Garage sales are becoming more and more popular within the York Region. Garage sales are a great way to dispose of those no longer wanted household items. Nowadays, people are finding that it makes good money sense to sell these items rather than throw or give them away. Garage sales are often held by people who are moving. Some people find it more economical to sell a number ...
Posted by Eric McCartney
on February 20, 2011
Greater Toronto Realtors® recently reported GTA real estate sales transactions in January 2011. The number of transactions reported (4,337) was 13 per cent lower than the record result reported in January 2010 (4,986). It is worth noting that the average selling price in January 2011 was $427,037, while the average sale price in January 2010 was $409,058. Thus, January 2011 prices ...
Posted by Rafael Zeltser
on February 16, 2011
Canada's Mortgage Rules to Tighten
• Canada’s Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, announced recently another round of tightening mortgage rules aimed at reining in elevated household debt and reducing risks borne by Canadian taxpayers.
• The federal government will make further modifications to mortgage insurance rules in March and April of this year, which will effectively alter ...
Posted by Lillian Cooper
on February 3, 2011
The current market conditions
The average MLS price compared to Average Family Income is continuing to rise. This means that, as real estate prices are rising, families are spending a larger percentage of the family income on housing costs. The ratio of Average MLS price to Average Family Income is fast approaching 4.5. It is interesting to note that the last time ...
Posted by Rafael Zeltser
on December 17, 2010
What a wonderful time of the year! Christmas is here! Feel the holiday spirit!
This is the day to spend with your family and friends. There is nothing better than decorating the house, getting gifts for the loved ones, sending Christmas cards and decorating the Christmas tree.
We try to come up with some new memorable ways to spend our holiday every year. Let us try rural ...
Posted by Alexandra Berezovskaya
on November 30, 2010
Under the deal ratified between The Canadian Real Estate Association and the Competition Bureau on October 24th, 2010 REALTORS® can offer individual services like listing on MLS instead of the traditional bundling of them all together. Boards and associations also cannot discriminate against brokers or agents who want to offer those itemized services. Real estate professionals should now explain ...
Posted by Richard Walker
on October 28, 2010
Our clients have benefited from this excellent arrangement between Century 21 and United Van Lines.
One of our clients who is moving a large household mentioned that this offer was substantially less than any other quote they received from competing moving companies. We decided to use this offer recently when we were arranging staging for one of our listings. We were able to move 3 rooms of furniture, ...
Posted by Suzanne Hodgson
on October 18, 2010
In 2005, I decided to spend a few months in East Africa working in Orphanages, Teaching in Schools, and helping on a building project. Some of the memories I made there were life changing to say the least.
Not a day goes by I don't think about these kids!
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Posted by David Ibrahim
on October 15, 2010
On September 30th, the Board of Directors of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) approved a settlement with the Competition Bureau, subject to member approval at the Special General Meeting (SGM) to be held in St. John's later this month. The SGM is a yearly event held every fall for members of CREA. The agreement with the Bureau will only be final if members vote in favour at the ...
Posted by Beverley Breslow
on October 8, 2010
What a great Century 21 Conference it was! All the speakers were good, and I think that Clara Hughes stood out the most. Her passion to 'sports' and the 'Olympics' and the way she expressed herself were unbelievable. She spoke about her feelings and the events leading into the Olympics as if they had just happened 'yesterday'.
Listening to someone so passionate about life and about ...
Posted by Tibor Ovari
on October 4, 2010