toronto real estate: Preparing your Home for the Winter Season - 11/23/09 04:11 PM
PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR THE WINTER SEASON



You can feel it in the air.  Winter is around the corner. 
You're now cleaning the leaves and bringing out the shovels and collecting salt (I am...) ...
You've already disconnected the garden hose and put it away for the Winter.
Did you remember to turn the water off to the exterior?   
I forgot a couple of years ago, and had a pipe freeze/explode inside the wall ... so now I have one of those faucets that even if I forget, will not freeze (drains itself).


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toronto real estate: So You Think You Want to Buy a Home? Here Are Some Helpful Tips - 11/22/09 12:20 PM
Liz says it very well.  It's not a long list, but it's an important one, if you're starting to think about buying a home. 
 
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Via Liz Moras ~Chilliwack Realtor, Chilliwack,Hope,Langley,Abbotsford (Harrison Hot Springs, Cultus Lake):
So You Think You Want to Buy A Home?  Here Are Some Helpful tips
Although not a comprehensive list here are some tips.

1. Get preapproved for a mortgage.  I know we like to leave this for later in the game.  But do yourself a favor and do it first!  Rather than guessing or estimating how much you can afford to spend, ask a … (3 comments)

toronto real estate: TORONTO'S WINTER MAGIC: ICE, WINE & DINE - NOVEMBER 20-21 - 11/08/09 02:35 PM
TORONTO'S WINTER MAGIC:  ICE, WINE & DINE - NOVEMBER 20-21, 2009
.......................................    4 to 9 p.m. ELM STREET (BETWEEN YONGE & BAY), TORONTO



Elm Street comes alive for the holidays, as part of Downtown Yonge's Winter Magic.
Two afternoons/evenings of Fun, Fire, Ice, Music, Culinary delights ....
 
Here's a taste:
- Duke of Somerset; 655 Bay Street (and a tent on Elm Street); mini post roast sandwiches..
- Fresh Start Coffee; 655 Bay Street (and a tent on Elm Street); hot chocolate, biscotti, espresso ...
- Mochizuki; 655 Bay Street (facing Elm); sushi, maki, yakitori and assorted … (15 comments)

toronto real estate: Using Feng Shui to Correctly Prepare Your Home for Sale - 11/04/09 08:15 AM
Kate has some great information here, that I thought would definitely be worth sharing .... whether or not you're thinking of selling your home.
 
Let's get working on those elements... it's important. :)
 
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Via Kate Case ~ Kate's Home Staging ~ RESA ~ ASHSR ~ NJ NAR Affiliate (Kates Home Staging and Redesign):
Using Feng Shui to attract more potential home buyers is a fantastic idea.  When you start to look at the Feng Shui recommendations, you will see that some of them are identical to what you may be doing already to prepare your client's homes … (6 comments)

toronto real estate: Why Buy And Sell Real Estate In November & December ? - Why Not ? - 11/04/09 07:26 AM
Jenny put together a great list of reasons why buying and selling in November and December may present great opportunities.
Is now a good time for you?
 

Sylvie Conde, Broker  -  Your Toronto Realtor!Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage  416-966-0300Independently Owned & Operatedsconde@sutton.comwww.sylvieconde.comwww.torontorealestatelife.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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   .... information on buying - selling - mortgages ... and all things Toronto and the GTA
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Via Jenny Kotulak Oakville Real Estate (Broker RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp. Oakville, Ontario):
Many people feel that November and December are less than stellar months to buy or sell a … (4 comments)

toronto real estate: Live like you are dying and list like you're bank owned. - 10/27/09 08:37 AM
Steve says it beautifully.
Although Steve is from New Hampshire, what he says can apply to our market as well, as far as pricing your home realistically.
 
