Archives for 2023

5 things to know about the FHSA Canada’s new tax-free home saving account The tax-free first home savings account (FHSA), Canada’s newest registered savings plan, has officially launched. As of April 1, financial institutions started offering this new savings plan to first time home buyers.  If you plan on using it, here are five things […]

TRREB March Market Report 2023 There has been a lot of debate about what is going to happen in the spring real estate market this year. Will prices continue to rebound? Will sellers, who up until now seemed hesitant, start to list their homes? Are buyers willing to continue to compete in a market where […]

Home staging, the practice of setting up your home to maximize its appeal to buyers, is not a new concept. In the early 1970s Barb Schwarz, who went on to become a legend in the staging industry, decided to switch things up and leave her job in interior designing to start a career in real […]

Downsizing? If you are moving into a smaller space you may have realized by now that you need to pack, organize, throw out, give away or possibly sell some of your possessions. Easy, right? For most it is one of those things that is easier said than done. Actually, for many just the thought of […]

The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) released their Market Report for February 2023 today. Not surprisingly the report shows that both the number of sales and the average selling price are down compared to February 2022. Certainly, that is the information that you will most likely see in headlines today. However, if you were […]

There are few certainties in the real estate world, but there are few ways to help your property sell faster regardless of market conditions. These strategies have been proven time and time again. So, if you’re thinking of selling this year, take a good look at the recommendations below. The first 4…… Make a good […]

Did that headline catch you off guard? Keep reading! So much time and ink has been spent focusing on all of the problems our current real estate market is facing. I understand you might be a bit conflicted about the idea of selling now. A few weeks ago I wrote a blog talking about what […]

Have you heard about the Toronto Vacant Home Tax and have you taken the time to declare the occupancy status of your home? If your home is occupied and you haven’t declared as such, you could end up paying a lot of extra money when the tax bill arrives. A Vacant Home Tax of one […]