buying homes in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge
Working as a full time realtor, I’ve heard this questions hundreds of times – what is better for us to do – to buy or sell first? The answer depends on a current market performance. We agree that selling takes strategy, and buying takes experience. Before to start your real estate purchase or sale, make […]
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Interesting information can be found in a new May 2018 CIBC report. Here is synopsis of the report: Every fourth Canadian homeowner is already a landlord. People rent out either their primary residence or their rental properties. Sometimes even both; The average amount they earn in income is $1,287 each month; 72% of homeowners believe
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Все мы люди образованные и периодически встречаем информацию о том, что есть мол такие дома, которые банк забирает у должников и продаёт намного дешевле себестоимости. Кому-то из нас, возможно, приходилось видеть на улицах города табличку “bank owned”, стоящую около дома. И мысли сразу начинали работать в направлении: “А вот бы… А неплохо было бы сейчас
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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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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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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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We already talked about walkability in out earlier post – Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge neighbourhoods with highest Walk Score. Let’s look how walkability affects home prices. The basic theory in real estate is that the more attractive the location, the higher the value of the home. Since 2007 The Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) released
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