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Via Steve Loynd, Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., Loon Mt, NH.:
Live like you are dying, the lyrics of this Tim McGraw song speaks volumes to many different people.
As I listened to what this song is advocating, It occurred to me many sellers should heed this lesson. They put a price on a property that they think "someday" it may sell for. If moving on with your life requires the … (11 comments)

toronto real estate: ADVANCED FENG SHUI FOR REAL ESTATE - 6 CE CREDIT COURSE, MARKHAM - 10/26/09 08:42 PM
ADVANCED FENG SHUI FOR REAL ESTATE - 6 CE CREDIT COURSE, MARKHAM
NOVEMBER 24, 2009 at the MARRIOTT HOTEL, 65 Minthorn Boulevard, Markham, Ontario
 
What you will Learn:
- Contemporary Western Feng Shui (9 areas of the Bagua Map for specific areas of your life)
- Compass Feng Shui Defined
- How to Combine the Techniques for blended communities
- The 5 Elements of energy and their interaction with everything in the home
- How to use colours, shapes and textures to balance each room
- Personal Power Directions (which direction you should be facing for working and negotiating)
- Home to Owner … (15 comments)

toronto real estate: Fall in Toronto - Bayview & Eglinton - 10/16/09 05:49 PM
Fall in Toronto - Bayview & Eglinton Neighbourhood
 







Copyright Sylvie Conde 2009
 
 
 
If you need real estate information on Toronto, or information on any of Toronto's neighbourhoods, call any time.
 
Sylvie Conde, Broker  -  Your Toronto Realtor!Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage  416-966-0300Independently Owned & Operatedsconde@sutton.comwww.sylvieconde.comwww.torontorealestatelife.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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toronto real estate: Fall in the City of Toronto - Resisting the Change - 10/14/09 06:19 PM
Fall in the City of Toronto
 
Driving South on Mount Pleasant, south of St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto

Copyright Sylvie Conde 2009
 
 
 
 
If you need real estate information on Toronto or any of Toronto's suburbs, call any time.
Sylvie Conde, Broker  -  Your Toronto Realtor!Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc, Brokerage  416-966-0300Independently Owned & Operatedsconde@sutton.comwww.sylvieconde.comwww.torontorealestatelife.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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   .... information on buying - selling - mortgages ... and all things Toronto and the GTA
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toronto real estate: Are you having trouble making your mortgage payments? Toronto ON Info for HomeOwners - 10/13/09 09:44 PM
Are you having trouble making your mortgage payments?  Toronto Ontario Information for HomeOwners
 
If you have recently lost your job, or your hours have decreased; or maybe you have had unforeseen expenses that have made it harder for you to keep up your mortgage payments, it's very important to speak with your bank immediately.
Talk to the bank about:
- maybe converting your variable rate mortgage to a fixed rate mortgage, so you know exactly what the payment will be, for a specific amount of time...
- maybe you can ask them to defer a couple of payments; or if … (5 comments)

toronto real estate: Home Staging Cheat Sheet - 10/10/09 09:20 AM
I thought Michelle's list was great, and it can help many sellers struggling with what to do, in order to sell their homes quickly.
If you need help, give me a call. :)
 
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Via Michelle Davis (Keller Williams Main Line Realty):
Here's How:
Disassociate Yourself With Your Home. Say to yourself, "This is not my home; it is a house -- a product to be sold much like a box of cereal on the grocery store shelf. Make the mental decision to "let go" of your emotions and focus on the fact that soon this house will … (6 comments)

toronto real estate: HST locked in until 2012 - 10/07/09 07:05 PM
According to an agreement between the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada, the 13% harmonized sales tax (HST), which goes into effect in July of 2010, will remain at this rate until at least 2012, no matter who wins the next federal or provincial elections.
 
The HST will reduce the affordability of homeownership, adding 8% more tax on all services related to a real estate deal.  The HST will also apply to electricity, gas and water bills, making owning a home, a lot more expensive.
 
Michael Ignatieff announced recently that he would not repeat the HST if … (12 comments)

toronto real estate: Leaving your Home Vacant Before It's SOLD! - 10/05/09 11:17 AM


  Leaving Your Home Vacant Before It's Sold!
 
 Have you bought a new home, which you've closed on, but still haven't sold yours?
 
Sometimes it's something that must be done.
 
Whether you've moved because of a new job, or you moved because you want your children to start their new year at the new school, sometimes you have to move, before you sell your home sells.
 
 
Will you be taking ALL the furniture with you?
Will the home look lived in?
Will it be totally empty?
 
 
You should consider having the home … (8 comments)

toronto real estate: How do you choose your neighbourhood? - 10/05/09 08:39 AM



HOW DO YOU CHOOSE YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD???
 
