You probably don’t want to admit it but you love distractions. In fact, just like monkeys, you get a shot of dopamine every time something pulls you in another direction. Why do you think you check your email so much or feel the need to visit Facebook every 1/2 hour? Want to be more productive [...]
Most baby boomers have had good experiences owning homes for the last 30 years. I bought my first house in 2000. When I sold it in 2006, I joked to my friends that I’d made more money from my house than I had from my job. This what the housing market in Canada has done [...]
This is another question that I get fairly frequently from people just starting out with rent-to-own. Unfortunately, there is no answer that is correct for everyone, but it’s something you should definitely look at before you start your search. Set out what goals you have for this property. Will it be a home you live [...]
In Ontario, a lawyer is needed to register any transfer of land, and two separate lawyers are needed to represent the buyer and seller. I have spoken to many people who question what the value is in paying for a lawyer with the purchase of a home. A lawyer is very important in many regards, [...]
REALTORS® are applauding Mayor Rob Ford for re-affirming his commitment to repeal the Toronto Land Transfer Tax beginning in 2012, as reported by CP24. Mayor Ford’s comments were made during a televised interview with Stephen LeDrew, Political Specialist for CP24, which quoted the Mayor as saying that Torontonians will see “a portion of the land [...]
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