Andrew Shaw - REAL Brokerage

03/11/2026

I'm so proud of Craig Bell Estabrooks and my brother, Pete William Shaw. They both work at Port Saint John. Last month Ottawa and New Brunswick announced $463 million for the port.

Craig has been my friend since we were kids. Even at 13 or 14, he could talk the talk and walk the walk. He spoke so maturely, and he got along with adults as well as he did with other teens. We've played hundreds of rounds of golf together, and he makes a habit of shooting in the mid-seventies and whooping my butt. I'm a Wings fan and he's a Leafs fan, so we love to bicker about that too. Every time I show up at his place, my glass is always full and I'm always guided to the comfiest spot. He's the port's president and CEO now, and he's so deserving of it. He's the best guy.

Pete is the most likeable person I know, and as the port's Container Development Manager he's found a role that suits his skillset. He's been pushed out of his comfort zone, and he's done tons of international travel to build the port's relationships with other ports and shipping companies. I'm excited to see where this massive investment in the port takes him.

Since Pete started at the port, he and Craig have become great friends. When the three of us get together to watch golf or football, they're chatting and laughing about work stuff. It's cool to see. I'm inexplicably proud of both of them.

I wrote more about the port and the two of them here:

Ottawa and the province have announced $463 million for our port, for New Brunswick Southern Railway track and for rebuilding Simms Corner. Here’s what it pays for, a few words about two people at the port I’m very proud of, and what else was announced in the city this past month.

19/10/2026

Do you think your house would sell for its assessment?

Most homes around here sell for more. I compared every home sale the province recorded in Greater Saint John since January 2025, all 2,952 of them, with each home's assessment. The median home sold for 17% above it.

By community:
Fundy-St. Martins: 43.3% (yes, really)
Rothesay: 17.7%
Grand Bay-Westfield: 17.3%
Quispamsis: 16.8%
Saint John: 16.3%
Hampton: 14.4%

Before you add 17% to your assessment and start celebrating, the spread is wide. A quarter of homes sold for less than 4.4% over their assessment, and a quarter sold for more than 32.4% over. Your street and the state of your kitchen matter far more than any average.

The full breakdown is on my site. If you'd like to see what's selling around your own address, you can have it emailed to you once a month. It's free and easy to stop.

https://andrew.agentrunway.ca/assessment-vs-sale-price?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=assessment-gap

Would you have guessed higher or lower?

What homes actually sold for against their assessed values, by community, from the province's own records.

02/10/2026

The Saint John market in September, in under 30 seconds. 🏡

Still a seller's market, just a calmer one. Homes sold for 102.2% of asking, but by less than last year in every month of 2026.

The full breakdown, including what interest rates and the new US tariffs could mean for New Brunswick:
👉 andrew.agentrunway.ca/blog/saint-john-market-september-2026

Andrew Shaw, REALTOR® | REAL Broker
(506) 650-1242

02/10/2026

Is the Saint John market cooling off? Sort of.

Homes are still selling for more than asking, 102.2% in September. But buyers are paying less over asking than they did last year, in every single month of 2026. Last August a $350,000 house typically went for about $21,000 over. This August it was about $5,000 over.

Prices are holding. Single-family homes sold for a median of $363,000 in September, up 0.8% on a year ago. There are also more homes to choose from than there were last summer.

So it's still a seller's market, just a calmer one. Sellers are still winning; they've just stopped running up the score.

I wrote up the whole year so far, plus what interest rates and the new US tariffs could mean for New Brunswick from here, in plain English:
👉 andrew.agentrunway.ca/blog/saint-john-market-september-2026

Thinking about buying or selling this fall? Call or text me at (506) 650-1242.

Andrew Shaw, REALTOR® | REAL Broker

22/09/2026

MLS® NB145653
Listed at $499,900.
Listing Agent: Erin Ellis, REAL Broker.

More than 140 feet of Bay of Fundy beachfront, about 15 minutes from uptown Saint John.

285 Anthony's Cove Road is a completely renovated bungalow with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the water and a large west-facing deck, so the sunsets come to you. Three bedrooms, a spa-inspired bathroom with a soaker tub, a finished lower level with a family room, and a detached garage for storage or a workshop. The current owner has run it as a short-term rental, so it works as a year-round home or as an income property.

I would love to set up a showing or answer questions: call or text (506) 650-1242.