 
Are you looking to buy a home?
Have you decided where you want to live?
Do you have a preference?
 
 
How do you make your final decision? 
How do you narrow it down?
 
Have you made a list of what's important to you?
- do you want to be close to work?
- do you want to be close to good schools?
- is proximity to churches or synagogues important?
- do you want to be near shopping malls?
- is a 'corner store' important?
- do … (6 comments)

toronto real estate: CHILEAN WINE FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 7, 2009 - 10/02/09 08:19 PM
CHILEAN WINE FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 7, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.at the DISTILLERY DISTRICT
 

 
Do you like wine?  If so, you've probably already tried some amazing Chilean wines (some of my favourite).
 
If you want an exclusive taste of what Chile has to offer, don't miss the Chilean Wine Festival, at the Distillery District, on October 7, 2009 - at the Fermenting Cellar, Buildings 6 and 7 (55 Mill Street).
 
 
   
 
Enjoy the HOT night:  Chilean Wines, Chilean Food and Chilean Music.
 
How to get there:
SubwayTake Subway to Castle Frank … (15 comments)

toronto real estate: Downsview Park's Annual Fall Fair - 10/02/09 07:53 PM
Downsview Park's Annual Fall Fair - October 4, 2009  - FREE
 

Pumpkin carving - Scarecrow Making - Wagon Rides and so much more ...
Lots of entertainment and Family fun ... and don't forget the hot dogs, sausages, ice cream, etc.
 

Don't forget:  YOU CAN PICK A PUMPKIN AND TAKE IT HOME. Carve it at home, or at the Park.
 
Also, new this year, the Mountain Show by the West Coast Lumberjacks.
 
Downsview Park is located at 35 Carl Hall Road.
TTC: From the Downsview subway station take the 101 Parc Downsview Park bus which … (5 comments)

toronto real estate: Heritage Toronto - Weekend Walks - 10/02/09 07:38 PM
Heritage Toronto - Weekend Walks
 
Thomson Pioneer Settlement and Humber Bay - Saturday, October 3, 1:30 p.m.
Explore 800 years of settlement in Scarborough - from an Iroquoiian Village, through 19th century farmhouses to the explosion after World War II ...
After the walk, visit the Scarborough Museum and the Harvest Festival
The walk starts at the Scarborough Historical Museum at Thomson Memorial Park, at 1007 Brimley, at Lawrence.
 
 
Boardwalk along the Humber - Saturday, October 3, at 1:30 p.m.
The waterfront along Humber Bay was once home to dance halls, the Sunnyside Amusement Park and the place … (3 comments)

toronto real estate: PRE-APPROVED MORTGAGES - 09/29/09 10:35 AM
PRE-APPROVED MORTGAGES
 

 
 
Having a pre-approved mortgage will give you the confidence of knowing exactly what you can spend on a home, BEFORE you start looking.
Having a pre-approved mortgage will also protect you against interest rate increases, while you're looking.

Your mortgage broker or mortgage specialist will answer any questions you may have to help you determine which financing terms are better for you. 
Your Realtor and your Mortgage Specialist will work together to help you find the right home and provide you with the financing that's right for you.
 
 
 

 
 
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toronto real estate: Home Ownership for Young People - 09/29/09 09:31 AM
HOME OWNERSHIP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE!
 

No one likes to think they will get old but we all seem to...
 

 
No one likes to think that they will be living in their parents' basement until they're thirty-something, but it happens all the time!

Saving for a mortgage may be the last thing on young minds, who are preoccupied with sports, dating, or academics, but it's never too early to plan for the future. A few small steps can become giant leaps towards financial security!
 If there are two key words every young adult and teenager should know … (12 comments)

toronto real estate: Paying Off Your Mortgage Faster - 09/29/09 07:36 AM
Paying Off Your Mortgage Faster - yes, it is easier than you think.
 
Everyone wants to pay off their mortgage faster.  The original 25 or 35 year term you signed up for, is just a way to get you that first house.  Once you get used to the payments, and know exactly what you can afford, you can then start planning just exactly how much more you can afford every month, and if possible, stick to it.
 
I'm sure there are many other ways to pay off your mortgage faster, but here is a short list:
 
1. Match … (12 comments)

 
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