How to attract more buyers. That's what every home seller wants. More eyeballs on their listing. My name is Greg Hamre from RE/MAX Affiliates and I'm on the Hamre Real Estate Team. I'm in New York City this week at Radio City Hall. I'm with the experts from TV and radio. My background is marketing, but I'm always learning. I want to take my client experience to the next level. And part of that is being successful in marketing. Marketing is my background. It's what I studied in my profession and what I've excelled in in my business career. I'm also being associated with some of the best in the ..read more

Every REALTOR® wants more eyeballs on their listings, more exposure, more buyers and sellers investing in their brand. ? My name is Greg Hamre from RE/MAX Affiliates in Ottawa and the Hamre Real Estate Team. ? I just flew into New York for two days meeting with our number one website provider. ? Here are some insights, find out what the latest is, how to drive more eyeballs to the site, our site, weknowottawa.com and how to engage the customer, the buyer and the seller. ? And then we're meeting with the experts, the television radio experts here in New York, they do our purchasing for us on ou ..read more

Timing can make or break it all when it comes down to real estate—from a missed opportunity to seizing that perfect moment. ⏱️ I'm Chelsea Hamre with the Hamre Team at RE/MAX here in Ottawa. ? And we're seeing this consistently in the Ottawa real estate market where multiple offers are happening with maybe one extra offer. ? So a total of two, maybe even three and it can be a difference in timing that could seal it all and that happened to my clients. ? But on the listing side over the weekend, we had a total of three offers, two were in play at the same time, and one we let go wasn't really o ..read more

The affirmation of a REALTOR® today! ? Just had a team meeting with my team. Every morning we meet at 8:30am Do a roundtable just to find out what's happening in the marketplace. ? Make sure they're energized as far as the market conditions! ⚡ They know exactly what's happening and how to lead their clients to the finish line. And ask them what are the top five affirmations that a REALTOR® needs today? ? And they were, here are the five that I think are really important: Every day is opportunity! ? So you have to wake up, jump out of bed, and be excited about that day. And know that you're goi ..read more

I just experienced such a bittersweet and full circle moment saying see you later to my clients who bought with me in 2020 sold with me in 2024 and are moving back home to Calgary. I'm Chelsea Hamre with the Hamre Team at RE/MAX Affiliates here in Ottawa. And it's such a bit interesting moment for me and for them too, I'm sure because during their time here in Ottawa, they became first-time home buyers, first-time home sellers and in between this time, they got married, they had their first child and experienced so many different milestones within these past few years. And it's been incredible ..read more

Three mistakes buyers are making. My name is Greg Hamre from RE/MAX Affiliates and the Hamre Real Estate Team. We're seeing an uptick in activity and it's critical at this time of year and this is the playoff season. There's about four weeks that really, really are the top of the mountain and that would be week 15 to week 19. It's a little more competitive out there than we've seen in the last couple of weeks. But these are the mistakes you do not want to make. Number one is deal with a realtor that understands communication, not just with you, but with the listing agent that they can communic ..read more

Rockland is a thriving community just east of Ottawa, near Orleans. This is a bilingual community with a large French-speaking population. Rockland is a growing community with lots to love. From newer built communities to well-established areas this beautiful community along the Ottawa River just east of Ottawa is one the best communities we know.  Let’s take a look at what makes Rockland one of the best places to live in Ottawa.  Location Rockland is located about 40km east of Downtown Ottawa but it has easy highway access so it is a quick easy trip. Rockland is far ..read more

Three major buyer categories for this spring market here in Ottawa. ? My name is Greg Hamre from RE/MAX Affiliates in Ottawa and the Hamre Real Estate Team. ? We have three different major buyer categories. ? Number one for us is relocation. ? People moving in and out of Ottawa, people moving in and Ottawa want turnkey right now. ? They're not looking to do renovations. ? The mortgage payment is enough. ? That's the number they're focused on. ? They just want to move in and get on with their lives. ? Number two is first-time homebuyers. ? Younger generation Z millennials, affordability is thei ..read more

What a great way to start the week! ? We had an incredible open house here on Melodie Street with great action on it. ? People loved the cookies, loved the little gift bags, and more importantly, loved the home. ?? We also firmed up a sale on Cartographe Street early last week, and there was so much excitement there that I got to help my seller on that street. ? And we actually have a 25% market share in the neighbourhood of Cardinal Creek Village, so that is great news for us! ? I was looking at the numbers this weekend, and I just thought that was incredible. ? And lastly, we got an accepted ..read more

The Financial Post came out this morning, a very trustworthy Canadian newspaper and talked about mortgage rates. ? There's no expectation that they will drop rates until mid-summer, maybe late summer. ? But 25% of those that they surveyed said they could handle another rate increase by 1%. ? Who are they talking to? ? We're not seeing that. ?‍♂️ In actual fact, I'm seeing people calling me and saying, I'm calling for a friend. ☎️ Here's the situation feeling the pressure of the current interest rate on their mortgage and along with everything else, it's increased, there's a lot of financial pr ..read more