Kathy Tracey
Mortgage Specialist, Royal Bank of Canada
Halifax, NS
Tel: 902-478-4555; Fax: 902-477-8133; kathy.tracey@rbc.com
A pre-approved mortgage can help you look for a home with confidence.
A valuable mortgage tip from your RBC Royal Bank mobile mortgage specialist
Many homebuyers think that the first step in finding the home of their dreams is to start going to open houses and researching ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on May 26, 2008
RIM COMES TO BEDFORD, NS
November 2005 - Research In Motion Ltd., maker of BlackBerry handheld telecom devices, announced today it will establish a $230-million technical support centre in the Halifax area - a move hailed by some observers as the most significant outside investment in Nova Scotia in 30 years.October 11, 2006 - Regional council paved the way Tuesday night for an Ontario company ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on May 24, 2008
About ActiveRain
ActiveRain is a Bellevue, WA based technology/media company hybrid that operates the largest and most active social network in the real estate space.
Our roots go back almost 6 years but unlike many new "real estate technology" companies we are not trying to change the business model, but rather provide the technology to augment an existing one. Over the years ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on May 21, 2008
For Sale By Owner Tips
Need assistance in making an informed decision on whether the For Sale by Owner (FSBO) route is for you? Find out why buyer beware - applies with some FSBO homes.
BUYERS:
There are some very good FSBO deals out there. However, there are homes for sale by owner that are also greatly over-priced, some by $10,000-$30,000 and more. To be fair, there are also lots of real ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on May 18, 2008
Main Advantage of a FSBO? REALLY!!!
Most FSBO sites say...."The main advantage of selling your real estate privately is that you will save the 5% to 7% commission costs a Realtor would charge for listing and selling your property."
But do you really? Ask us why you do not actually save - that you actually lose that 5% and much more!!
Main Disadvantage of a FSBO:
The main disadvantage ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on May 18, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008
"Road trip" my real estate client and gym buddy stated - tomorrow we agreed. Well tomorrow was today - May 16th, 2008. What a fantastic trip it was! I will return ....
The day was just perfect for our adventure - it was sunny, calm, and warm. A beautiful day for a road trip! We left Hammonds Plains with an air of anticipation and a Tim Horton's coffee in hand at 9 am and travelled ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on May 16, 2008
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia - A Great Place to Live!
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia is a mixture of a varierty of smaller subdivisions...Kingswood, Glen Arbour, Maplewood, White Hills, Halliburton, Westwood, Tantallon, and Upper Tantallon. It's a great place to live and raise a family.
Our family moved into the Maplewood subdivision 5.5 years ago with no children. We found a beautiful home on the ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on May 13, 2008
There are presently 3.8 million Canadian households over the age of 55 who control over 500 billion dollars of real estate. This group will only continues to expand over the next 10 years. As more baby boomers reach late middle age, the overall demand for "special" services will increase. Special includes smaller houses or down-sizing, accessible houses, condominium living to decrease outside ...
Posted by Paulette Upshall
on March 6, 2008