Andrew's Real Estate Blog

Well I'm back.  It has been too long between blogs here on active rain so I am making a post Chinese New Year resolution (welcome to the year of the Golden Pig) to post on a more regular basis here on RA and on my York Region Real Estate Blog.  Besides the usual statistics and area analysis I am ...

A few days ago I saw o blog (I beleive it was here on AR) discussing the benefits of ranking and there were a few comments saying that anything in the top 20 if fine.  Well I want to give you my view on this with some very recent findings from my site.At the beginning of 2007 I had the lucky fort...

The Tenant Protection Act has been replaced by the Residential Tenancy Act as of January 31st 2007.  This means that anyone who is a landlord, wants to be a landlord or who is a renter should get a copy of the new law and learn what has changed. (the link above is to a copy that is supposed to be...

Well the month zoomed by and the number of sales reported on the Toronto Real Estate Board's MLS system topped all recorded January home sales numbers with a total of 5,173 home sold through the system.  For Richmond Hill this meant an increase of sales in the South end (N03), stable sales number...

It seems that every day I receive a new email from a real estate directory or free listing site that is claiming to be exactly what I need to improve my websites traffic flow and supply all of the clients that I could ever want (well that is a slight exaggeration).  An now the Point2 system has r...

This tranquil home in the rolling hills of New Tecumseth has so much to offer.  Just a short walk from "The Club in Bond Head" this 10 plus acre property boasts a completely renovated three bedroom bungalow that is loaded with quality extras.  Granite counters and "Canac" custom cabinets in the k...

The real estate markets continue to steam ahead, with the Toronto Real Estate Board keeping a positive view of the future.  They report that there have been 3007 homes sold in the fist half of October up from September's first half sales of 2,913 and only slightly lower than October 2005's 3012 h...

Alright, I am a little behind with this but I have been having a heck of a time figuring a work around for some issues that I have been having with Tables and pictures created of the tables that turn out as a big black blob.  Since I have finally figured out the problem with the picture issue I w...

To start off, I hate Spam.  Except if it is fresh from the can and grilled over an open fire 100 miles from any civilization.  But I digress.  Each day I receive about 150 - 200 spam messages in my email, which are automatically stuffed into a file in my Gmail account and deleted after 30 days.  ...

Alright, I have been trying to incorporate some pictures into my blog, unsuccessfully.  I just cannot seem to find appropriate pictures quickly that are appropriate for the variety of topics that I tend to cover.  So I am calling out to all active Rainers, or general public, for comments as to wh...