Is Your Real Estate Agent Going the Extra Mile?

Doing the bare minimum simply isn’t enough anymore. Make sure your real estate agent does these 11 things to market your home.Download the Checklist Why Marketing Matters Smart marketing sells homes, and these statistics are just a few examples of why we place so much importance on the strategy we use to sell your home. ✅ 44% of home buyers …

Home Staging 101

Have you ever watched HGTV and wondered how every home always looks perfectly put together? The answer to this is staging.  Home staging goes beyond just cleaning and decorating your home. Staging is adding decor, arranging furniture, and prepping your home to look perfect for listing photos, listing appointments, and open houses. When a home is staged, potential buyers see …

How to Stage Your Home Like a Pro

1. Clean house Make sure your home is spotless! Get rid of odours – a huge turnoff for prospective buyers – by opening windows, washing floors and walls and cleaning your rugs and upholstery. Next, de-clutter your space. A jam-packed house not only makes the house look cluttered, but it also makes the house look smaller. When you are selling, …

The Value of a Realtor – Do You Really Save Selling on Your Own?

Every time we encounter a HOT real estate market, we witness the emergence of alternative methods to buy and sell the property. However, even in the hottest markets, more than 90% of Canadians still chose to enlist the services of a professional real estate agent to sell their homes. ‘For Sale By Owner’ companies advertise a unique system for selling …

Wedding vs Home? — The Decision Facing Many Young Canadians

Young Canadians are facing difficult financial decisions with the cost of living increasing and the cost of becoming a first-time homebuyers unaffordable for many. That means that the high cost of a wedding — average $46,000 — may be the difference between homeownership as singles or married life as renters. An analysis from RateSupermarket.ca found that an overwhelming 84% of …

“… the experience was fantastic …”

From start to finish Leo made my boyfriend Kody and I feel at ease with our first home purchase. We are a fairly young couple with not very much insight in real estate but Leo ensured everything was the correct fit for not only us but our future. Overall the experience was fantastic there was sometimes where things did get …

Sun Life’s Real Estate Arm Plans to Increase its Rental Apartment Assets

Investing in rental apartments in Canada’s biggest cities may be a smart thing to do right now. At least that’s what Sun Life Financial’s real estate investment business Bentall Kennedy sees as a good strategy. It plans to increase its multi-residential investments to 15% of its portfolio, from currently less than 10%. Although there are signs that the economy has …

If you’re torn between investing in either RRSPs or real estate, don’t be. “People have a tendency to think of either RRSPs or real estate investing for their retirement plan,” Calum Ross of VERICO told CREW. “The reality is that consumers need both.” “RRSPs are diverse and can be adjusted to accommodate different risk tolerances. They also offer certain tax …

Home Inspection Success: 16 Ways to Prepare Your Home

In general, it’s good to have knowledge of your house’s nooks, crannies, and problem spots. Here are a few things you should consider before the inspector visits your home. Any major and minor issues could cost you money off your sale price or worse — the deal itself. 1. Clear Access Ensure access to important areas of your house are …

Number of Sales up 6% in October

Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) President Garry Bhaura announced year-over-year increases in home sales and average sale prices reported through TREB’s MLS System® in October 2018. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 7,492 sales through their system in October 2018 – a six per cent increase compared to October 2017. The average sale price for October 2018 was up 3.5 per cent on a year-over-year basis …