You’d hope that after everything you’ve done to find the right home, including talking to real estate agents and mortgage brokers; driving all over town; surfing the web; and worrying that you’ll never find the right home, when you do find it, all you’d have to do is just pay for it and get on…
It doesn’t matter if the real estate market is sizzling or running along at its regular pace, you can always do things to increase the value of your home when it’s time to put up your Markham house for sale. Doing any of the tasks and small home improvements below will help make your house…
With condo prices continuing do defy trends in Markham’s real estate market, buying a pre-sale condo can have its advantages. But, especially for first-time home buyers, learning more about how presale condos work is important if you want to avoid any unpleasant surprises. What is a Presale Condo? Also known as a pre-construction condo, when…
Many first-time home buyers feel that once they have enough money saved up, they’re ready to put an offer on a home. But, while having enough funds is essential, if you want your first experience of buying a home to be a good one, you need to know more. You need to know the right…
What makes one community more ‘desirable’ than another? We all have our own reasons to prefer living where we do. It might be neighbourhood safety. Perhaps you like being close to highways. Families enjoy having great schools within walking distance. Truly desirable communities are those that have a combination of features that make them a…
You might have seen it as you scanned the news. It probably seemed interesting, but you also might have wondered what the hubbub was about. In August, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear an appeal from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). The Board was appealing a decision by the Federal Appeals Court…