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Do You Need a Property Survey?
Do You Need a Property Survey? As a prospective home buyer, you’ve probably got a lot of questions about the buying process, and you may be wondering whether you need an up-to-date property survey. For buyers, the answer is generally, yes. However, rather than simply relying on the short answer, you need a clear understanding [...]
Read More >>Easing the Cost of Home Ownership
Easing the Cost of Home Ownership Even with today’s very affordable mortgage rates, the real estate market can still present a challenge to many people wanting to step onto the property ladder. First-time buyers in particular are finding they have to make adjustments as they plan for their dream of home ownership. Some young people [...]
Read More >>What’s worth renovating?
What’s worth renovating? One of the questions most frequently asked by homeowners considering a renovation is “What’s worth doing?” Well, the answer isn’t a simple one, because it all depends on what you want to get out of it. Is your purpose primarily to improve your property value, or increase your enjoyment of your home, [...]
Read More >>To Buy or Rent – that is the question!
To Buy or Rent – that is the question! For a lot of people, the number one reason they choose to rent versus buy their own home is their fear of signing their name to a long-term mortgage agreement. But let’s face it – very few of us can go through life without paying for [...]
Read More >>Home Energy Saving Ideas
Home Energy Saving Ideas Energy costs can take a big bite out of any homeowner’s budget, so you need to know how to be energy-wise. Here are a few quick and easy ways to cut your energy bills with a minimum of time and effort. One of the biggest energy expenses is your home heating [...]
Read More >>Tips for a Smooth Move
Tips for a Smooth Move To paraphrase an old real estate saying – the three most important factors for a stress-free move are: planning, planning, and more planning. Plan your move at least one month in advance. Set up an expense log, and start lining up your suppliers – movers, storage companies, delivery of new [...]
Read More >>Tips for Visiting an Open House
Tips for Visiting an Open House There’s a lot of information out there for sellers staging an Open House, but surprisingly few guidelines for the people who come to view them. For some, an Open House viewing may simply be an impulse activity to satisfy their curiosity about a neighbour’s home. However, for serious buyers, [...]
Read More >>What Makes a Good Neighbourhood?
There’s an old saying that ‘the three most important things in real estate are location, location, location. But what makes one community more desirable than another? Often, it’s the visible aspects of the neighbourhood such as pride of ownership in well maintained houses and clean, tree-lined streets. Sometimes it’s the intangibles: a look or feeling you get while [...]
Read More >>Tips for cost effective kitchen renovation
If you’re thinking of selling your home in the near future, investing in a few well-conceived improvements could pay you big dividends in terms of improving your resale value. The big question is: where to spend your money? Whether you’re selling in the near future or at some later date, your first consideration should be the value you [...]
Read More >>Look to the Future when home buying
With today’s interest rates at near record lows, many people are recognizing that a mortgage payment on a house can actually be comparable to what they would spend on renting an apartment or home. Perhaps you’re one of them and are ready to take a step up the property ladder. For most people, buying a home [...]
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