The best way to save money on your backyard is doing it yourself. Materials are typically inexpensive and easily accessible at your local garden store, making it the best way to give your garden a makeover! Light It Up Just by adding ambient lights to available spaces in your backyard can change the mood. Wrapping fairy lights (or …
How To Sell Your Home With No Regrets!
If you’re actively (or even passively) thinking of selling in this market, it’s important to know what that entails. From beginning to end we have just the guide for you! The guide consists of 7 chapters, including a 10-step sale strategy and questions to ask your real estate agent before signing with them. By understanding your expectations early on, it …
April 2017 Market Watch
For this month’s episode of Market Watch we will be talking about how the month of April played out. The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released their market watch report for last month, and we’re seeing how well the year is going. Last month the biggest increase we saw was in the new listings category, which was up by 33.6% …
The #1 Secret when Pricing in a Sellers’ Market
Most sellers can face various challenges when selling their home. One of them being pricing. The #1 secret when pricing in a seller’s market is simple but might be surprising to some of you: Don’t overprice. Since we’ve been seeing double digit increases in the past year, it’s important to know your numbers and their recency. Most seller’s try to …
Why Toronto Buyers are moving to Mississauga:
Is looking for a new home in Toronto more difficult than usual? Are you considering moving to the outskirts of Toronto just so you don’t break the bank? If you answer yes to these questions, you’re not alone! WHY ARE TORONTO BUYERS MOVING TO RATHWOOD, MISSISSAUGA? More and more Torontonians are now moving away from the city into the suburbs …
Why You Should Move To Rathwood
Who’s Moving to Rathwood? I do a lot of business in Rathwood and many young families are moving into this mature neighbourhood. Prices in Toronto are becoming out of reach for many wanting to start a new family or just simply want more space yet still have a quick commute (around 20 minutes) to Downtown Toronto, Rathwood sits at the …
March 2017 Market Watch
For this month’s episode of Market Watch we will be talking about how the month of March played out. The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released their market watch report for last month, and we’re seeing how well the year is going. Contrary to the previous months this year, new listings were actually up by 15.2% in the year-by-year …
Should You Rent or Buy?
Typically when thinking of real estate, being a homeowner is what most people are drawn to. But in the current market, potential homebuyers are looking away from that option, and instead bringing in another option: renting. Renting as most people know, is a great approach for temporary situations. It has lower commitment pressure and is more easily manageable. However extraneous …
5 Simple Spring and Easter Decor Ideas
Simple Flower Candleholder Using just a rubber hand and a flower of your choice (a kind preferably of a pastel shade) you add a spring feel. By matching the colours of the rubber band to the green stalk or even to the colour of the flower, you can keep it simple. With the rubber band there’s not commitment to …
Are All Agents The Same?
A common misconception is that all agents are the same, but numbers don’t lie! Steven Ho is the ideal Realtor for you, and here’s why: In 1951 Rathburn Rd. E, Steven sold 38% of the 13 listings that sold in 2016, whilst 8 separate agents sold 1 listing each. The average days on market for the other agent’s listings was …