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Is It Time To Sell?

One group of data scientists is arguing speculation isn’t the issue in the hot housing market, overbuilding is. That’s great for sellers; not so much for buyers. http://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/is-now-the-time-to-sell-223657.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Is now the time to sell? ...

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6 Ways to Remove Common Stains Left by Kids Before Listing Your Home

While your kids’ hugs have the power to melt your heart, their freeform scribbling on the walls of your home can lead to a full-blown mommy and daddy meltdown. Take a deep breath and know that stain-removing help is at hand, and essential before listing your home! (link: http://bit.ly/2lPR5Rn) bit.ly/2lPR5Rn ...

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Shopping For A Mortgage?

“What’s your best mortgage rate?” was once a fairly straightforward question. These days, it’s impossible to respond intelligently to it without asking a litany of other questions. So be prepared to play a game of 20 questions to find your best rate in today’s market. Note that thanks to new ...

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9 Flaws to Ignore While House-Hunting

In the market for a house? You probably have a list of all the things you want — a big backyard, a farmhouse sink, hardwood floors — but ironically, that list might actually cause you to overlook your dream home. “When people are house shopping, they have a picture of ...

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Steps to Buy A House

Homes aren’t impulse purchases. It takes time to sift through listings and make your way from one home showing to the next; then, of course, there are those agonizing hours you wait to find out if your offer on a house was accepted, whether you can secure financing, and any number of other ...

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Home Staging

In many city centres across Canada, housing prices are at an all-time high and still climbing. According to home staging expert Alyssa Tavazoie of Alyssa Interiors in Toronto, if you want your house to look like it’s worth every penny of the (substantial) sum you’re asking, putting your home’s best ...

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