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…
Painting This Weekend? Check out these tips.
January 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
I am not a fan of painting and for those of you out there that fit into that category, give me a call and I’ll give you the contact information of the painter that has proven to be a wonderful resource to me in the past. For the rest of…
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…
Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast
January 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This morning saw the release of Royal LePage’s House Price Survey for Q4 2011 and the Canadian Housing Trends 2012 Market Survey Forecast. Royal LePage is predicting a few things including that a national real estate price correction will most likely not happen until 2013 at the earliest and that…
Tips On Surviving A Kitchen Renovation
January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Kitchen renovations are at the top of a lot of homeowner’s wish lists. Or rather are at the top of the list until the process actually begins! Surviving a kitchen renovation can be tricky; demanding a level of patience rarely required in your day to day life. My wife and…
GTA REALTORS® Release Monthly ResaleMarket Figures
January 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today TREB released the December Monthly Resale Market Figures for 2011. The numbers again are positive, check out the report below. TORONTO, January 5, 2012 — Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 4,718 transactions through the TorontoMLS® system in December 2011. The December result capped off the second-best year on record under…