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5 Ways To Maximize The Return On Your Investment
October 16th, 2010
You've outgrown your home and are ready to move. The big question is where to spend your money so you get maximum profit from your home with minium investment. The following is some advice on preparing your home for sale.
1. De-clutter - Almost every home shows better with less furniture. Simply removing a couple of items will make the rooms appear larger and more enticing to buyers.
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1. De-clutter - Almost every home shows better with less furniture. Simply removing a couple of items will make the rooms appear larger and more enticing to buyers.
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When Your Selling Price Is Too High....BEWARE!
October 16th, 2010
What Happens Behind the Scenes
If you start out with too high a price on your home, you may have just added to your stress level -- and selling a home is stressful enough. There will be a lot of "behind the scenes" action taking place that you don’t know about.
Contrary to popular opinion, the listing agent does not usually attempt to sell your home directly to a homebuyer. That would be ine ...
If you start out with too high a price on your home, you may have just added to your stress level -- and selling a home is stressful enough. There will be a lot of "behind the scenes" action taking place that you don’t know about.
Contrary to popular opinion, the listing agent does not usually attempt to sell your home directly to a homebuyer. That would be ine ...
GTA REALTORS® Report Monthly Resale Housing Market Figures
October 5th, 2010TORONTO, October 5, 2010 --
Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 6,310 sales through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in September 2010.This represented a 23 per cent decrease compared to the 8,196 sales recorded
during the same period in 2009. Through the first nine months of the year, sales
amounted to 69,069 – up four per cent compared to the first three quarters of
2009.
“The level of ...
Record First Quarter Sales
April 8th, 2010Market Watch
Record First Quarter Sales
April 6, 2010 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 10,430 sales through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in March, pushing total first quarter 2010 sales to 22,418 – the best result on record under the current Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) boundaries. The average price for March transactions was $434,696. The average price for the first quarter ...
Housing market continues to soar
March 18th, 2010
The housing market continued to soar last month with 77 percent more homes selling across the GTA compared to February 2009.
Nearly 7,300 homes sold across the GTA in February and average house prices rose 19 per cent over last year, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board.
"Smaller rates of growth were experienced in the City of Toronto and surrounding 905 regions," board president Tom Le ...
Nearly 7,300 homes sold across the GTA in February and average house prices rose 19 per cent over last year, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board.
"Smaller rates of growth were experienced in the City of Toronto and surrounding 905 regions," board president Tom Le ...
Careful RENOS Can Increase Home Value
March 8th, 2010
March 5, 2010 -- The Greater Toronto Area’s spring real estate market is just weeks away and many analysts anticipate that it will be a busy one.
It is expected that the number of properties available for sale will increase as homeowners react favourably to recent months’ activity. It’s also likely that the market will have more homebuyers, prompted to make a purchase before the added costs ...
It is expected that the number of properties available for sale will increase as homeowners react favourably to recent months’ activity. It’s also likely that the market will have more homebuyers, prompted to make a purchase before the added costs ...
A PROFESSIONAL TOUCH
March 8th, 2010
March 5, 2010 -- It seems with each passing year, buying and selling a home becomes a more sophisticated process. There are economic trends to analyze, regulatory requirements to adhere to and new technologies to employ in the marketing process, to name just a few factors that should be considered.
Just as you would only consult a professional mechanic to replace your brakes or dentist to re ...
Just as you would only consult a professional mechanic to replace your brakes or dentist to re ...
GTA REALTORS® REPORT MID-FEBRUARY RESALE HOUSING MARKET FIGURES
February 18th, 2010TORONTO, February 18, 2010 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS reported 3,555 sales through
the Multiple Listing Service during the first two weeks of February.
This represented a 74 per cent increase compared to the 2,044 sales recorded during the
same period in 2009 when resale transactions had dipped due to the recession. The
February mid-month sales total was also 7.7 per cent above the previous ...
Some encouraging news and numbers
February 13th, 2010
February 12, 2010
No matter where your travels take you throughout the Greater Toronto Area these days, you’ll find that real estate is on many people’s minds.
No matter where your travels take you throughout the Greater Toronto Area these days, you’ll find that real estate is on many people’s minds.
From office lobbies to restaurants to subway trains, snippets of conversations about the market can be heard. This is a reflection of how profoundly our city’s real estate market affects all of us. Indeed, the quick rebound in the rea ...