Understanding what is important to a buyer can provide insights for the marketing of a home for sale. When deciding whether to purchase a particular home a buyer will typically consider the following factors (in order of importance): 1. Price - no surprise here. 2. The type of home. 3. Privacy f
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07/24/2008
Today is Monday, July 14, 2008. Twenty eight years ago quite early in the morning of Monday, July 14, 1980, I sat on the south of Lakeshore Blvd at the base of Walkers Line in Burlington, Ontario. In full view was an image now indelibly cast in my memory of this determined young man running in
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07/13/2008
Defects: the Disclosure and Due Diligence... Providing misleading information or concealing known information during a home sale would make a homeowner highly susceptible to lawsuits, and it happens. A disclosure statement is a statement in which the sellers reveal to potential buyers (whether t
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07/13/2008
This afternoon the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver issued a press release entitled: "Market activity offers awaited relief for homebuyers" Well it's now official, "Increased property listings and moderating home prices have eased the Greater Vancouver housing market into a buyer's phase".
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07/03/2008
Canada Day was celebrated in the usual way with parades, picnics, parties, and of course pyrotechnics. Although Canada actually became independent from Great Britain in 1867, this party only started in 1879, and was intermittent thereafter until becoming mainstream in 1958. This year the Provinci
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07/02/2008