Around Your Home

Keep an eye on your eavestrough system this winter. Icicles hanging down from gutters indicate blockages that could contribute to ice damming and expensive roof damage. Make sure gutters are clear of debris and have splits and broken hangers repaired. Avoid piling shoveled snow near gas meters and foundation walls. Have ice melter on hand…

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GTA Realtors® Report December Housing Market Figures

TORONTO, January 7, 2015 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced that Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 92,867 residential sales through the TorontoMLS system in 2014, including 4,446 in December. The calendar year 2014 sales result represented a 6.7 per cent increase over the 2013 sales figure of 87,049 and was just short of…

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6 Tips To Ensure Your Buyer Closes On Time

Written by Mark Weisleder When a seller is faced with bids from multiple buyers at the same price, how do they choose which buyer’s offer to accept? If you choose wrong and the buyer cannot close, this can have dramatic negative consequences on the seller, especially if they have already committed to buy a new…

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Title Transfers

By Lorne Shuman: Title transfers involve the transfer of land ownership from one individual to another. This article will discuss several important points that need to be considered if you are thinking about changing the ownership of property through a title transfer. The first question to be asked is if there is a current mortgage…

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Home Design Goes Digital

More than 40 percent of homeowners plan to update their homes in the next two years, according to the latest Houzz & Home Study. Of those who plan to remodel, 78 per cent cite their motivation as improving the look and feel of the space. “With an increasing amount of home remodelling projects in the…

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5 Reasons The GTA Housing Market Will Stay Strong in 2015

Written by Mark Weisleder The annual doom and gloom articles about the Canadian real estate market are front page news once again. Even the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz, says that the Canadian real estate market is overvalued by as much as 30%. We have heard this story before, almost every year…

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GTA REALTORS® Report Mid December Housing Market Figures

TORONTO, December 16, 2014 – Toronto Real Estate Board President Paul Etherington announced that Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 2,496 sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first 14 days of December 2014. This result was up by 1.9 per cent compared to the same period in December 2013. Over the same period, new listings were down by 1.8…

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Enjoying The Holidays

Give the gift of family memories. Digitize old family slides and prints and create a photo book. Or simply put treasured family photos on a disc and enclose with a picture frame so the recipient can choose their favourite to frame. Transfer family movies from film and VHS to a CD. Have fun making your…

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Toronto Neighbourhoods Under The Scope: Nov ’14 vs. Nov ’13

Find your neighbourhood below and see how November’s sales stats stacked up to last year’s. C02 (Annex, Wychwood, Casa Loma, Yonge-St.Clair) Nov 2013 Nov 2014 % Change Active Listings 218 209  –  4.1% Sales 66 63 –  4.5% Average Price $1,176,120 $1,214,882 +  3.3% Days on Market 41 30 – 26.8% Avg % of List Price 96 98…

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Energy-Saving Tips for Snowbirds

Last winter reminded us why so many Canadians pack up and head south with the birds. If you plan to vacation for an extended period of time this year, Hydro One has some helpful tips to protect your home and your wallet: • Electronic devices left plugged in, even when turned off, still draw power.…

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