Wondering about updates before listing your home?

When you’re getting ready to sell your home, you begin to consider all of the things that might make it attractive to potential buyers. Should you renovate the kitchen? Update the bathrooms? Trade the carpets for hardwood? Throw on a fresh coat of paint? For some home owners the idea of spending time or money […]

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Statistics Canada information helps us understand potential housing trends and opportunities…

Have a look at these two graphs. You will note that the lion’s share of the Baby Boomer generation is still a number of years away from downsizing out of their family home, while those in their mid 20s to mid 30s are starting to have families and will be looking for more space. This […]

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Near Record September Property Sales

According to (Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington) RAHB’s MLS system statistics, 1207 properties sold through this Board in September. This number represents a 32.9% increase over last year and is just one sale short of the 2009 September record of 1208 homes sold. The average sale price was also 6.7% higher than last year. This may […]

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