Everyone assumes spring is the best time to sell. Andrea’s answer is the opposite — wait for spring and you’re one of fourteen similar homes in the same neighbourhood, instead of the only one.

In our first episode, Todd Hilton, Andrea Hilton and Anthony Field introduce the Hilton Home Team and get into why local context beats national headlines. Sudbury has a fairly independent economy — mining, healthcare, post-secondary — and a real estate market to match, which means what you hear about the GTA often has nothing to do with what’s happening here.

We cover:

• Why listing ahead of the spring market can mean less competition and a better outcome
• How the Manitoulin Island market runs on a completely different cycle than Sudbury
• Who’s actually buying on Manitoulin, and why Southern Ontario buyers are looking north
• Why pre-approval comes before house hunting, not after
• What right-sizing means, and why it applies whether you’re going smaller or larger
• How each of us ended up in Sudbury, and what brought us to real estate

Recorded January 2026.

Buying or selling in Greater Sudbury or on Manitoulin Island? Connect with us at askhilton.ca

Hilton Home Team — Sutton-Benchmark Realty Inc., Brokerage (Independently Owned and Operated)
Todd Hilton 249-801-1816 · Andrea Hilton 249-805-0607 · Anthony Field 249-805-0817