They're going to hit the $600,000 Mark soon you watch. And, let's skip to a Lincoln 39% increase $591,956.
Last year, this year in Lincoln, 820,804 39% increase. That's. Big jump. Negative falls has got a 32% increase year over year, last year, and the agriculture could bought a house for somewhere in the 400 range. So their average sale price last year was 478,000 thousand. This year, 632032% increase. Now look at this Nagra on the Lake.
You're not going to believe this. Last year now in the, the Lake is like a roller coaster ride. And it depends if they sell high end homes that month or they don't. But last year, February, the average sale price was 686,000. Are you guys ready for this? Do I need a drum roll? I don't know. But anyway, this year one million one hundred eighty eight thousand nine hundred sixty one thousand.
The way I'm talking to him sounded like somebody wanted a million dollars anyway. So 73% increase. In average sale price. Now that's because they probably sold a lot of high end homes. We've been a lot of high-end homes have been selling through the last six months. Luxury is up on the rise and it's still selling.
We just sold one in Lincoln for $2 million and they struggled a year ago trying to sell it. Obviously they called the Golfiteam. We sold it. So things are rocking out there now St. Catherine's 36% increase last year, 466,000. In $1 this year, 635,723 36% increase in St. Catherine's last and not least Welland Welland is it's got a good, it's got a good market.
Now I had different thoughts of welling, but they're getting pretty computer as I see them. So, 418,000 last year, sorry, $418,805. In February last year, this year, $543,212. Average sale price. 30% increase in Whelan. Those are the numbers. I hope everybody's happy. And I know the buyers aren't I feel sorry for you guys, but don't worry.
There are deals out there. Get in the market because it's going to happen for you guys. Yeah, I was going to say the sellers are happy, but they're going to have to alert. They're going to have to buy, I don't know. I it's just, it's just, the market is just incredible and, and I was doing, some sales to see how pool sales are pool sales.
And I, I included, above ground in ground and, above, above ground in ground. And on ground pools, they're both the same, but the average sale price has gone up quite a bit on a houses with pools in the, in the, in the past year, year, over year, I went from 2019 to 2020 and this year, they've already sold a hundred homes, with pools in, in, in the Hamilton area.
And I didn't do all the areas. I just did that. So that's a hundred. So if they're going at that pace, it looks like they're going to sell probably, 800 to 900, probably 800 cools, homes with pools this year, which is a lot more than it was last year in the year before. And if they keep going at the pace that they're going, you talked about the luxury market.
Why is the luxury market so hot in the pandemic? People want room, people want space. And a lot of these luxury homes have pools. A lot of these luxury homes have lots of bedrooms, lots of places to walk around. People are bumping into each other in their homes. They don't want to do that. They want, they need space.
They want a place. And the thing is, and most households. Rick have a double, like a double income earners. Right? So, so if they're both working out of their house, so one's got the dining room table, one's got this, so they need more room. So that's what I think, what the causes of the luxury and a lot of the wealthy, you know, they probably weren't thinking about buying luxury, but they're saying, you know, what the heck, what the heck we're doing?
We got the money. Let's just do it. Let's just splurge. You know what mean for short, let's just enjoy our, our, the money that we saved. There's a lot of wealth out there. And, and it's starting to come out right now through the luxury homes. And during this pandemic overall from the realtors association of Hamilton Burlington, 1,271 homes were sold in February.
That is up 54% from January up, nearly 15% from February of 2020, and the average price in Hamilton. Burlington now at $848,000. A 7.7% spike from last month and up 29 and a half percent from February of 2020. Don't forget it's for the hottest listings in town. Head online to Rob Golfi.com. That's Rob G O L F i.com.
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welcome back. This is the Golfi real estate show Hamilton addition on 900. CHML Rick James in studio on the line or I'm Delfi sales representative with Remax who's Cartman Realty, the Ghelfi team. Find them online. Rob Golfi.com. That website again. Rob G O L F i.com. And don't forget, the Golfiteam is conducting their business in a safe manner during the pandemic call Hamilton and Burlington's number one Remax team and volume in it.
