When you are selling your home, your broker or salesperson will ask you to sign a listing agreement. The listing agreement is the contract between you and the brokerage that permits them to market and sell your home. These agreements should be in writing in order to protect the interest of all parties.
CONTENTS OF AGREEMENTS
To protect the interests of all involved, agreements should be in writing. ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on November 13, 2010
Maybe you're buying a home for the first time. Or maybe you're selling your old home to move up to something new. Whatever the reason, the buying and selling of a home is a big event. It's an intricate process involving many specialists. One of these specialists is a REALTOR®, whose job it is to make the transfer of property as easy as possible.
But not all licensed or registered Brokers ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on November 11, 2010
CREA’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Business Practice has been the measure of professionalism in organized real estate for over 40 years. The first code was approved in 1913 at the convention of the National Association of Real Estate Boards held in Winnipeg. The first Code of Ethics specifically prepared for members of The Canadian Real Estate Association was approved by members in 1959. ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on November 11, 2010
(NC)—There's nothing quite like owning your own home – getting to know your neighbours, decorating your home and creating a place that you can call your own. But owning a home is not quite as simple as finding the right home in the right neighbourhood; your financial situation can be an important factor in the type of home you can afford. For example, you will need to determine how much ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 29, 2009
Maybe you're buying a home for the first time. Or maybe you're selling your old home to move up to something new. Whatever the reason, the buying and selling of a home is a big event. It's an intricate process involving many specialists. One of these specialists is a REALTOR®, whose job it is to make the transfer of property as easy as possible.
But not ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 15, 2009
OTTAWA – October 15th, 2009 – National resale housing activity climbed to the highest level of any third quarter on record.
Actual (not seasonally adjusted) home sales via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of Canadian real estate boards totalled 135,182 units in the third quarter of 2009, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 15, 2009
(NC)—Over the last few years, designers, builders and architects have been preaching the benefits and strengths of quartz as a premium surface material and now most savvy homeowners across the country have caught up to this hot trend. Unique in combining depth and colour consistency with low maintenance and unrivaled durability, quartz has emerged as the preferred countertop material in homes ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 8, 2009
The last thing that a bank, credit union or insurer wants is to take back your house.
All the insurers have programs in place to help you keep your house during troubled times. Whether it's no payments for a period of time or reduced payments, they all want to work it out.
Most if not all financial institutions have skip-a-payment plans or can capitalize overdue payments.
Once you get behind ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on October 3, 2009
Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program's Homeownership Program
The purpose of the Homeownership Component of the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program (AHP) is to provide down payment assistance in the form of a forgivable loan to eligible individuals and families for the purchase of a home. All homes purchased must be new homes or conversions from non-residential use that have not previously ...
Posted by Carol Ireland
on September 1, 2009
Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program's Homeownership Program
Recently, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced a new wave of funding for the Canada-Ontario Affordable Homeownership Program.
Program guidelines and application forms are coming soon....so please continue to check my website for further updates.
Posted by Carol Ireland
on August 20, 2009