10 Expert Tips for Staging Your Home to Sell
Posted on Sep 06, 2022 in Selling
You’re about to move up into a home that better suits your lifestyle. Congratulations, it’s an exciting time! But before you can do that, you need to sell your current home. The goal of any seller is to get the highest sale price in the shortest amount of time. If that’s your objective, too, consider staging your home.
The numbers speak for themselv...
The numbers speak for themselv...
What Are the Monthly Expenses of Carrying a Home?
Posted on Sep 02, 2022 in First-Time Buyers
When prospective homebuyers are exploring the Canadian real estate market and searching for a residential property, many typically only concentrate on the sale price, monthly mortgage payments and interest rates. But this doesn’t tell the whole story. To get a more-accurate picture, and create a realistic budget, homebuyers should find out what are...
How to Make an Offer on a House
Posted on Aug 22, 2022 in First-Time Buyers
Regardless of where you’re buying or the market conditions, there’s one thing every homebuyer has in common: you have to make an offer to purchase a home. Whether you’re still in the browsing stages or have started to put your plan into action, as a prospective buyer, it is wise to do some legwork and gain insight into the process of making an offe...
Flood Insurance in Canada: Is Your House in a Flood Zone?
Posted on Aug 19, 2022 in Insurance
Homeowners have felt the financial pinch of flooding and thus, have questions about flood insurance. Flooding has surpassed forest fire as Canada’s top cause of property damage. Six per cent—and up to 10 per cent—of homes across Canada are already uninsurable for flood risk.
As major floods have become more common in communities across Canada over t...
As major floods have become more common in communities across Canada over t...
The Best Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Agent
Posted on Aug 17, 2022 in First-Time Buyers
It’s no secret that buying or selling a home can be one of life’s most stressful endeavours. With so many unknowns and variables at play, limiting stress during this event can help make the process more enjoyable; one of the simplest ways to help reduce the stress and anxiety attached to purchasing a home is to hire a real estate agent.
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How Will Higher Interest Rates Affect Me?
Posted on Aug 15, 2022 in Market Conditions
Canadians have enjoyed low interest rates for the last decade, but even more so since the onset of the global pandemic, when the Bank of Canada responded with a trio of rate cuts, bringing us to 0.25%. But 2022 has already seen three interest rate hikes in response to soaring inflation rates, which reached a 39-year high in May, at 7.7 per cent. Wi...
