Selling your home in Bronte

Bronte sells on lifestyle first: the harbour, the pier, the shops of Bronte Village on Lakeshore Road West, and the trails through Bronte Creek. Buyers range from downsizers leaving a large family house for a condo above the marina, to young families settling into the side splits and bungalows north of Rebecca Street, to custom builders looking at the lakeside pockets. Condo sellers should have the status certificate and the reserve fund study in hand before the first showing, because lakefront buildings take weather and buyers ask about windows and balconies. Detached sellers near the water get asked about erosion and Conservation Halton permits, so a survey and any shoreline paperwork belong in the listing folder. Stan Bernardo's team schedules showings around summer festival traffic and photographs the walk to the harbour, since that walk is what most Bronte buyers are paying for. Spring launches meet the widest audience.

Selling detached homes in Bronte starts with knowing who is already looking there. Stan Bernardo's team has sold across Oakville and Mississauga since the late 1990s; the buyers for Bronte tend to arrive with a street list, a school assignment and a commute they have already tested. The team prices from what detached homes on these streets have recently closed for, prepares the home with a stager, and launches when the largest audience for Bronte is watching. Photography, a floor plan, video, MLS® exposure and the team's own buyer list come with every listing. A written valuation is the first step, before anything else is decided.