If you are looking to buy a home, let’s get your your Financial Ducks in a Row. Here are my recommendations for getting ready to buy your dream home: Besides getting a pre-approval which I highly recommend BEFORE you even step out the door to look at any houses. It is important to figure
Like most of my clients today, it’s not just about buying a house it’s about making a wise investment that will pay off year after year. But, how do you know you are buying the right house at the right price? There are many factors to consider. If you are interested in building your wealth
Toronto Real Estate Board President Mark McLean announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,804 home sales through TREB’s MLS® System in October 2015. This is the best result on record for the month of October. “It is clear that many GTA households remain upbeat about home ownership because owning a home represents a high
Like most of my clients today, it’s not just about buying a house it’s about making a wise investment that will pay off year after year. But, how do you know you are buying the right house at the right price? There are many factors to consider. If you are interested in building your wealth
Are you a little confused about the current Real Estate Market? Do you know if you are even financially ready to buy your first house? I’m here to help you cut through all the information and break your house buying process down into workable steps. What is the first step you should take BEFORE looking
The dramatically rising cost of home heating is a bothersome concern for most Canadians. Heating your home efficiently this winter will be the key to keeping your energy costs under control. Here are some quick, easy and, most importantly, inexpensive ways to maximize warmth and minimize impact to your pocketbook: – Adjust Your Personal
When purchasing a home, typically there is a one-time cost as well as monthly expenses to consider. The down payment usually represents between 5 to 25% of the purchase price of the property and will be your largest one-time expense. Besides your monthly mortgage payment, there are monthly expenses such as property taxes, utilities, insurance
As fall approaches and the cool weather and shorter days arrive, cottage owners will sadly anticipate the end of cottage season. For many, shutting down their summer sanctuary is a double dose of bad news – not only do lazy days on the dock disappear but they are quickly replaced with the labour required to
Your carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases that you or your family generates as they go about their daily routine. Have you ever wondered what your number is, how you compare to your neighbours and what you can do to reduce it? TREB’s Green Committee met recently with Project Neutral, an organization
DETERMINING MARKET CONDITIONS The current real estate market dictates your position as a buyer or seller. It helps to know which type the real estate market is experiencing. Basically there are three types of market conditions. BUYER’S MARKET In a buyer’s market there are usually a lot of buyers looking for homes due to many
Toronto Real Estate Board President Mark McLean announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported a record number of transactions for the month of September through TREB’s MLS® System. There was a combined 8,200 home sales reported for September 2015. This result was up 2.5 per cent compared to September 2014. TREB MLS® sales through the
You are thinking about buying a home in Etobicoke and wondering if you need to use a Real Estate Agent or go at it alone. This is a common question I have heard on numerous occasions. It is true that you can find a lot of information online about houses for sale in this day