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Royal LePage Niagara Regional Food Drive

Helping Families in Niagara We invite you to participate in the Royal LePage Niagara Regional Food Drive taking place at four locations across the Niagara Region.  Join us in stocking the shelves of our local Community Care Centres and providing assistance to families in need.  Agents from our Royal LePage Niagara offices will at the following locations this Saturday, April 5th between 9am-3pm: St. Catharines: Sobeys, 400 Scott St, Metro, 101 Lakeshore Rd. Welland: Sobeys, 609 South Pelham Rd. Fort Erie: Sobeys, 450 Garrison Rd. Niagara Falls: Foodland, 6777 Morrison St., **Saturday, April 12th 10am-4pm**     
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RECO’s Home Smart Video Series: How Real Estate Professionals Can Get Involved

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] RECO has launched an exciting new campaign including several short videos which feature tips and advice on topics such as buying a home and closing costs. Each video points to the knowledge, value, and skills a registered Real Estate Professional brings to the equation. [/vc_column_text][vc_video title=”RECO’s Home Smart Video Series” link=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agvtpkazG_U&list=UUZC5mERZOINfWYdqCepFIug”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Introducing the NEW Royal Lepage iPhone App

Royal LePage’s New Mobile App Breaks Industry Barriers With Draw-and-Search Feature The new app is the latest in Royal LePage’s suite of digital real estate solutions for Canadians.  Last year, Royal LePage launched a new mobile website featuring Google’s renowned map-based technologies as well as its new and innovative cloud-based services, which allowed users to search for homes, using not only standard criteria, but also local landmarks.  Click here for read the full press release from Royal Lepage Canada.
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Royal LePage Niagara Residential Housing Report

Niagara Region Residential Sales Market 2013            Average Sale  Price # of Homes Sold Days on Market    *Sales to New  List Ratio           NOTL   $469,031 300 108 47% N.F. $227,072 1191 65 59% Fort Erie $204,968 549 98 52% St. Catharines $225,844 1865 46 64% Thorold $223,175 258 52 57% Pelham $348,509 214 83 51% Welland $185,872 675 66 63% Port Colborne $203,395 310 83 52% Lincoln $316,716 306 50 66%            Total Region $240,273 5668 64 59% *Definition: Sales to new listings ratio is a simple
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The Royal Lepage Niagara 2014 Kickoff

The Royal Lepage Niagara 2014 Kickoff The Royal Lepage Niagara management team is doing their happy dance!  That’s because Royal Lepage Niagara has achieved the #1 market share in the Niagara Region for  yet another year, 2013, and that is definitely something to jump up and down about! Even so, we’re not content to just rest on our laurels. We’re kicking off 2014 with exciting new goals, challenges, and ideas. Royal Lepage Niagara agents are leading the way with their focus squarely on the core of the real estate business, which is their commitment to building lasting relationships with their
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The Top 10 Mistakes New Home Buyers Make

Why you should be wary of show homes, what to do if yours isn’t ready on time and much more. When Karen Somerville and her husband Alan Greenberg showed up for the pre-delivery inspection of their brand new luxury home in Ottawa they were horrified. Electricians, dry wallers, plumbers and a variety of other tradespeople were still busy constructing their home and, despite assurances from the builder, the couple seriously doubted their $443,000 new build would be ready for possession in 14 days. Electrical wires hung from ceilings and stuck out from unfinished walls, appliances and cabinets were stacked in the
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Royal LePage Celebrates 100 Years!

Royal Lepage Celebrates 100 Years! 2013 marked an important and exciting milestone as Royal LePage celebrated its 100th Birthday! 100 Years of Helping You Home. These six simple words convey much about us and about our great company: enduring success; a client-centric culture that puts the needs of those we serve ahead of our own; and the importance of family and community. A.E. LePage established his real estate company, ‘A.E. LePage – The Bungalow Specialist’ on July 2, 1913. He was a pioneer in the business of real estate, whose innovation and belief in customer service helped set the standard
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