Over the last decade, I have kept as close an eye on the rental market as I do on the buying and selling market.
It's actually, dare I say, a better indicator than most of what is really going on. If you simply consider that if someone isnt buying then they are likely renting...it gives a good idea of what is happening in the investor market.
With some quoting vacancy rates at approx 1% for some ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on January 20, 2012
There is a very good reason I'd rather do PROACTIVE loft/condo or house tours vs public open houses. Although some realtors claim they have sold a home at an open house, the point is...there is a better way. To date, there have been almost a dozen occurances of theft, scam artists, harrassment etc posted on our member site. Having handled many of these individuals in the past, it helps to have someone ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on January 9, 2012
"I posted this on my Facebook page and due to the good reviews...I decided to share it here...hope you enjoy"-P
And now my 2012 gift to all of you who put up with my sometimes boring updates OR work stuff. Here are my 2012 predictions. Enjoy & share if you wish 1) People will wait in lines overnight for iPads shaped like Air Jordans. 2) The newspaper WILL report 3 major recessions & 3 major ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on January 2, 2012
"The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible"- Arthur C. Clarke
2012 marks my 3rd year of setting a goal that some consider impossible. To give out 50,000 Air Miles (1000 per buyer or seller I help) in one year and when I reach that goal, to send 5 Easter Seals kids to camp.
Like any huge effort, I am still trying to reach this massive goal. As you ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on December 26, 2011
This story is one ALL parents will appreciate:
November 29, 2011 -- TREB’s Past President’s Scholarship Program, now in its sixth year, has expanded to offer two additional scholarships. Two $5,000.00 first-place scholarships and two $2,500 second-place scholarships will be awarded on behalf of REALTORS® to four graduating high school seniors going on to pursue post-secondary ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on November 30, 2011
The picture above is of how I view St. James Park in St. Lawrence Market area of Toronto. A beautiful, shared space in the city that my downtown condo owners truly love & visitors worldwide think highly of.
For over a decade, my buyers have all shared some of the anger that is being expressed by protestors that have been occupying the park for much of the last few months of 2011. Why should ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on November 21, 2011
This message applies to ALL of you who may be buying your 2nd home in the years to come.
Based on an average of $400k, this extra tax can cost you approx $4000 more to buy a new home.
Remember you CANNOT complain later if you did nothing about it now!!
September 7, 2011 -- Homebuyers Still Being Targeted!
Your help is needed NOW to help ensure that Toronto City ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on September 12, 2011
July 13, 2011 -- The federal government has renewed the ecoEnergy Retrofit – Homes Program, which provides grants of up to $5,000 to eligible homeowners to make energy efficiency upgrades to their homes.
Details
The renewed program is effective from June 6, 2011 until March 31, 2012. Homeowners who participated in the previous version of the program before April 1, 2011, and who did ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on July 13, 2011
There is no doubt that all of you are following the battle we are involved with of keeping our well established real estate system doing its best. Surely, no good has happened in the U.S. from allowing organized real estate to become a free for all approach.
My beef today is the ability of the banks and newspapers to announce unfounded "opinion" pieces in a tone that makes buyers think twice. Well.....buyers ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on July 12, 2011
You have found the perfect partner.
You decide it's time to take the plunge and get married. Congratulations and the best decision you can ever make.
Having a partner in life can be a very key part of being successful.
One seminar I went to years before I married mentioned "finding the right partner for your life & business is truly the key to success". I have every reason to believe this ...
Posted by Paul Indrigo
on July 4, 2011