Archive for Home Selling In Toronto
EcoEnergy Retrofit Rebate Program Cancelled Early
The federal government has abruptly cancelled the extremely popular retrofit rebate program that gave homeowners across Canada rebates of up to $5,000 when they performed energy-efficient renovations such as replacing windows and insulating their walls. The program was initially slated to end on March 31st, but was instead cancelled earlier this week after the program [...]
Toronto Real Estate Sales In 2012 – So Far
How’s the Toronto Real Estate Market faring in 2012 so far? Quite well! The Toronto Real Estate Board has just released its mid-month resale housing figures for January 2012, which covers Toronto home sales through the Toronto MLS Listings for the first two months of January in 2012. “The market didn’t miss a beat after [...]
Renovating Your Toronto Real Estate
Renovate Your Toronto Real Estate To Sell The majority of us Toronto homeowners plan to sell – someday, even if it’s not within the next few years. And some of us may desire a new home, but it’s just not feasible or within our financial goals to move this year. You can get that new-home [...]
Getting Your Toronto Property Tax Assessment
This week, Toronto city council approved a 2.5 per cent residential tax increase for 2012. And to follow the example that all major local news outlets are using, this would add $60 to the current Toronto property tax bill for a home that is assessed at $447,090 – or what’s considered average. Now, $60 isn’t [...]
Tips For Selling Your House During The Winter Months
While Toronto has had an unusually warm winter this year, the next few months are still going to be filled with the dreary overcast days of winter. This time can be a slow one for the Toronto real estate market, just before it picks up in the spring. If you want to sell your home [...]
Canadian Real Estate Market Will Favour Sellers Heading Into 2012
According to the latest information from the Canadian Real Estate Association, Canada-wide, real estate markets will head into 2012 while slightly balanced, but will lean slightly towards being seller’s markets. According to Gary Morse, the president of the Canadian Real Estate Association: “The Canadian housing market is proving resilient in the face of ongoing global [...]
Toronto Real Estate Lawyer Bob Aaron: Not All Detached Homes Are As They Appear
In Toronto, detached homes can be very highly sought-after in certain neighbourhoods. It’s no surprise that when a detached home is on the market, it is clearly listed as being a detached home. Toronto Real Estate Lawyer Bob Aaron has taken a look at link-semi homes in his latest column. Link-semi homes look completely detached [...]
REMAX Report: 2011 Toronto Real Estate Market “Defied Expectations”
Well, 2011 is almost at an end, and with that comes the 2012 REMAX Housing Market Outlook. The report contains predictions for the 2012 Housing Market, as well as highlights from the 2011 Housing Market, including that home sales is expected to be 90,500 units, which is five per cent over last year and the [...]
What Does A Toronto Real Estate Agent Bring To The Table?
A very recent survey conducted on behalf of the Ontario Real Estate Association has found that few home buyers or home sellers in Ontario realize the full extent of the services their real estate agent is able to provide. Real estate agents might surprise you with some of the different aspects of home buying, home [...]
Toronto Real Estate: Fall Maintenance For Your Home
Properly winterizing your home will make it much more comfortable during the coming months, as well as prevent the likelihood of you having to fix something in the cold or the dark. Follow this checklist for quick fall maintenance on your home: Outside your house Inspect the roof, gutters and siding. This is easy to [...]
