REAL ESTATE TERMS AMORTIZATION – The number of years it takes to repay the entire amount of a mortgage. APPRAISAL – An estimate of a property’s market value, used by lenders in determining the amount of the mortgage. APPRECIATION – The increase of a property’s value...
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Open House Checklist
A beautiful open house is easy to achieve using this handy checklist. This can’t be overemphasized. A cluttered home is a turnoff to most buyers. It’s also potentially dangerous: you don’t want people to be injured as they try to navigate in your junk. Remember, it’s...
Home Ownership Basics
Hire an Agent I am an agent, I believe in hiring a buyer’s agent first. But you don’t have to if you prefer to go to open houses and look through a mumbo jumbo of homes online. Mostly, an agent will save you time. An agent can send you listings directly from MLS that...
Ready To Buy
BUYERS MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET Creating a Budget for Your Family If you find yourself falling behind on your monthly payments, then it’s time to start learning some of the basics of creating a budget. The first rule of thumb for a financially...
Mortgage Calculator
Please press below on Mortgage Calculator to figure your mortgage payments out. Mortgage Calculator
Pricing your Home
How To Price Your Home The single most important factor to consider when selling a house is the home price tag: how much your house is worth. You don’t want to overprice the house because you will lose the freshness of the home’s appeal after the first two to three...
Passing Inspection
When the potential sale of your home rests on a home inspection, you want to ensure you have done everything possible to make sure your home passes the inspection. Here is a link to Home Inspection Checklist from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that...
Best Offer
Offer Negotiation Tips – How to Negotiate an Offer The best way to get an offer accepted is to avoid parties emotions. Why? Because residential real estate transactions are put together — and sometimes blow up — over emotional hotbeds of insanity, lunacy and what...
Sellers
How can I find out how much my house is worth? There are no comparable homes in my area. This may be a bad sign for you, especially if you think your house is worth more than other houses in your neighborhood. Homes maintain their value better if the neighboring...