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We've been in this mode for a year. Now. A lot of people have been forced to stay in their homes. They're thinking, wow, you know, I'm sick of playing board games or, you know, doing zoom calls. I want to get active again, you know, going outside once in a while is great, but I'd like to stay in my backyard and.
Maybe jump in a pool. So let's bring in our special guests, Jake Smith and Vicki Dellaine there from Narellan pools, you can check out their website@narellanpools.ca and we welcome them both to the program. How are you guys?
Oh, we're happy to be here. Thanks for having us. Excellent. How busy have YouTube been. It's been a year. Let me tell you, it depends on like a struck, we've seen growth that I haven't seen in 35 years in the industry trying to open up a pool business right now, a wreck I'd say so. Yeah. So maybe Rob, but we'll, we'll ask you from a real estate perspective.
Why are people looking at adding pools? Number one to their homes? Because there's a lot of people, that, that I know that they either want to pool or they don't, there's not a lot of gray area with that. You know, Rick I'll tell you something for a homeowner that has a pool. I'm going to tell you something last year, made life easier through the summer.
And, and people that may be had pools prior and don't have one now or are booking and trying to get a pool in. So we're going into our second summer of this COVID now. And that's what people want. So like, I mean, if you have a cottage, fantastic. And if you're on the Lake, that's great. But if you don't have a cottage and don't have a boat and you know, why, what are you going to do?
You're just going to sit around in your backyard or, you know, and just. Hang out or like, I mean, you can't go to the beach, we can't go to crystal beach or, or up North or any beaches, you know, with saga beach or even, grand band or whatever. Cause they're not allowing people on the beaches. And the other thing is they're not opening up the public washings for people.
So you can't, you can't drive to a beach. And then walk around and, and you have to go to the washroom. You can't like they just not making it easy for people. So, so they're making people stay home. So if you're going to be staying home, what else is better than having a pool in your backyard? And, and, and I know Jake and Vicki they're, you know, they're, they're, they've been going crazy.
This is like, this is fantastic for all pool businesses. But, but now people are gonna look at this as a lifelong, part of a house that they want forever now. Like they, you know, whether there's pandemic or not, this is, they want that. And, and, and it looks like they're booking a lot of, a lot of pools.
AJ, it's just incredible. Yeah, we're getting a lot of calls. It doesn't stop. Last year people would say, you know, we're not traveling, they're saying the same thing this year. So it was not traveling, not going anywhere. You know, they're spending the money that they're saving and they're putting in it as an investment to their home.
And we hear all the time now, equity from their home and bank rates being so low. And the standard called that I will get is, you know, we've been thinking about this for quite some time now, but. This is it, you know, so I think if ever it was in someone's mind and you just mentioned, you know, your, your dream homework, you know, if we're staying in this home and we're going to make this, our dream home, then we're going to build it and we're going to do it now.
So a lot of that going on. So, big projects, with, you know, not just putting in the pool, but doing more than not even with, you know, outdoor kitchens and spas and fireplaces and really outdoor living space. Absolutely rec is that when a house comes up with a pool, it's gone, it's snag because people say, you know what, it may not be the house, but I love the backyard.
They may renovate the house. And, and because of that, like, To get up to wait. You have to wait for a pool. If you're booking now to have an in ground pool. I think you're, you're, you're what, at the end of the summer, when, when what's the date on that we ourselves are probably end of August into early September, but I can tell you most pool companies are, you know, a lot of them are 20, 22 middle up at least.
Yeah. Yeah, that's incredible. That's great. So that's, so you know what Rick I'll tell ya having, like, I feel like, I'm on a, like a special I'm like this special kid and you know, when you're in school, like you're the, you're the quarterback for the high school, you know, walking around the hallways with the Jack and so's quarterback you, I feel like, you know what you got to pull in your back yard.
It's kinda, you know, Feels like, I'll tell you I'm coming home at night or even going for a run in the morning and then coming home and jumping in the pool, having that luxury, having that is incredible. And, and house prices are up because a house prices with pools are up, because of, of, of this panic.
I mean, the house prices are up in general, but the pools are in big demand. And, and if you're, you know, it's just, it's just increasing. Thank you. That's something very true. So I think people that you could think about getting a pool. Would realize it was an investment, maybe not one necessarily, but they were going to get their money out of it.
