BEEEEP, BEEEEEP, BEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEP! It might be annoying, especially when you've burned the toast for the 4th time this week, but smoke alarms save lives.
A few days ago in the city of Toronto, a father and his young daughter were both killed due to a house fire. And today on the news, I listened to the announcer introduce a representative from the Ontario Fire Marshal who proceeded ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on March 12, 2010
The days are getting longer and the daytime temperatures are getting a bit warmer. That means the maple sap is starting to run, and community maple syrup festivals and events are happening in your area!
For a listing of Maple Syrup Festivals in the Greater Toronto Area, click on the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association website. Or, here are a couple of highlighted ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on March 2, 2010
The Brampton Lions Club is hosting a charity dance this coming Saturday, February 27th from 7:30pm to 1:00am, raising money to help send underprivileged and/or sick children to Disney for a Day!
Date: February 27th
Time: 7:30pm - 1:00am
Cost: $15.00 per person
Location: Century Gardens Recreation Centre, Brampton (corner of Vodden St & Rutherford Rd)
This year's ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on February 24, 2010
Today marks the start of a mid-winter restaurant festival "A Taste of Downtown Brampton". Restaurants in the downtown area of Brampton are offering lunch and dinner fixed-price menus for the next couple of weeks, and I encourage all of us to support these local businesses!
Restaurants with diverse cuisine from Italian (Fanzorelli's, Mount Vesuvio, etc) to Japanese (Sushi House) ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on February 22, 2010
I've been working with a really nice family lately showing them a few homes for sale in the Brampton area (actually, just three!) and talking with them about the process of moving house. The reason they've been planning on selling - and downsizing - is to save a bit of money as the economy recovers, plus their kids will be teenagers within the next few years and we all know teenagers ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on January 26, 2010
Happy New Year, everyone!
It's January 6, 2010 as I write this blog, and it's very interesting to see how the market has changed over the last year, eh?
At this time a year ago, everyone had gone into hibernation, and adopted a "wait and see" attitude with regards to the economy and the housing market. One year later, and the market has changed drastically! Prices are going up due ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on January 6, 2010
I was surfing www.youtube.com today, and thought it might be interesting to see if there were any Century 21 videos. Well, I found a whole lot of them - many of them hilarious! Some of them were from real estate sales representatives showing off their listings (a cool idea), others were from clients showing off the new home they bought with help from their Century 21 REALTOR, and then ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on November 15, 2009
If you haven't been paying attention to the news lately, you might have missed information about the Home Renovation Tax Credit. It's part of the stimulus program that the federal government has put into place for this year, as part of the effort to help the economy and shorten the recession. Essentially, it works by reducing your income taxes up to $1,350 for the 2009 tax year.
So, ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on October 25, 2009
So, I've been discovering very interesting things happening in the market - it continues to improve. Today, the Toronto Real Estate Board has released a report to the media showing that the market is still rising. So far in September, the number of transactions has increased by 23% over the first two weeks of September 2008. And prices have increased by 8% in the same time period. So ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on September 16, 2009
So, how much is your home worth? Hmmm, interesting question and the answers will change depending on whom you ask.
To determine a recommended asking and therefore likely selling price, a good Realtor will compare your home to similar homes that have recently sold. What's a similar home? A similar home to Realtors and the public is one that is approximately the same size (square ...
Posted by Jim Datlen
on August 14, 2009