Time for Your New Home Purchase? Determining the Type of Home for your Needs.
Planning your New Home Purchase? Which Home Style is Right for you? When it’s time for your home purchase, you should determine where you want that home located. Then you need to consider the type of home purchase you want to make. Each home style has it’s benefits and drawbacks. Condominium If you do not […]
Canadian Housing Starts Surge, Permits Edge Down
Canadian housing starts rose more sharply than expected in December and November building permits were also firmer than anticipated, separate reports showed on Tuesday, suggesting Canada’s long housing boom may not be over. Canadian housing starts surged 10.6 per cent in the final month of the year, well past already rosy expectations, as builders broke […]
On a Variable Rate Mortgage? Consider This
Variable Rate Mortgage Got some great information from the RBC recently about a variable rate mortgage. If you are currently on a variable rate mortgage, below is some information to consider about the current rate situation. There is no need to panic about this info, it is just solid info to help you make a […]
Buying Up in a Down Market
If you’re looking to upgrade your home, buying a home in a “down” market is the best time to buy. Consider the example below that illustrates that if you sell your lower value home and purchase a home with a greater value, your equity goes up! With Canadian interest rates continuing to stay low, this […]
Good News, and More Good News!
I am proud to report that for the month of November, at Realty Executives, I was #1 for sales in the company of over 100 REALTORS. The market may be a tougher one this fall, but I pride myself on working hard and being proactive, despite the market trends. Sales were down 4% for the month […]
Real Estate Trends
Real Estate trends have done some interesting things over the past couple of years. Sales in September from 2013 to 2015 are as follows: 2013 – $122,306,881 2014 – $151,329,407 2015 – $120,254,571 In September 2014, over 151 million dollars in real estate had sold; comparing that to this year’s 120 million. So what’s going on?? 2014 […]