Cleaning doesn't need to be a daunting task. Here are easy easy to get your kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, and more in tip-top shape. THE KITCHEN 1. Take Inventory of Small Appliances. Donate the novelty appliances you rarely or never use. Clean out the inside of your microwave. And turn your attention to your must-have appliances: the coffee maker. To clean your coffee maker, brew a ...
Posted by Stephen George
on May 19, 2012
Tips on How to Best Prepare Your Home for Photo Day .
High quality photographs have proven to help sell for more money. ObeoSphereposted a study done by the Redfin Corporation discovered that listings marketed with photos from a high end DSLR camera gained anywhere from $1000 to $100,000 more at closing! Given this information, it’s pretty shocking that only 15% of luxury properties ...
Posted by Stephen George
on March 25, 2012
CHECK OUT CANADA'S BEST PLACES TO LIVE !!!!
Best Places to Live compiles municipal data and information from Statistic Canada and other sources. Numbers below represent rankings out of 190 cities. Where statistics are only available by province, provincial rankings are shown. Some cities have the same ranks because they are tied. For full methodology, click here.
http://list.moneysense.ca/rankings/best-places-to-live/2012/Default.aspx?sp2=1&sc1=0&d1=a
Posted by Stephen George
on March 23, 2012
The Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP) is a program for first-time homebuyers that allows you to withdraw funds from your RRSPs to buy or build a home. You can withdraw up to $25,000 tax-free ($50,000 for a couple). Your RRSP contributions must remain in the RRSP for at least 90 days before you can withdraw them under the HBP. Generally, you have to repay all withdrawals to your RRSPs within a period of ...
Posted by Stephen George
on February 7, 2012
Hybrid mortgages – also known as 50/50 mortgage products – include an equal mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate components within your single mortgage. This means you get the best of both worlds – the security of fixed repayments with the flexibility of a variable rate.
Although there was a time in recent years when mortgage experts considered a variable rate mortgage ...
Posted by Stephen George
on January 4, 2012
Ottawa resale housing market posts record sales in November
Ottawa, December 5, 2011 - Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,020 residential properties in November through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 940 in November 2010, an increase of 8.5 per cent. The five-year average for November sales is 881. Of those 1,020 sales, 244 were in the condominium ...
Posted by Stephen George
on December 6, 2011
Smooth sailing for home sales in September Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,202 residential properties in September through the Board's Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,071 in September 2010, an increase of 12.2 per cent. The five-year average for September sales is 1,160. Of those sales, 280 were in the condominium property class, while 922 were in the residential ...
Posted by Stephen George
on October 6, 2011
Above-average home sales in August
Ottawa, September 6, 2011 - Members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board sold 1,329 residential properties in August through the Board’s Multiple Listing Service® system compared with 1,099 in August 2010, an increase of 20.9 per cent. The five-year average for August sales is 1,225. Of those sales, 285 were in the condominium ...
Posted by Stephen George
on September 8, 2011
Home for Sale - 6164 Ottawa St, Richmond, ON K0A 2Z0 - MLS® ID 804289
http://www.century21.ca/stephen.george/Property/ON/K0A_2Z0/richmond/ottawa_st/6164
6164 Ottawa St is for Sale. View photos and more information about this property and thousands more at Century21.ca.
Posted by Stephen George
on August 17, 2011
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Posted by Stephen George
on August 16, 2011