Five ways to save money when selling your home
bySelling your home is an expensive proposition. There are many things that you have to do if you want to get the top dollar…
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Even more mistakes home sellers make
byThere are likely 365 mistakes that Home Sellers can make. Let try to avoid them, eh?
What are the hidden costs of buying a home?
byBesides price, what are the costs of buying a home? For the majority of people, buying a home is the most expensive purchase they…
Holding offers
byIt started happening about this time last year – “holding offers”, or in other words, home sellers waiting about a week before looking at…
How do you negotiate after a home inspection?
byToday’s question is a typical one. As a home buyer, you’ve successfully (conditionally) purchased a house, had the home inspection and the inspection has…
When can we get the keys?
byYou can’t get the keys until the house is sold. Real estate is somewhat cyclical. Most houses are sold in March, April, May and…
Rising Damp
byRising Damp. It sounds like a movie title or the name of a early 90s Goth band and it very well could be. But…
Why I don’t show conditionally sold homes
byConditionally sold homes exist in a grey area between “for sale” and “sold”. They are still advertised for sale on realtor.ca and there can…
Do I really need a home inspection? How much will it cost?
byWhat will the inspector do? I recently sat down for a Q&A session with a home inspector I know (Tyler from 360 Inspections) and discussed…
The first 50 Rules about Real Estate
by365 Rules about Real Estate is my ongoing series about buying and selling real estate. Every day this year, one rule will post here…