5 “Emergencies” That Are Actually Normal When Selling Your Home

If there’s a mantra every first-time seller should memorize, it’s this: Expect the unexpected. While your realtor is going to educate you about the process of selling your home and share their thoughts about how the sale could go based on what’s going on in your market right now, no two sales are exactly alike. That’s because there is any …

What Is A Mortgage Deposit?

Only Half of Canadians Know! Many Canadians have a good understanding of financial services terms. A recent Angus Reid survey revealed that 51 percent of respondents were confident they knew what a mortgage deposit was, with 48 percent admitting they were ā€œnot very confidentā€ or ā€œnot at all confidentā€ they understood the term. It’s easy to see why there’s some …

2 Deals in 3 hours! – Who said it was a slow market?

What a day! Started off with a list of agents to call informing them that they will be in a multiple offer presentation at 4428 Vallence Drive in Burlington. I arrived at the client’s home for the 6:00pm presentation and fortunately one of the three offers was head and shoulders above the rest and fortunately for my client, the accepted …

Prices High & Inventory Low: Get the most $$$ for your home right now!

The Hamilton‐Burlington real estate board has just reported 819 property sales through the MLS for the month of January. This represents almost an 11 per cent increase in sales over the same month last year. They have also reported that 7.7 per cent fewer listings were taken in January 2012 compared to January of last year. The average sale price …

Think Beyond the MLS to get your home sold!

Spring time is when a lot of home owners decide to put their homes up for sale. The internet has done wonderful things for the real estate industry by giving sellers the opportunity to market their homes on many real estate websites. When you are choosing a realtor, one of the first questions you should ask is “how will you …