Buyer Resource

I know these are harsh words but hear me out! I recently had the pleasure to represent a buyer during the negotiation of their new investment property. The property had four residential units which were all occupied by tenants with the longest one, a sweet old lady, there for over 10 years. This information wasn’t disclosed on the listing nor …

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 …

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% …

A video discussion with Don R Campbell taking about the state of current real estate prices and what he's projecting. We also discussed factors in pricing where Torontonians will see the biggest appreciation.

There are numerous items that should be considered when purchasing your next home. Neighborhood is an important aspect that should be reviewed based on the following criteria. School ratings Local businesses and services New future development? Infrastructure investment What do you think about the analysis? What's your feedback?

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There has to be an exit plan for every investment. I take some time to talk with Wojciech who is a Mortgage Broker with Mortgage Alliance to come up with strategies to help you save your money!

I had done a video about how much HST is applicable to resale home purchases in August of 2010 and came about a new video posted by Toronto Real Estate this week. I thought it would be a great video to share with you. Please let me know if you have any question. Having trouble viewing video? Click here

As part of our educational process of helping buyers learn about the home purchase process, I always spend time with them going over the MLS sheets that we send out to them on regular basis about properties for sale.  I thought it would be a great idea to make a small video about the process and post it here for …

I recently got questioned by one of my buyer who thought that they have to pay HST on all home purchases. I thought it would be a great idea to talk about HST and how it’s impacting the real estate market. All standard residential purchases don’t require HST payment. HST is applicable to real estate when the property being purchased …