Genworth Canada, mortgage insurance agency, has launched a web-site called myhomeplanner.ca. It's a neat little web app, that let's you specify your moving date, and it gives you a nice little calendar with icons showing your upcoming tasks. So you'd add Home Inspection, Property Insurance and Status to a list of tasks, then each of those tasks could be represented by a different icon, ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on June 1, 2009
"Please help; do you have a buyer for my house?" It's a common request, but not always as desperate as the seller sounded this time. The answer in most cases, sadly is "no". I alone can only provide service to so many buyers. But that's the power of the MLS system; there are a host of other agents that may have buyers for your home. They just need to be told about it. And ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on May 1, 2009
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on May 1, 2009
Did you know, that only 10% of agents attend the local MLS meeting on a regular basis? It's a great opportunity to preview up to 10 homes each week. I even find out about homes coming up for sale before they ever hit the market. My knowledge of the available housing inventory, and preview into where the market is heading, allows me to accurately price a home based not only on market ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on May 1, 2009
Don R Campbell - Real Estate Investment Network (Part 1 and Part 2).
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on May 1, 2009
Did you know ... one of the emerging trends in Europe, is to offer your house in a raffle giveaway? There are a lot of web-sites dedicated to property raffles, and it's a creative approach to a situation, where your property has become stagnant in a difficult market. Although usually done in Europe, and with multi-million dollar properties, for the rest of us, the best way to sell our home is still ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on April 10, 2009
What is HRTC? It's the Home Renovation Tax Credit that was proposed in the January 27th Federal Budget, that will provide for a 15% income tax credit on eligible home renovation expenditures, and is family based. Good between January 27th 2009 and February 1st 2010, it can be claimed for the 2009 taxation year on expenditures greater than $1,000, but no more than $10,000 and can provide ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on April 10, 2009
As a professional REALTOR®, it is my job to ensure you are well prepared and consulted on the entire process of purchasing or selling your home? This means having frequent conversations about expectations and how I can best meet them, and preparing you for each stage of the real estate transaction. You'll always know where you are on the path home, and your sale or purchase will be ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on April 10, 2009
A Home Energy Audit is something that is required before you begin making energy efficiency improvements to your home, if you plan on applying for Provincial and Federal rebates through the ecoENERGY program.
It's also something that could be mandatory in the coming months by the Ontario Government, as laid out in the Green Energy and Green Economy Act (Bill 150). Part of this Act could force ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on April 10, 2009
Did you know that plans to harmonize the Sales and Provincial taxes could negatively effect your real estate transaction? It would apply to not only New Construction homes over $400,000 but will also affect resale home transactions. PST would now be applied to legal fees, real estate fees, appraisal fees, moving expenses, staging services, landscaping, and more services usually associated ...
Posted by Szabolcs Pall
on April 10, 2009