That's right. That's right. Cause I remember, years ago, four or five years ago, man, I put, three pools in, in, in my lifetime. Now I would remember when I put a pool in and I, I would say my house was worth $500,000. Today I put the pool in, the following week. I said, my house was worth 505,000, even though I spent a hundred thousand or 50,000 in the backyard.
But now your return on investment on a pool is far greater than, than it was five, 10 years ago. It's just, it's just part of what people want. And, so, so adding a pool to your house is not going to hurt you financially. You'll that's like part of the. Part of the investment of the house. That's definitely, you're going to have a lot of equity growth because of that, for sure.
Yeah. I heard in our first segments, there are obviously a lot of people buying homes. Maybe not everyone wants to pull in their backyard, but for those who do, they purchased a home, they, they have a dream of, you know, establishing or creating a backyard Oasis. That includes a pool. What are some of the things they should be considering and looking at when they're, they are planning their, their perfect backyard getaway.
Basically, they're going to look to them as their yard, in conjunction to the sizable pool, right? All the municipalities have that box where you have to be away from, with any type of pool. So if you're going to buy a smaller home with a smaller backyard, they're going to look at a plunge pool.
If you want to pull, which they are becoming unbelievably popular. Elevation, you know, typical, you want to look in the backyard and you can see a pool in the backyard, then you probably are right. And you can probably get one in the backyard. And what is a plunge pool? Punch pools, just a smaller pool.
Seven meter, well, sorry. We're Australian company. 23 feet and less in length and 12 feet. In width. So, you know, just something that you can float around on something you can sit in and have a coffee or a glass of wine after a long day. Just basically, it is what it is. It's a plunge pool you jumped in and you're there.
Not, not nothing you can swim around in, but just enough that you can cool yourself off with and, and just get in, get in, in, out of, out of the water. So you have that benefit of cooling off, but not be able to. Do laps or anything, but Hey, and my, my cousin's got a plunge pool in their backyard. They got a small backyard and, when we go there, we just hang out, just sit in there and have a good time.
And, it's, it's pretty cool. Yeah. A lot, a lot of some even townhouses are getting them. Yeah. Yeah. Townhouses with, you know, a fair, decent backyard. So Rob on that note. So looking at, you know, property, if someone was to put in a pool, the smaller, the property, there's some limitations in terms of, you need to look for access points for us to be able to get in and do the activation.
Other things that have come up is, you know, hydro lines and things like that. They can't be over a certain parts of your backyard or that will, hinders the process. You'll have to deal with hydro and get those taken down. Different things like trees and tree roots. So if there, if this is it's a large older property and there's a lot of trees that has to be considered as well, because that becomes quite an expense to the move though.
So like take that, you know, the, if you can see your pool there and it's a nice open space. Then that probably makes the most sense when we get into rural environment. We're looking for septic, we're looking for oil tanks, we're looking for other things that could potentially cause issues as well. So we'll do the things that we would tell homeowners that are looking to put in a pool to look for.
That's actually great advice. Even for, as a realtor. I didn't realize. That large trees, I figured they could just dig the roots out, no problem. Or even the hydro lines, even hydro lines behind the property or, yep. Run over top of where the pool. So that becomes an issue of you can't have any electrical you can run.
I think you can telephone telephone. A lot of the older homes in Hamilton, per se. Yeah. The electrical runs. Across the back of the property. And then it comes across the backyard to a stuck on the roof. Yeah, it has to be moved. Yeah. Yeah, I got gotcha. I got you. I had actually a telephone. A line that went right across my pool.
I'm like, I don't like this. I can hang out. I can hang my sheets across there. So I actually, they actually removed it. They went around the property, they went around the property line to, with the telephone line, which, it looked, it looked a lot better anyway with the pool. So it didn't have that overhead, but, no, but it, yeah, I didn't realize that there's a lot of information.
There's definitely, Is it is a permit is permitting one of the first things you should be looking at or is, or would you record and a potential client contact Narellan pools. And again, the website and Rutland pools.ca contact you guys to say, Hey, I want to put in a pool. And then you kind of figure out, you know what, it's gonna look like, how it's gonna work, you know, the grading and all that kind of stuff.
