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Painting This Weekend? Check out these tips.

January 20, 2012 by Charles Francis 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…

Filed Under: Renovations Tagged With: Charles Francis, interior painting, Ontario, painting tips, Real Estate, Toronto

How To Improve Your Credit Score

January 18, 2012 by Charles Francis 2 Comments

Here is a simple truth: if you want the lowest mortgage rate in Canada you have to have good credit. So what happens when you run your credit score and it turns out that it isn’t as good as you had thought? First of all you should check to make…

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Canada, credit rating, credit score, improving credit score, Ontario, Real Estate, resale, resell, Toronto

Moving Day: Research And Plan Ahead

January 16, 2012 by Charles Francis 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…

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: better business bureau, Charles Francis, moving, moving companies, moving industry, Real Estate, resale, resell, Toronto Ontario

Factors That Influence Your Credit Score

January 13, 2012 by Charles Francis 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…

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Canada, Charles Francis, credit report, credit score, financial consumer agency of canada, lending, mortgage, Ontario, Real Estate, resale, resell, Toronto, understanding credit score

Preparing A Property Wish List

January 11, 2012 by Charles Francis Leave a Comment

When starting to shop for your new home it’s always helpful to start with a basic list of things that you would love to have. As you go through the shopping experience expect that this list will undoubtedly change; you’ll exchange some of your old wish list items with new…

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: buyers fatigue, buyers remorse, buying property, Charles Francis, Ontario, Property wish list, Real Estate, resale, resell, Toronto

GTA REALTORS® Release Monthly ResaleMarket Figures

January 5, 2012 by Charles Francis 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…

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: Charles Francis, market conditions, Ontario, Real Estate, resale market, Toronto

Toronto In The Winter: A reminder of what snow looks like!

January 4, 2012 by Charles Francis Leave a Comment

It’s January 4th, the decorations are away (almost) and the house back in order (kind of), yet I feel as if something is still missing. When I stumbled on a video about getting a head start on the spring time garden it occurred to me that what is missing is…

Filed Under: Current Affairs, Featured Posts Tagged With: Blizzard 1999, Charles Francis, downtown toronto, Ontario, Real Estate, Riverdale Park, Toboggan slides, Tobogganing, Toronto

GTA REALTORS® Report Mid-Month Resale Housing Market Figures

December 16, 2011 by Charles Francis Leave a Comment

The numbers are in for the first two weeks of December. According to the MLS system, the GTA has seen a 4.3% increase in the number of sales on a year to date basis compared to 2010, and a 11% increase for the first two weeks compared to last year….

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: MLS, Ontario, Real Estate, resale, resale market, Toronto, TorontoMLS

Canadian Resale Home Sales Edge Higher in November

December 15, 2011 by Charles Francis Leave a Comment

The Canadian Real Estate Association released their Resale Housing Activity numbers for the month of November today. The numbers are up again with Gregory Klump, CREA’s Chief Economist noting, “current trends for resale housing and new home construction suggest that tightened mortgage regulations are working as intended and fostering economic…

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: canadian resale market, November 2011, Ontario, Real Estate, resale market, Toronto

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