home: Chattels and Fixtures in Your Home
- 08/12/07 09:52 PM
If you are thinking of selling your home, you're probably wondering whether you should take the custom made window coverings with you - or whether that entertainment unit you had specially made for your family room should really be sold with the house. Undoubtedly, these items may be hard to part with. On the other hand, they will probably make your home much more attractive to potential purchasers if you include them in the sale. In fact, it's quite common for vendors to include some items that would normally be considered as "chattels" - such as drapes and appliances - in the sale … (1 comments)
home: Hot and dry summer - Water conservation tips
- 08/04/07 01:38 PM
The hot and dry summer continues in Hamilton/Flamborough area and it's starting to show. Driving through the local neighbourhoods, one can see browning laws crying out for a drop of water. As we continue to sweat through one of the driest summers in recent history, the Hamilton Conservation Authority has declared a Level 1 Low Water Condition. Low Water criteria are set out by the provincial government in it's Low Water Response Plan. Low water condition levels range from Level I to Level III increasing in severity of water supply shortages and water use restrictions. On August 1 HCA reported that Hamilton … (1 comments)
home: 10 Mistakes Buyers Make When Buying a Home
- 08/01/07 11:02 PM
10 Mistakes Buyers Make when Buying a Home Making an offer on a home without being prequalified. Don't waste your time putting offers on houses you cannot afford. Speak to your bank or mortgage broker and find out what your budget really is.Buying a house before selling your current one. Settle up with the old before welcoming the new. You will save yourself potential financial hardship in case if your current house doesn't sell before the closing of your new transaction.Limiting your search to open houses, ads and the Internet. Many houses advertised in the paper, magazines or Internet have already been … (2 comments)
home: Overpriced properties - Everybody loses
- 07/28/07 03:44 PM
Most sellers are not real estate experts and rely on professional advice when it comes to selling their home. Some decide to forego the professional advice and sell privately. Which ever way it happens, some homes end up on the market priced above the market value and overpricing real estate is not a good idea. Sellers seem to overprice their property either unknowingly or they are simply testing the market. Before I became a Realtor, my husband and I were trying to test the market too. We were told by professionals that the price of our home was too high, but we … (13 comments)
If you are thinking of selling your home, you're probably wondering whether you should take the custom made window coverings with you - or whether that entertainment unit you had specially made for your family room should really be sold with the house.;)
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