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How to Find Great Real Estate Deals in 2023

Posted on May 12, 2023

If you're looking to invest in real estate in 2023, here are the top three things that you need to be doing right now to find a good deal.

Number one, you should get familiar with the process of assessing properties and understanding the math behind real estate transactions. At the end of the day, it'll come down to whether the numbers work for you...

Things to Look for When Buying a Home

Posted on May 03, 2023

Things to look for when buying a home, obviously is having a reliable real estate agent that knows the market. All of a sudden you find a home that you really love and you put an offer and it's accepted, come to find out there is a fire hall right across the road that's proposed to be built and you didn't know that all hours of the day, sirens are...

Odd Seller Requests

Posted on Apr 27, 2023

Odd seller requests for when when listing a home. As a recent we've had a seller that the requested specifically that no children and only buyers enter the home. So that that can be difficult for some people that don't have childcare. But beyond that as a seller you want to be most accommodating. So you want to get as many people through as possibl...

Pay Less Interest On Your Mortgage

Posted on Apr 19, 2023

Here's a tip I learned from a mortgage broker that could save you thousands of dollars. One of the best way to save money on your mortgage is to incrementally increase your monthly payment by say 50 or $100. So by doing so, any extra payments that you make goes towards your mortgage reducing the principal rather than paying off just the interest, w...

New Housing Legislation in Ontario

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

Today, the Ford government introduced new legislation that will help the province reach its goal of building one and a half million new homes in just 10 years while providing support to Ontario landlords and tenants. The Helping Homebuyers Protection Act will make investments to help clear the case backlog at the landlord tenant board. It will spee...

March Market Update St. Thomas Ontario

Posted on Apr 11, 2023

Hello, St. Thomas here to update you with what happened in the March market. 78 homes in total traded hands, the average home price rose to $603,534, new listings were down at 85, and days on market decreased from 36 to 20. What does this all tell us? The spring market is here. The Bank of Canada announced that their last meeting that they wouldn't...

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