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For Sale By Owner
3, Sep 2009For Sale By Owner (FSBO) companies are springing up all over the place. It’s getting difficult to determine which one to look at as there are so many! Unlike the MLS offered to the buying public, Buyers looking to buy a home privately need to search many different sites. The other problem, as well, is [...]
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New Canadians Driving Housing Demands!
28, Aug 2009According to a new report by Scotia Economics, Canadian Immigrants are quickly catching up to Canadian born residents in numbers for home ownership. According to Adrienne Warren, Senior Economist at Scotia, “Homeownership tends to increase the longer one has lived in Canada, with the majority of new arrivals first settling in rental accommodation.” Also [...]
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Moving Costs
25, Aug 2009So, you’ve bought your new home! The hard work begins all over again – you’ve got to move into it now! Moving can be an expensive proposition even if you try to do it yourself We’ve all heard the horror stories about rounding up friends to help and then they don’t show! Sometimes, a professional [...]
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Market Update for July 2009
20, Aug 2009According to the Ottawa Real Estate Board’s President, Rick Snell, “Ottawa’s resale housing market had another strong month in July and strong sales in the past few months have brought year-to-date sales to 2.6 per cent higher than in 2008.” Ottawa is experiencing something the rest of the country doesn’t appear to – a [...]
Selling your home!
20, Aug 2009The Ottawa Citizen published an article about selling your home this past weekend. It invited you to consider the options when you’ve made the decision to move to a new residence. If you think you may want to go the “FSBO” route (For Sale By Owner) here are a few things to consider that [...]
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Still sitting on the fence?
23, Jun 2009Are you still sitting on the fence about buying your first home? Many people are probably bringing to your attention the fact that interest rates are rising and you’re feeling the pressure! Ok, it’s true, interest rates are rising, but I don’t think the current 3.99% is anything to worry too much about. We bought [...]
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Planning the Big Move
8, Jun 2009While you’re considering buying that new home, you should also take into account all the things that you will need to do before you to move into it! Here are a few tips to help you plan for this big event! 1. Call a mover or truck rental company at least two months in advance. [...]
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Spring Selling!
26, May 2009If you’re planning on putting your home on the market soon, here are some designer tips to help you show off your home through a celebration of spring! · Remove old curtains to let the light flow in. Install glass shelves, and show off an arrangement of colored glass bottles and vases, set closely together, [...]
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Ontario’s New Green Energy Act & Energy Audits
24, May 2009Ontario recently passed a groundbreaking Green Energy Act which outlines a strategy to improve conservation, increase renewable energy generation and create green jobs. The bill passed on May 14th by a vote of 59 in favour and 13 against, and will be effective immediately after it gets Royal Assent. The new act has earned praise [...]
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