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…
From mortgage insurance to lawyer fees, there are many costs of buying a home that are additional to the actual cost of the home. While most homeowners are aware of most of the additional costs, the provincial land transfer tax in Ontario often catches homebuyers by surprise, especially first-time home buyers. Levied by the Ministry…
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…
We really wanted to name this post “Condominium Apartment Prices Set a New Record in September!” But, because of the less-than-optimistic tone of most real estate news and blog posts, we decided against it. We figured everyone would think we were just trying to grab readers with our own version of ‘fake real estate news’….
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…