Let us look at Kitchener-Waterloo homes sales in the previous month, and how this statistics looks in a historical context. According to KWAR (Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Relators) May 2018 was quite active – 12.5% up compared to April 2018, and down 15.3% compared to May 2017. All of us still remember the frenzy sales in […]
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Итак, вы иммигрируете в Канаду. Переезд в другую страну связан с решением многих проблем – работа, жильё, школа для детей, новый круг общения и т.д. Но прежде всего, конечно, крыша над головой. По опыту могу сказать, что этих “крыш” вы смените несколько и столкнётесь с их многообразием. Вот как различается жильё в Канаде: Большая часть
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Current federal legislation will allow inhabitants to grow up to four plants inside their homes starting from July this year. There are concerns that buyers and sellers of residential real estate maybe harmed because of this law. Harvesting cannabis indoors even on a small scale leads to high humidity and temperatures inside. This creates the
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Who owns a tree on a property line in the province of Ontario? If you purchased a tree and planted it on a property line, your neighbour is getting one of the owners of this tree (even he paid nothing for a tree and service to plant it). Every tree that is growing on a
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Owning a property, it also means to have neighbours. I will agree with a saying that a good neighbour increases the value of your property. The other expression states that good fences make good neighbours. But a good fence always means at least one condition that it is on a correct boundary (property) line. Is
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Starting April 20, 2018 landlords of most residential rental units (single detached homes, semis, townhouses, apartments in duplexes, triplexes, etc., condo apartments) must use a new residential lease form for all new leases. Relationship between landlords and tenants is still governed by the Ontario Residential Tenancies Act. Then what was the purpose of the new
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Are you ready to purchase your home? This information can be really useful for the first time home-buyers. Do not forget about the closing costs. It is difficult to tell an exact amount, but rough estimation will be 1.5-2% of your purchase price. This amount will cover the following: Ontario Land Transfer Tax. The biggest
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Most of my buyer clients ask one and the same question – what is better to buy, a new built home or resale? As a realtor my business is to help homebuyers to find an answer on their own. It is not that difficult when you know what to start with. Buyers have to answer
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Situation around parking in downtown Kitchener and uptown Waterloo is getting more challenging. One of the reason is that many parking lots are being sold to developers for future condominium projects. Availability for parking in core areas of Kitchener and Waterloo is shrinking, so the demand is going up. The municipality in search of alternatives
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April 2018 home sales were almost 14% higher than in March, but down 19.6% compared to April last year. It would be fair to add that home sales in April 2017 were record breaking number. According to KWAR president “KW home sales in April were as brisk as the temperatures”. What was interesting to see
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