For most, moving can be an extremely stressful time and the best way to help things go smoothly is to plan ahead. Procrastination may work for you at certain times, but moving is certainly not the time to discover how you react to leaving things until last minute! Often you…
Getting Yourself Ready For The Move: Three Weeks until Moving Day Checklist
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Homeowner’s Maintenance Schedule
February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Inspecting and maintaining your home is one of the best ways to protect the money you’ve invested in it and with springtime right around the corner (that is if you choose to listen to Wiarton Willie!) it’s a good time to start thinking about what you should be doing to…
Mortgage Terminology: The Basics Explained
February 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Choosing a mortgage can, to say the least, be confusing. Understanding the basic terminology can make understanding your options and lot less frustrating. Below you’ll find a list of basic terminology that I hope will help alleviate a little of the frustration when it comes time to financing your new…
5 reasons why the housing market won’t crash | CanadianBusiness.com
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From fundamental structural differences between the US and Canada to large regional real estate differences here in Canada, the following article by Larry MacDonald published by CanadianBusiness.com gives 5 sound reasons why our housing market won’t crash. Check it out. 5 reasons why the housing market won’t crash By Larry…
TREB: Tightening market will mean higher prices
January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The article below is the TREB President’s Column that appears every Friday in the Toronto Sun’s Resale Homes and Condos section. This weeks article explains how the MOI indicator, Months of Inventory indicator that was recently introduced, reflects current market conditions and what expectations can be for the year ahead….
Property Tax: Basic things you need to know
January 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Property tax is an unfortunate reality for homeowners. They can be paid in installments (monthly, four or six times a year) or for some it is added into their mortgage payments (lenders may insist on making the payments). There are a few basic things that you should understand about your…
GTA REALTORS Report January Mid-Month Resale Housing Market Figures
January 17, 2012 by 2 Comments
The numbers are in from TREB for the first two weeks of 2012. Again we see an increase in the GTA with prices (up 8.5%) and listings (up 3.7%) over the same period last year. Check out the report and chart below. TORONTO, January 17, 2012 – Greater Toronto REALTORS®…
Moving Day: Research And Plan Ahead
January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
An article posted today by Kathy Tomlinson of the CBC, reminds me again about how important it is to research your moving company. In the article Tomlinson reports about an Ontario moving franchise, based in Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto owned by Himanshu (Lucky) Batta, part of the parent company Two Small…
Factors That Influence Your Credit Score
January 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With banks and financial institutions continuing to tighten lending requirements it is becoming extremely important to maintain a high credit score. Your credit score is a summary about your financial health and is used by lenders to determine whether you are a credit risk or not. So have you ever…