Tag Archives: MLS

EIGHTY PERCENT OF SUCCESS IS SHOWING UP

When you’re sure you’re on the right road to success you don’t have to plan your journey too far ahead.  Don’t burden yourself with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar your progress. You don’t need to know all your answers in advance.  Just have a clear idea of the goal you want to reach.  You can …

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2,670 Transactions Reported in January

TREB Members reported 2,670 sales in January from the 5,075 sales reported in the first month of 2008. Of these, 1,106 transactions took place in the City of Toronto compared to 2,128 in January 2008. In the surrounding “905” area, 1,564 sales were recorded, from 2,947 last year. The GTA housing market has not been immune to the economic slowdown …

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REALTOR.ca Launched!!!

Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) recently launched a new Multiple Listing System for consumers which is sister to mls.ca with the url www.Realtor.ca The new website allows consumer to quickly and easily navigate to a neighborhood and see all properties currently listed to be mapped out using Microsoft Virtual Earth and can easily click on a dot (property) to see …

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New FINTRAC Legislation (PCMLTFA)

.So… Some of you might have noticed that your REALTOR is asking for copies of your identification and they have to keep on file before proceeding to a transaction or… some of you will be asked that when you would be conducting a transaction. I was questioned about it by a client of mine so I thought I’d share what …

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Buyer Representation Agreements

I recently saw a question posted on an online form about buyer representation which I answered and thought it would be nice to post it here as well for your review. In a nut shell, a buyer representation agreement is a contract which like any other contract is completely negotiable. It’s an express authority that a party is providing to …

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Apartment Condo – Private Sale Vs. MLS.ca

The following was a question that was asked to me by a reader. I thought it would be a good read for anyone looking to sell their Condo privately. How good is BYTHEOWNER.COM (for selling condos in Mississauga / GTA) as compared to MLS.ca? Excellent question… I guess the deep rooted question here is, “Do you see value in what …

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