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Lots of Changes in Home Buyers' and Sellers' Profiles
May 12, 2020
The profile of home buyers will change significantly in the next few years, according to a public telephone survey conducted in September for the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board (GMREB). The survey, which is the fourth one, helps profile buyers and sellers, as well as measure their intentions over the next five years.
Buyers' and Sellers' ...
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5 Reasons Selling By Owner is a Set-Up for Failure
April 10, 2020
For Sale By Owner = FSBO
As a FSBO, you only have four ways to attract buyers.
Classified advertising.
Open House
For-Sale-Signs
Internet
Over 80% of homes are sold because the Buyer's Broker or Agent was being offered a commission on MLS. This is one route not open to you as a FSBO. By not listing your home on MLS, you forgo the ...
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Perfect laundry
April 9, 2020
It may not be the first thing a potential home buyer sees but you can bet that paying attention to this area will certainly make a positive impact. So what can you do to make this neglected space more attractive?
The laundry task is more than tossing the clothes into the machine with some soap. Ask anyone who is in charge of the laundry ...
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A world without the CMHC
March 15, 2020
Imagine a world without Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., writes the Financial Post‘s Garry Marr.
What happens next if the government is no longer behind that mortgage, making sure the people loaning the money or the investors buying that loan get paid, should you not make your payments?
For starters, you might gently be shown the door ...
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What bubble? Canadians have their mortgage covered, study shows
March 9, 2020
A new Conference Board of Canada study says there’s no housing bubble about to burst and maintains Canadian are having no trouble handling their debt even as it sits close to record levels.
The Ottawa-based group points out that mortgage arrears are actually going down in just about every market across the country — making a U.S.-style meltdown ...
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How to create a great first impression
March 2, 2020
Curb appeal -- that mix of architecture, landscape and colour that grabs the eye of passersby -- makes a big difference in how people react to a house
When it comes to choosing a home, first impressions count. The decision whether to look inside a house is usually based on a quick drive-by assessment. If a house has curb appeal, say realtors, ...
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The Inspection
February 15, 2020
You've found your dream home. But don't buy before ...
Your house has been sold, pending an inspection. Now the tough part begins. Here's the drill: Two vehicles pull up outside your front door. From one, out steps the real estate agent, client in tow. From the other emerges the most feared face in real estate sales: the house ...
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Home Buyers and Renovators Willing to Spend on Green Upgrades, Says TD Canada Trust Poll
February 14, 2020
Not only is the environment a top-of mind issue for many Canadian homeowners, but the majority are also willing to ante up a higher purchase price in support of their beliefs.
The TD Canada Trust Green Building Poll, conducted by Ipsos Reid to examine Canadians' views on environmentally friendly housing, found that 73% of Canadian homeowners or ...
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As low as they can go
February 3, 2020
Mortgage rates at what many expect are at lifetime lows with nowhere to go but up are spurring consumers to jump into the housing market. As the Financial Post‘s Garry Marr reports, with time winding down to get in on some of the best mortgage rates in Canadian history, consumers have pulled the trigger on purchases, and in the process seem to ...
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Downsizing in style
November 12, 2019
Interior designer Lauri Ward has built a career on helping people create a new look.
Now she's helping them make a new life.
Ward's latest book, Downsizing Your Home With Style, is targeted at people who are moving to smaller homes. Ward is the founder of Use What You Have Inc. and a pioneer in the interior redesign movement, so her focus is ...
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