How are we supposed to know? - 06/15/09 01:16 PM
There's a lot of things in business, including real estate, people feel they have to take on faith. But time and again we're told to measure, measure, measure when choosing what, where and how to spend our marketing and capital investment money. Which is a truth not to be trifled with. But if you can't get a good measure on the value of something, does that necessarily mean you don't do it?
One of the things Christine and I have enjoyed doing tremendously, since starting in the real estate, are public seminars for buyers and sellers. They don't always attract big … (24 comments)

Historic Highs and Historic Lows... Century Homes can be an Adventure! - 06/07/09 08:06 PM
Cobourg ON - former short-list candidate for national capital of Canada. Neighbour to Port Hope, original trading post in early settler days. Respectively called Hamilton and Toronto prior to the larger and more well know modern cities were named as such. Home to a great many well preserved and restored century homes - from starter to magnificent mansion.
The enduring appeal of of historic homes is unquestionable. There are legions of fans out there who troop through house tours and a few who will drop seemingly endless quantities of money into them in restoration efforts. And they do so for the … (0 comments)

Time to buy as Mortgage Rates start to go up again! - 06/04/09 03:42 PM
Interest rates centrally have been set to stay where they are for about another year... but that's not the rate we consumers pay. And the banks aren't beholden to the central rate either, which is why this week we see rates creeping back up again for mortgages. Anyone wh is thinking about buying and requires a mortgage to do so would be well advised not to drag their feet too much because the rates for us normal folk can start going up as market activity increases, or just becaues the banks decide for business reasons they want to.
If you are … (1 comments)

A Brief History of Cobourg - 06/01/09 07:03 PM
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Cobourg was founded in 1798 and known as Hamilton, after the township. The town was renamed in 1819 in honour of the marriage of the Princess of Wales to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saafieldonce. Cobourg has played an important role in the history of confederation, including being on the short-list of cities vying to become the nation's capitol, along with Ottawa and Kingston. In the April 2006 edition of MoneySense Magazine, Cobourg was named the sixth best place to live in Canada - when considering economy, home prices and leisure as measures.
Home to some … (0 comments)

 
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Stephen Hodge

Cobourg, ON

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