And then go with the permitting process. Is that kind of the flow of things? Yeah. I mean, in all of our areas, we deal with, we have a good rapport with the municipalities. So if we walk into a backyard and right off the top, you know, we see that there's what we know is an easement. Then we'll reach out to the municipality and say, Hey, there's an easement here.
What other restrictions are in this backyard? And that's our starting point, but yeah, we'll go into a backyard and look at the, look at the elevation. Then I'll look at access like Vicki had mentioned and, You know, we tell people if you're going to do an entire project in your backyard, do a design.
And I know people hate that word, but it's better to know what you're going to do. Even if it's in phases over a four or five-year period. If the design is done, then just basically pick away at it. Our special guest. Go ahead, Vicki. Yeah, I was just going to say and further to that with the permitting. I do, I do the Justin on talking to potential clients that they do reach out to the mentality.
I like that because then they're getting the information firsthand. Sometimes. Because they're the tax payer and they want the information, you know, the city needs to talk to them and, they have to have valid questions. And sometimes we run into issues with the conservation authorities as well, that will piggyback on the permitting process.
So, we do all the work. We're happy to ourselves, but sometimes the homeowners want to do the permitting process and that's just fine. But lots of changes to the permitting process this year. I can tell. Oh, is that right? Yeah. Especially in Niagara falls and 43. No, have to have a survey. A lot of homes are sold without service.
Right. Right. If we apply for a permit, they ask us to get the client to get a survey of their home. So they have to spend the money on a survey to a survey today's bullet 1500, 2000 to 2000. Yeah. So, yeah, so that's an additional 1500, $2,000, the expense of putting a pool in. But the other thing is, not only that.
Having a survey is also really good because we had a property that, we didn't know there was a pipeline running through the backyard and the people that bought this property want it. We bought it for the reason to put a pool in and, we found out that there is. A fairly large pipeline that runs through the, like, like the whole subdivision in their backyard.
There was no way it would have been impossible for them to put a pool in our backyard. So that is another key point. When you're, if you are looking for a house and thinking about putting a pool in it, definitely a need to know if there's an easement on the property of any sort that could hinder you from putting a good sized pool back there, Rob, from a home selling standpoint, if you're selling a home that already has a pool.
What should the home buyer, and really at this point, the home seller kind of be wary of in terms of the pool condition and all that. So a lot of times here what happens is, and especially during this pandemic with all home selling fast and no home inspections or anything like that, the key thing is, I always tell my clients as a buyer, if they're buying the place, I ask them look, usually a pump is good for both.
Six to seven years. And if you get anything more than that, you know, good for you, if not, but just be expected. So we'll ask what this, what the age of the pool pump is. A lot of times the filter, depending on, filters or, you know, they last a long time, you just got to replace the sand. Am I correct about that, Jake?
And, and, so I'll tell him that, you know, I don't know what that is. So, I mean, in a weird time, you don't see the liner, so you try to pull back and see what you can see what the liner is, but you ask all the questions. So. You know, how old is the liner? Is it five years? 10 years. 15 years. And w what's the average age?
What's w when should you replace the liner? 15 years? Is it, it depends. I mean, they're making them thinner and thinner every year, so you're not getting that length out of them, but you still have lead in them. They don't have that in them anymore. Thank goodness. So yeah, I mean a typical liner, I would say five to seven years can get five to seven out of it.
Wow. Let me, let me jump in there. Cause we've got to take a commercial break, but when we come back more pool talk with Jake Smith and Vicki Dellaine from Narellan pools. And of course you're listening to the Golfi real estate show Hamilton edition on 900. CHML. You are listening to a paid commercial program unless otherwise identified the guests on the program are employees of, or otherwise represent the advertiser.
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That's questions@roGolfi.com. We have a couple of special guests today, Jake Smith and Vicki Dellaine from Narellan pools. Jake is a project manager, Vicki in the sales and marketing department. You can check them out online@narellanpools.ca we're talking about pools because they are. One of the most sought after items to add to a home or as part of a home sale.
