Good question!

When buying or selling a house, it’s important that you work with professionals who understand the market and actively buy and sell houses. We are within the top 1% of real estate agents in Guelph and do work in all areas of the City, from downtown to Clairfields and even the Arboretum 55+ community.

Additionally, we both grew up in Guelph and have witnessed the big changes from the 1980’s onward. What used to be South Guelph in 1986 is now mid-town! As long time residents, we have many established relationships that help with the buying and selling process.

Part of what makes us different is that because we have become a trusted, unbiased authority on the Guelph real estate market. As a result, we are the only REALTORS®  in Guelph trusted by both local radio (Waller Wednesdays with a monthly morning show on Magic 106.1) and news publications (providing monthly insights on the Guelph real estate market since June 2018!)

Some of our specialities include:

• helping parents buy a property for their UofG students to live in
• assisting with moving into/ out of the Village by the Arboretum
• #1 volume real estate agents in Exhibition Park since 2018! (buying and selling combined)

If you’re considering buying or selling, simply send us a booking request and we’d be happy to meet you with you discuss your specific situation. We’re comfortable in person, on the phone or a virtual meeting.

The majority of business we do is within the City of Guelph. However, as our local clients may be moving out of the area, we also service Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Fergus and Elora on a regular basis.

If you’d like to discuss buying or selling your house outside of Guelph, simply give us a call at the office 226 780 0202 or email us at info@bethandryan.ca and we’d be happy to discuss!

Definitely! We have helped many parents buy properties that their child/ friends will live in while at the University of Guelph. It’s important to know the areas, rental rates and ins and outs of becoming a landlord.

We have a whole blog post that is dedicated to this topic:

Purchasing student rental properties: a parents guide on where to start (2025)

There are different costs depending on whether you’re buying or selling. In summary:

• when you’re buying you should expect to pay about 2% of the purchase price.
• when selling, you should expect to pay about 6% in closing costs.

We have an entire blog that outlines these specific details:

Closing costs: What you need to know to close smoothly on a house

If you’re selling, there are a variety of factors to make your home more appealing to buyers.

Staging is a key way to make your home more appealing and Beth and Ryan stage almost every house they list. As each home is different, staging requirements will also differ.

Additionally, we offering staging consultations that could give you an idea of the work that needs to be done on your home prior to listing. We find that the main requirement is typically de-cluttering!

Resources:

• More info on staging your home here.
• Our blog on best improvements to make before selling

A home inspection is a key element for anyone buying a home. In the current market, we encourage home inspections for our buyers.

Home inspections can offer buyers great insight into their potential purchase. We’ve put get together a home inspection checklist that you may find useful on our blog!

Yes, in fact we do! In fact we do more transactions in the VBA than most local REALTORS®.

If you wish to get more information on buying or selling in the VBA, get in touch or visit our webpage on the Village by the Arboretum

What are the best neighbourhoods in Guelph?

• Best older neighbourhoods: Exhibition Park and St Georges Park
• Most affordable neighbourhoods: the Ward and Onward Willow
• Best commuter neighbourhoods: Clairfields and Kortright Hills
• Closest to Costco: Willow/ WestAcres
• Closest to restaurants: downtown Guelph
• Closest to the University: Kortright West and Old University

If you have specific requirements, get in touch! We can walk you through what options may be suitable. We could meet in person, a phone call or even virtual meeting.

Resources:

Best Guelph neighbourhoods blog

The average price for a house in Guelph as of Q4 2024 is as follows:

• Single detached home: $963,000
• Townhouse: $765,000
• Condo/ apartment units: $567,500

As this information changes monthly, it’s best to get regular updates from our market updates:

Guelph real estate videos

Guelph real estate podcast