Looking forward to the Labour Day long weekend.  We’ve been super busy, going 7 days a week so Mama and Charlie are hoping to get a bit of a breather this weekend.  But you know those two, all it takes is a call, text or email and they are right back out there showing and listings some of the most beautiful properties in New Brunswick!

We’ve been indoors  quite a bit the last few days with the rainy weather (Nicholas doesn’t even want to step one foot out the door when it’s wet) so the sunshine predicted for the long weekend will be a welcome sight.  I must say that the lawn is very, very lush and green.  Time for Papa to get the lawn mower out again.  He seems to love driving that lawn tractor!  There has been a deer sleeping on our lower lawn through the day and at night.  She doesn’t seem to care that we four-legged furry friends live here and we really don’t care if she’s around either.  We’re not the type of dogs to bark at or chase deer.  Nicholas and I pretty well ignore them.  Mama gets a bit excited when they eat her flowers but not enough to chase them.  I’d say Mama has enough flowers without worrying if a few blooms are missing.

We’ve had a lot of attention this past week on 217 Germain Street, MLS#NB025409  priced at $495,000, the impeccable single family brick home with lovely private garden and harbour view.  What a fantastic location just a quick five minute walk to the City Market, the shopping malls, pedway to Harbour Station and all the exciting bars and tasty restaurants in our uptown core.  Only twice in Mama’s career has she come across a historic home completely restored in the best of taste and care the way this one is.  With the owner being an engineer it’s no wonder that no detail has been overlooked from the roofing to the wiring, plumbing, brick pointing, windows and interior finishes.  The work is all complete, all that’s missing is you!  I personally love the place!  Where could you live right uptown in a luxurious mint condition statement home and have the luxury of a private garden to enjoy the fresh sea air of the Port City?

Hope you all have a wonderful Labour Day Weekend with lots of sunshine and plenty of fun  whatever you choose to explore in New Brunswick!  Then it’s back to school, next Tuesday!  Not for Nicholas and I, we finished doggy kindergarten & doggy school years ago and Nicholas won the top prize for smartest pup in his class when he was in grade one with some of his special tricks!  I’d say he was the teacher’s pet!  He’s such a happy looking guy!  Everywhere we go people say oh he’s so happy looking.  He does always have a good time no matter where we go or what we’re doing!  When Mama says ‘Okay let’s get in the truck, he’s the second one in because the Budster is always first into the Bud Mobile!

Your pal,

Big Buddy Bacon

What a week!  Great time to be in real estate in all price ranges!  The high-end is on the move with accepted offers in Milledgeville and Rothesay and the mid-range is on fire.  We have a beautiful new Exclusive listing on the waterfront in the heart of Rothesay with a full acre of total privacy and 300 feet of frontage overlooking Minister’s Face.  Price $985,000.  If you are looking for privacy on the water in Rothesay contact Mama or Charlie for details.

You can start to feel it in the air that summer is coming to an end.  The nights are consistently cooler but the days are still lovely and warm.  Still a great time for the beach, barbeques, the cottage, camping, the boat, the bike and all that goes with another fabulous New Brunswick!  So we’ve got a few great weeks left (maybe more if Mother Nature works with us on an awesome fall)!  So get out there and enjoy!!!  Nicholas and I are hoping to get to one of the beaches for a relaxing swim.  A drive in the country is always pretty this time of year, to visit friends.  We love driving around in our red truck.  If you see us be sure to say hello.

Your pal

Big Buddy Bacon

Great to see the market so hot in Southern New Brunswick!  It’s been a long time since Mama has seen so many relocating to our fine province.  Ten years to be exact.  She and Charlie have been dealing with a lot of people from British Columbia, Ontario and various states across the USA.  Nice to see some of the long time listings moving on to new owners.  Listings are at a shortage for the first time in many years as relocators fly in choose their favourite home and fly out leaving one more property off the market.  If you or someone you know is thinking about selling give Mama or Charlie a call as they are happy to provide a no obligation consultation to advise you on the value range of your home and the selling process.

I woke this morning at seven am to pouring rain and I mean buckets but it’s clearing up nicely now!!!  Mama was happy to get the lawn a much needed soaking.  It’s been a hot summer especially when you’re wearing a full time Newfoundland coat!!!  Thankfully Mama has kept me partially shaved for months in what she calls a ‘puppy cut’.  This means my fur is about two inches long and she says that I still look cute!

We have really been enjoying Cochran’s Country Market this summer!!!  Nicholas and I go with Mama in the SUV while she shops for everything from hanging baskets to annuals, fresh produce to the best steaks around!!!  Mama and Papa really enjoyed the local strawberries from Jemseg this year and Nicholas and I can attest to the juicy steaks just from the bit of left-overs we get along with our veggies.  We say, #BestSteakEver!  Special thanks to Tim and the gang for providing such high quality here in the valley!  Keep up the good work team, we really appreciate it!  Here is a pic of Tim with his large flower selection and our deck with the choices we made here.