Rob mentioned earlier in the show that, homes with pools have been a, a hot item during the pandemic, because as we know, most of us, or many of us are stuck at home and figuring out what to do, but Hey, if you've got a pool in the backyard, you, you can go for a dip. Robbie, you were talking about some of the, items that home sellers and home buyers should be looking at in terms of pool and equipment and all that kind of stuff.
Yeah. So as a buyer, they would ask all those questions. As I said on the previous segment, but, as a seller, if I'm representing a seller, those are important questions that I asked, you know, how old is the Tom? Powles the filter? How old is the liner? How old is the, if they have the elephant skin cover, if not, is there any, how's the pool liners or.
Is there any, you know, rips or tears or anything like that? Is there anything we need to know about it? And we will relay that to the buyer, but obviously a lot of times in, in, in over winters and a lot of winters are some colder and some not as cold, you can have a, an item that's working, and you know, In the fall and as before they closed the pool and in the springtime you open up the following spring, it's not working now, no matter what the homeowner, it's not something they did on purpose.
It's just the way life goes. It depends on weather on a M. Is that correct? Jake? Is it, could weather kill a filter or sorry, a pump, you know, like you had a pump that was working nicely seven, six years old, five years old, all of a sudden in the springtime, you tried to crank it up and it's not there. Is that, does that happen?
Absolutely. I mean, everything has a lifespan and you know, I mean, they they're on all day, every day for the entire season, right. So they're, they're working hard. Weather can have a massive effect. Everything gets drained and blown out, but still it's buyer beware when you're buying a pool. Right. You have to be, you have to have in your mind that.
I could be spending up to $5,000 to get this pool ready to go. Right. A lot of times we put a condition in there where it's not happening now because of the way the market's going, but we'll put a condition in there and saying, listen, the buyer of the property after they move in, they have 30 days to, you know, to open up the pool in the spring.
And if there's any issues, they can go back to the seller. And say, Hey, we have this problem. We're not seeing that because, everything's going into competition. But sometimes there is a condition in there for the buyer, just in case the pool. There is a problem with the pool when they open up, because obviously, you know, dead of winter, you got.
Put a smell outside. You can't really see what it's going on. So you're totally dependent on what the agent tells you and what the homeowner tells you. So, but, but like I said, w w we try to get as much information and stuff and things do break down through the winter because of weather. And it's not because the seller.
Decided to do that. It's just the way it's just the way it goes in life, you know, with, age and everything else. But, but yeah, no, it's, you know, that let a lot of houses right now are selling what pools. There's no doubt about that. Jake and Vicki, we have about a minute here. Most people, I would assume want more than just a pool.
They want some additions, whether it's a splash pad, or, or a bench or whatever the case is more of an Oasis. What's the most common or sought after addition that people make. I would say that, splash pads are big. It, it adds like a resort pool field to your pool. So you're getting this nice little sitting area that's about a foot and a half deep and it, it sort of is nice for children.
It's nice to sit in people. We put a lounge chair in there, so that's popular. We're getting everything from bubblers to therapy, jets, bench seating configurations now, are really popular. So people are really particular about their step entries and where the benches are configured. And. Just because they can waterfalls.
That's a big one. Yeah. A lot of water features water features too. Also Rob, because people are putting their pumpkin behind the water features, especially in smaller yard versus putting it in a, in a pool house or a pump shed. So that's something too. I wanted to put in, on, on the edge of the, you know, how you have the water, the water feature, the waterfalls coming down, and there's like, there's a platform there.
And then there's another, platform lower on either side. I wanted to put these gas. Bye. Bye. Bye. Your thing. My wife says no way. You're not getting no. I said, come on. It says nobody's got that. Lets us, you know, and so anyway that got kiboshed, it's really popular. Yeah. The fireballs on the corners of pools are popular as well.
You're absolutely. And colored. Eight colors. Yeah. So I lost out on that site there, Rick. Oh, for two for you, Rob. Hey, let's go to another commercial break. When we come back, we'll talk about an email that Rob got from a listener of the show. You're listening to the Golfi real estate show Hamilton addition on 900 CHML you are listening to a paid commercial program unless otherwise identified the guests on the program are employees of, or otherwise represent the advertiser.