Photos and full details: https://andrew.agentrunway.ca/285-anthonys-cove-road

27/08/2026

My new website is live.

I rebuilt it from the ground up and refreshed the look of the business while I was at it.

The part I'm most pleased with is the Market Pulse page. It reads live MLS® data for Greater Saint John and refreshes every hour, so what you see is the market as it stands today, not a screenshot from last quarter. Median asking price, how long homes are sitting before they sell, and how each town compares to the ones next to it. If you have ever wondered whether the market is actually moving, that page answers it with numbers instead of adjectives.

There are also the tools I got tired of not being able to hand people. A mortgage calculator that uses Canadian semi-annual compounding, so the payment it shows is the payment you'll actually make. A closing cost estimator built for New Brunswick. A plain explanation of what happens to your property tax after you buy, which catches more first-time buyers here than anything else I see.

For anyone considering a move to the area, there are guides to the towns around Greater Saint John and a page for comparing what your money does here against where you live now. There's also a gallery of restored archival photographs of the city, which began as a side project and became my favourite corner of the site.

If you're buying or selling, the guides walk through what actually happens, in order, without the jargon.

No signup, no email wall. Have a look around.

www.andrew.agentrunway.ca

Andrew Shaw, REALTOR® with REAL Broker
(506) 650-1242

26/06/2026

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own one of the most iconic homes in the area. Let me know if you want to go have a look!

30/04/2026

A small story.

For most of my real estate career, I tracked my numbers the way most agents do — well enough to file taxes, well enough to pay the bills, not well enough to actually understand the shape of my own business.

A few months ago, the dashboard I'd been building for myself surfaced a pattern in my own production that I had been blind to for years. Just sitting there in the data once you stack enough of it side by side.

That was the moment I realized two things at the same time. First — I'd been running my own business on instinct way longer than I should have. Second — if my own tool could teach me something about my own business, other agents deserved a shot at the same thing, and I owed it to them to do this properly.

So I called a lawyer.

The next ninety days were incorporation, trademarking, a stack of compliance work, and the start of an insurance review. About ten grand so far. Welcome to small business in Canada.

I wrote up the whole arc — the moment, the call, the bill, what I think it teaches anyone trying to take their own business seriously, real estate or otherwise:

https://agentrunway.ca/blog/when-your-own-tool-tells-you-something-about-your-own-business

Beta opens in a few weeks. Pre-launch list at agentrunway.ca if anyone is curious.

A Canadian real estate agent on the dashboard insight that turned a side project into a real company — incorporation, trademark, insurance, and what it teaches every agent.

12/04/2026

Every agent knows their gross commission. But after brokerage splits, transaction fees, HST, and your tax reserve — do you know what you actually keep? I broke down the real math.

You closed a $500,000 sale. Your commission was $12,500. But how much of that did you actually keep? Most agents have no idea — and it's costing them.

27/02/2026

NEW LISTING 🏡
393 Hills Point Rd, Oak Bay NB 📍
$699,900

Welcome to your private waterfront escape! Built in 2022 this bright and sunny home sits on an impressive 5.43-acre waterfront lot, offering the perfect blend of modern living and peaceful surroundings. Step inside to a spacious mudroom with convenient main floor laundry. From there, you’re welcomed into a stunning open-concept kitchen, dining, and living area filled with natural light from an abundance of windows. The main level also offers a generous primary bedroom complete with a full ensuite, a second bedroom, an additional full bathroom, and a bright sunroom that leads to the outdoors, with an accessible ramp. Downstairs, you’ll find incredible versatility with a second kitchen, a spacious living area with cozy propane fireplace, full bathroom, large bedroom, and laundry hookups. Whether you’re considering in-law living, an Airbnb opportunity, or a rental apartment, this lower level offers outstanding income or multi-generational potential. Efficiency meets sustainability with an impressive geothermal heating system, providing year-round comfort and long-term savings. Outside, the property continues to impress. The large detached garage is roughed in for plumbing and includes additional space that could serve as a future apartment, studio, or guest suite, and features a loft above. This property offers the peace and privacy you’ve been dreaming of — with room to grow, income potential, and modern construction already in place.

Listed by: Erin Ellis - Ellis Team
Listing ID: NB134196
Full listing details : https://tr.ee/8NgkCyvDRf