Now Is The Perfect Time To Prep Your Home For Your Future Sale
Prepping a property on your own always takes longer than anticipated, and the need to get the work done always pops up sooner than expected as well. The vast majority of people pour so much time and energy into their property search, …
What’s The Difference Between A Home Evaluation & An Appraisal
In short, a home evaluation is a current market assessment prepared by a real estate professional for a buyer or a seller, and an appraisal is conducted by a licensed appraiser on behalf of a lender or finance company. Each side has …
How To Offer Better Value Than The Other Listings
Before we begin, we should clarify that what we really mean is your listing should give the audience a better sense of its “perceived” value over other choices that the pool of prospective buyers has to choose from. So what do we …
What Happens If A Home Doesn’t Appraise?
If you are taking out a mortgage on a property, expect some form of an appraisal to take place prior to your closing date. The purpose of the appraisal is to satisfy the lender that the property in question is not falsely …
The Truth About Staging
Staging is formally defined as ‘the styling and furnishing of a property in such a way as to enhance its attractiveness to potential buyers.’ Aside from a full gut reno or tear down, we believe every property should be staged in some …
How Can A Low Price Lead To A Record Sale?
Pricing your home below market value to effectively trigger a sale is a strategic marketing tactic. It is a bit of a science that is closely intertwined with overall marketing plan. The biggest sellers make when selling their home is that they …
How to Make Your Home More Environmentally Friendly
With the effects of climate change and the climate strike movement in the news everyday, more people are becoming more environmentally-conscious. Even though it might seem like your contribution is minuscule in relation to the problems worldwide, it all adds up. If …
How To Prepare Your Home For Sale
When you are thinking about selling your house, usually your first question is “What do I need to do?” And it is easy to get wrapped up in all the things you don’t like about the house or the things your never …
Moving Up
What to consider before you move from a condo to a house Buying and selling can be expensive with land transfer taxes, legal fees, real estate commissions, utility set-up costs, moving costs and more to consider. If you are going to spend …
How Much is Your Home Worth?
Your friends, neighbours, the media and just about everyone else, will give you their opinion on what your home is worth. But who is right? Here are some things to consider when determining a price and fair market value for your home. …