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And one more to go around here on the Golfi real estate show Hamilton addition on 900 CHML Rick and in studio at one. Mark Linde is Rob Golfi sales representative with Remax is Guttman Realty. The Golfi team called them at (905) 575-7700. Online@romGolfi.com. That's Rob G O L F i.com and check it out on social media.
They're all over Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. So Rob, you got an email from someone who is blaming you for the current real estate market. What gives here? So I get it. I get a message, by email. And obviously he was a buyer that, doesn't own a home. And, and he blamed me for, because of this market, increase and, you know, I replied to him.
I said, I, I, I, I understand how you feel. I says, you know, Driven by the consumer and the availability of homes and everything else like that. And, you know, I wrote him a nice, you know, nice, nice letter and indicating to him that, that, you know, I can't control. The market and, but I can control the marketing that I do.
So he obviously sees me around, with signs and everything like that. And he's assuming that I'm the one that's in control, but not only that, I mean, I wish I was cause I'd be a lot richer man than I am today because I, if I can predict the market and if I can control the market, I would be, I, I, I, I would.
Love to do that because I'd be definitely a rich man today, but, but this market is happening all over. Us and Canada. So it's not just, in the, Hamilton halt, nag or region. It is happening right through the country and it's happening in the U S too. Cause I, I communicate with a lot of top realtors in the U S and, and it's just, something is, that's just the way the market is.
But the one thing I can say though, is, we're just getting a smudge more inventory that's happening. So the market is starting to get a little better. Or the buyer, it's just gonna, you know, it's just more inventory is coming, but still the demand is there. And, and I understand, I feel, I feel the pain for the buyer I really do.
And, Because if I was buying in this market, you just gotta just, you just gotta, just gotta be focused and be fierce and, and, and then just go for it. And, but yeah, no, it's not me. I wish it was. I wish I could control it, but I, I, I don't control the market. It's not a monopoly that's for sure.
And you mentioned a listings, new listings actually in February. Broke a ten-year records for the realtors association of Hamilton, Burlington, and the acting, active listings list increased by 28% from January of this year. So there's some good news. We have a couple of special guests on the show today, Jake Smith and Vicki Dellaine from Narellan pools, check them out online@narellanpools.ca.
And I did want to ask him one more question. We have a couple of minutes to spend on scams with anything that is exploding in terms of popularity. There's always those scam artists out there who try to take advantage of the situation. What should people be aware of? Well, I mean, ultimately a legitimate pool company is going to come in.
They're going to give you a quote. Yes, there will be a deposit structure. But if any, company's asking you for tens of thousands of dollars, even if they're legitimate, that's not the way to go. I mean, everybody needs to pay a deposit or the manufacturing companies need to need to have a base to be able to create that, that pool.
But, what we're finding is, is people are asking for 25, $30,000 and then just, they disappear. It's actually right now I have a friend of mine who in Newcastle and, there is, a massive scam moving around Newcastle right now Baltimore. And, it, it, it gives me a whole industry, a bad name. Right. All for sure.
You know what you gotta do get references. Because I'll tell you a scam, just don't have references. And just say, Hey, listen, give me some names of people that you've put pools in and that are in, in, in the same city or neighborhood that you're in. And, I'll. I just want to give you those names. Now, if they're gonna be home in Han, say all it's a privacy act or whatever, you know what, then you'd better put the red flags up because there's an issue there because I'll tell you something.
When people put a pool in. They love showing it off and I'll tell you something because they're so proud of their backyards. So don't let anybody tell you that it's a privacy thing, because when I put my pool in, somebody says, Hey, can I see your backyard? Yeah. I want to show you my backyard. I wouldn't, you know, cause you just spent this money in your backyard.
You want to brag about it, right. You just want to do so. That's what people do when they put pools in. So there, they want to show it off. They don't want to. Hide it. So, make sure if some guy is trying to get a deposit for you, you're trying to sell you a pool, make sure they've got credentials and, and you will, you that's the way to go.
Just make sure that they're reputable people. Don't, just go some fly by night guy, drive up with a truck with no logo or anything on their truck. It's a great point and a big thanks to Rob Golfi and our special guest today. Jake Smith and Vicki Dellaine from Narellan pools. Don't forget. Go online for the hottest listings in town.
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