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Status Certificates – The necessary evil?

I’ve been meaning to write the blog post for the past two weeks and have been so busy with the projects underway including our Friends of Winchester Park project. I recently sold a condo unit for a client that was referred to me by another client. The condo, while updated, was in an older building that was kept up very …

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Closing day and me!

It has been an interesting week for me and one of my clients!  Thursday started off with a BBM early in the morning while I was at the bank that read, “F*** me” and followed with a story that went on to explain that the property is flooded.  Let’s go through it in a bit of detail and lay out …

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10 Ways to get multiple offers for your house

I had written about how you can get your offer accepted when heading into a multiple offer scenario and thought it would be fitting to talk about how you can promote a multiple offers from buyers when listing your property.  Please feel free to share and add to the list: List at Market Value or just below it – In a hot …

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10 ways to get your offer accepted

In light of my earlier post about a new record set in the Toronto Real Estate Board for highest percent of list price ever offered and accepted, I thought it would be beneficial to talk about what are the different ways that you can make sure your offer stand out from the competition and accepted by the seller. Offer over …

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You’ve lost your marbles!

This is blowing my mind away! I came across a news clipping from The Globe and Mail about a property in Willowdale that sold for $1,180,000. At first glance, no big deal, we see properties selling for over a million all the time here so why is it news worthy? It sold $421,800 over the asking price! YIKES! That’s 56% …

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Cabbagetown Legal Triplex with 58K NOI

Having trouble viewing video? Click here An amazing investment opportunity! A grand Victorian Triplex is for sale in Cabbagetown with three self contained units and a double car garage. Extra deep lot with over 130 feet and very large outdoor deck and garden spaces.  It’s perfect for a user/investor who wants to buy a home and have a portion rented …

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An amazing property listing at 13% cap rate

Having trouble viewing video? Click here I’ve found an amazing listing! The property is a 14,689 square foot building in heart of Hamilton, stone throw from downtown and was appraised in 2007 for $1.9M.  The property is on the market right now for an amazing price of $1, 475M and is an amazing opportunity for an investor willing to carry …

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Strong Sales/Price Growth Continue in 2012

February 3, 2012 — Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 4,567 sales through the TorontoMLS® system in January 2012. This number was 8.8 per cent higher than the 4,199 sales reported in January 2011. Sales growth was strongest for low-rise home types in the regions surrounding the City of Toronto. “A favourable affordability picture bolstered by very low posted fixed mortgage rates …

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