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It’s no secret that we love music. We’re both passionate about choral music, and if you’ve never heard Emese sing, you’re missing out. More recently, we started a choir at our church in Winona, and Emese has begun conducting for the first time in her musical journey, while Henk accompanies as the church organist. At […]

September was a whirlwind! As much as we enjoy the flexibility and spontaneity of the summer months, getting back into the regularly scheduled programming was a welcome change. Both of our children started Grade 10 this year, each experiencing new “firsts”. Our daughter was invited to join the praise band, which leads the music in

Summer – what summer? Are we the only ones that feel like Victoria Day was just a couple of weeks ago? For some reason, this summer flew by! You may have noticed that we didn’t send an update in August. We were busy with our summer too, spending time with family and friends, celebrating birthdays,

June was life-busy, wasn’t it? For those with student-aged children, there were year-end projects due, class trips, tests, exams and graduations. We were busy with all of that here, and we even managed a quick getaway to the cottage with Emese’s sister and her family from out of town, which was wonderful! Speaking of getting

The real estate market, like our baby ducks, was full of activity. Yet it was, in one word, cautious. The ducklings are inquisitive, always wondering what’s on the other side of the door, wall, fence or shoulder. They’re incredibly vocal, and they have no inhibition when it comes to vocalizing their alarm, happiness, discontent, or

We do more than sell real estate! 😃 When we’re not selling, we’re singing! Emese is an accomplished soprano vocalist and since last September, she has also been conducting a small choir at our home church, Winona Gospel Church. By the way, if you’re reading this, you’re invited to join us for worship on Sunday

After nearly two years of declining house prices, sellers want some good news. Typically, April Fool’s Day is loaded with practical jokes. This time though, we have good news, and we’re not kidding when we say that now is a great time to sell. (Insert eye roll here. 🙄 Don’t realtors always say that? Maybe,

Every time we show homes to our buyers, we are “wet rags”, as it were. We prepare our buyers for this before we take them to see anything. They know, right out of the gate, that we’re not going to be selling them on anything that they see. In fact, we warn them of our

Have you seen the snowdrops and other perennials sprouting from the earth yet? Even though we’re officially into Spring now, we all know that Spring doesn’t actually arrive until at least the end of April. That’s not true for the real estate market though! Spring has sprung, and the market is looking healthy, compared to

As you know, the aggregate price of real estate is dropping. Some real estate professionals and media outlets are very optimistic about the current market. We’ve heard things like, “Now is the best time to buy!” or “Affordability isn’t affecting the market.” or “Pent up buyer demand will keep the market strong in early 2023.”