January 2015

The Worst Home Selling Mistake

Posted on Jan 27, 2015

When you're about to list your home read this article. Don't fall for the agent that sells themselves by over-selling the market value of your home in order to win a listing http://homebuying.about.com/od/sellingahouse/a/overprice.htm?utm_term=expired%20mls%20listings&utm_content=p1-main-4-title&utm_medium=sem&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=adid-c9...

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Bank of Canada Lowers Overnight Rate

Posted on Jan 21, 2015

This is super news for homeowners and for those looking to get into the market http://www.repmag.ca/news/boc-lowers-target-for-overnight-rate-187382.aspx

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Urban Boundaries - Good for the community and house prices

Posted on Jan 19, 2015

This short article really articulates common sense supply v demand. Toronto's greenbelt can be compared to BC's Agricultural Land Reserve and other natural elements such as mountains, water and an international border http://www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca/news/how-urban-boundaries-are-impacting-investors-187190.aspx

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Home Energy Audit

Posted on Jan 16, 2015

Drafts are not just annoying or the source of the sniffles...they can cost you more than $600/year

https://brightnest.com/todos/winter-home-energy-audit

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This Blew My Mind...

Posted on Jan 16, 2015

North America’s top housing markets were last announced in March 2014 by the Financial Post, with Vancouver at #1. They reported an average home in the city came in around $864,000 CAD, followed by San Francisco at just over $800,000. By a considerable gap, San Diego, Toronto and Los Angeles closed out the top five around the $500,000 mark. 

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