Patricia Clarke's Blog

Just a minute of silence for the people of the Virginia Tech...Patricia :(

It sounds like a sweet deal: not only does the bank lend you 95% of the cost of your new home - it actually gives you the other 5%, the minimum down payment required to obtain the necessary mortgage insurance. Hence the name no-money-down mortgage (sometimes also called a cash-back mortgage).To g...

Hey Guys...I have good news for commuters. With these high gas prices wouldn't be nice to have a diesel car?Well, I am selling one of my cars. A yellow VW Beetle 1998. It is not automatic but it is diesel. The reason why I am selling it is because we are not commuting any more. If you want to kno...

Listening to all these horrible news about dogs getting sick, I decided to put my dog in a home made diet. My decision was also based in the fact that my doggy suffers of allergies to something. He gets itchy and red every time he eats and also gets hot spots.Since he is in this diet, he is doing...

When other Agents show my listings, I always try to get some feedback to get to my clients. It also helps me with information regarding the property. What I do is to send an e-mail to the Agent that shows my listing. However just 30% of agents respond to this request. It would just take 1 minute ...

Hi Guys,We are looking for new Real Estate Agents that would like to have a mentor and work in a Team. We will provide leads and mentoring. If you win, we win!!!We know how difficult are the first two years so we want to make it easier for you...Call us for more... Patricia ClarkeReal Estate Sale...

Alberta and Russell Neice always thought of Barrie just as a place to pass by on the way to cottage country, but four years ago that all changed when they took a detour and fell in love with the city's downtown waterfront."It's magnificent," said Alberta, 68, from her new condominium overlooking ...

TORONTO, March 15 /CNW/ - There are not enough apartments to rent in Barrie and those that are available are unaffordable for the average worker.These are the findings of "Where's Home? The report is produced by the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA) and the Cooperative Housing Federa...

My husband just received his Canadian Business Magazine and there is an article very interesting. The article is "Where to Invest in Real Estate in 2007". It is about how Real Estate Investments in international markets is growing, specially is South and Central America. Very Interesting!

It is April and I can't believe that my back yard is again full of snow. I had put all my winter clothes away but I had to put them back in my closet. What is going on? Can somebody tell me?Yesterday, looking through my window, the day looked more than Christmas than the first day of April...buahhh!