Have a great week and we’ll be seeing you real soon!

Your pal,

Big Buddy Bacon

Summer is flying by and the weather is hotter than most of us can remember!  The real estate market has heated up as well being hotter than it’s been here in ten years!  A welcome change for the sellers but tough on buyers with selection of inventory lower than it’s been in a decade.  Usually July and August are the two slowest months of the year but not this year!  Mama and Charlie have been busy and have sold many of our high-end and mid-range homes.  If you or someone you know are considering to sell, give them a call, text or email as they are happy to discuss what’s entailed in being ‘on the market’, our marketing strategy which is second to none and the value of your home today.

Four open houses this weekend, all Sunday from 2-4!  Mama is at 11 Heritage Way off Pettingill Road.  MLS NB018710 $749,000.  A luxurious executive home with an amazing layout and stunning finishes.  The inground pool is a special feature for this warm time of year inviting you in for a refreshing dip!

11 Heritage Way, Quispamsis

Greg O’brien welcomes you to 31 Fox Point Drive in Drury Cove.  MLS NB025863 $499,000.  This exceptionally well-built three bedroom/two and a half bath home features quartz custom kitchen with butlers pantry and master suite with private balcony!

  31 Fox Point Drive, Drury Cove

Join David Nicholson at 11 Alexscott Court, Chapel Hill, Rothesay. MLS NB025240 $399,000.  This bungalow is in mint condition with beautifully finished basement and inviting sun room!  The gem of Chapel Hill!

  11 Alexscott Court, Chapel Hill

Charlie is happy to show you through 146 Harbourview Drive, East in Redhead.  MLS NB027837 $184,500.  This well-kept home features four bedrooms and two full baths with main floor master, nice sized deck and walkout basement.

  146 Harbourview Drive, Redhead

Nicholas and I are heading out to New River Beach on Saturday for a refreshing swim and some fun in the sun.  Nicholas will be digging deep holes with sand flying in every direction while I glide through the cool clear water (my very favourite thing to do)!!!  Mama and Papa will walk the beach in their search for sea glass.  They have a huge collection gathered from over the years which includes some very rare colours such as red, orange, purple, blue, yellow and lots of beautiful turquoise.  Of course the most common are the green, white and brown which are the most common.  They have one nice-sized pale yellow which has a bug fossilized inside.  Papa likes to collect milk glass and pottery too but Mama sticks strictly to glass.  She says that Nicholas and I are a big help in this process as often when our big feet churn up the sand as we run across the beach we unearth the corner of a glistening piece of glass hidden just below the surface which they quickly scoop up.  Hope to see you around.

My 1st day at the beach, 2013!!! 

Your pal,

Big Buddy Bacon

All set for the New Brunswick Day Weekend and looking forward to some gorgeous NB weather with warm sultry days and refreshing cool nights.  I can barely remember the humidity I suffered while living in Gatineau/Ottawa my first six months before moving to God’s country here in New Brunswick.  You can just imagine with my big Newfie coat how I felt in that sweltering 35+ weather every day.  The day I arrived to my new home in NB it was November and  I jumped out of the car, ran right up to Nicholas who was standing there waiting for me and the two of us took off tearing around the lawn.  When I was six months we were about the same size but I kept growing!  It was love at first sight for my new family and the feeling was mutual.  Mama and Papa were smiling and laughing, gently rubbing my ears and telling me how beautiful I am, Nicholas was being his usual silly self spinning round and round with excitement and I knew in that moment, in my heart of hearts, that this family and I would be inseparable forever!  And boy was I right.  I’ve been here six years now and every year is better than the year before.  Plus I LOVE this weather, never too hot and the refreshing nights are awesome!  We are so spoiled living in this gorgeous province!!  The people of Upper Canada have no idea what they are missing!

So happy to meet Nicholas!

We won’t be having open house this long weekend but we will the following Sunday August 11th from 2-4 pm.  Watch the Real Estate Guide, MLS.CA and this web site for more details.  Don’t miss the gorgeous property I’ll be featuring in my own ad “Buddy’s Best”!  Stunning waterfront in the heart of Rothesay on 2 Acres with sandy beach rights!

Thank you to everyone who turned up for our Global Luxury Open House last Sunday on Deer Island.  With 75 people in attendance Mama was flabbergasted (and picked up some serious buyers)!  It was a perfect, blue sky day and the ferry ride was awesome!  Special thanks to Papa, Auntie Blue and Uncle Clinton for helping out with crowd control at the event.

Auntie Blue & Uncle Clinton

Power boat cruising by.

  Scenic view from the ferry.

Have a great New Brunswick Day weekend and say hello when you see me out and about!

Your pal,

Big Buddy Bacon