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Seller’s Info
September 20, 2024
Whether you’re planning to sell your home in the next few months or just studying up for that eventuality, there’s no time like now to prepare. If buying a house seems complicated, selling involves even more responsibilities and expenses.
Here are some common steps to selling your home:
1. Prepare Your Home for Sale
Well before you’re ...
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Luxe-for-less home makeovers
September 19, 2024
Forget collagen or chemical peels. If you're like many, it's your home that really needs a facelift.
This quarter, Americans are expected to spend $171.1 billion on home improvement, according to research by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. While that number is staggering, it's still 2.5% less than what homeowners spent in ...
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Couples with no kids make the best neighbours: survey
September 18, 2024
When it comes to making good neighbours, fences have nothing on childless couples and retirees.
A new real estate survey finds more than half of homeowners - fully 58 per cent - see twosomes without tots as ideal next-door denizens, followed closely by retirees at 54 per cent (survey respondents weren't limited to one answer). Also popular ...
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Divide and conquer
September 17, 2024
At first it sounds exciting. Then reality sets in. Along with a new home comes packing, moving, arranging for new doctors, schools, utilities and other services. You'll have to find a new route to your job and learn about the new neighbors and the best places to shop. And you haven't even started with getting your home ready to sell? ...
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Home staging mistakes
September 6, 2024
Here, from interior decorator and home staging expert Gabriele Campbell, are 10 common mistakes sellers make when preparing their house for sale. Her new book on how to sell your home, written with Greg Tonn, will be published this month.
1: Just because you love it does not mean everyone else will. Ensure your property appeals to the broadest ...
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Get an extra edge
September 5, 2024
Are you selling your home and looking for an extra edge?
One option to consider is "home staging" -- merchandising a home for sale -- which can boost its appeal and increase its value.
"Your home is a product you are selling and we can help with that," says interior designer Tracey Mills, Calgary branch manager of Dekora.
"It's a very ...
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Toronto home sales jump 21% in August, realtors say
September 5, 2024
Realtors say home sales in the Greater Toronto Area shot up 21% in August compared with last year, with strength in all major housing categories. The Toronto Real Estate Board says 7,569 residential transactions went through its MLS system last month, compared with 66,249 sales in August 2012. The average selling price for August 2013 was $503,094 ...
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Fifty-something first-time buyers
September 5, 2024
Tom Hehir grew up in San Francisco and knew he'd never be able to afford to buy a home there. Even though he has a good job as a management consultant, he watched as the housing bubble took home prices into the stratosphere.
Then the bubble burst and everything changed. Hehir and his partner purchased a three-bedroom, one-bath home in the city's ...
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Recouping your remodeling costs
September 4, 2024
As homeowners consider where to spend money on their homes in 2010, the latest Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report reveals that the most cost-effective home improvement projects are small in scale. Seven of the top ten projects that will recoup the most money for homeowners are improvements to the exterior of a home that cost under $15,000. ...
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Luxury Home Trends
September 2, 2024
One of the best ways to update your home and ensure a good resale value is to adopt trends from the luxury home market. These cutting edge trends eventually find their way into the new construction market and become mainstream styles. While most households can’t afford in-home elevators or a custom wine cellar, here are a few of the affordable ...
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