Why Buying a Home in the Winter is to Your Benefit
Everyone knows that during the winter months the housing market slows down. To a near crawl, if we’re being honest with ourselves. And while there are some obvious benefits to buyers when purchasing in the winter, there are some little known ones as well. Here are the three biggest benefits you’ll reap when buying in…
Read moreWould You Buy a House for a Car?
It’s no secret that real estate agents and developers have long since been offering certain incentives to entice buyers into offering properties. After all, these are the individuals who are going to benefit most – financially anyway – from your purchase. So things such as offering to buy appliances, install hardwood floors throughout, or put…
Read moreWhere are the Most Accessible Regions in the Country?
We all know that there is no such thing as a national housing market. Each local city has its own housing market, and its own high and lows when it comes to home prices. So which areas are the most accessible for the average buyer? Which region doesn’t have prices that are so sky-high that…
Read moreHome Sales Improve Across the Country in September
There’s more good news for real estate agents, mortgage brokers, and home sellers this month as the nation’s home sales continue to churn on. The Canadian Real Estate Association released new stats this week that showed national home sales were up oonce again in September, and it’s largely the major city centres across the country…
Read moreUptick in Housing Starts; but is that Good News?
According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, there was an increase in housing starts during the month of September, but that doesn’t mean that they’re forecasting good news for the Canadian market. Housing starts weren’t just up in September when compared with the month before, they were also approximately 10,000 more than experts and…
Read moreTips for Home Renovations on Older Homes
We started off this week looking at a survey that showed that the majority of Canadians are planning on making home renovations within the next 12 months. But what about when it comes to renovating older homes? Homeowners and contractors alike can sometimes be intimidated by this thought simply because older homes are a bit…
Read moreA Look at Reno Stats in Canada
One of Canada’s biggest banks – Scotiabank – has teamed up with two of Canada’s favourite renovators – Jonathan and Drew Scott of Property Brothers – to look into the renovation habits of Canadians. From how much they’re planning to spend, to what renovation projects they have brewing, and if they’re going to hire help,…
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