Ty's Blog

When choosing where to live in London Ontario, is it the neighbourhood that matters to you most? Is it the green space around you  and places to go for a walk and feel safe? Is it the schools and parks? What about public transportation. Are neighbours going to be friendly? How well do they upkeep...

Houses in Lambeth, a neighbourhood in South West London have received a lot of activity in the period from January 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010.Present listings vary from as low as $194,000 up to $569,000 which really explains the diversity of Lambeth and basically two neighbourhoods, one in 'dow...

A reflection of the current market is that in the first 6 months of this year, homes in Old South London were on the market for an average 37 days where at the end of November, homes have been on the market for an average 52 days! Up to November 30 of this year, 198 homes have sold in Old South a...

     If you own rental real estate, you probably have a few "war" stories to tell of tenants from you-know-where. Most investors have these war stories about problem tenants, and in most cases these stories involve the investor losing time and money.    Looking back, I can clearly see that most r...

         Stoneybrook Heights, Stoneybrook Acres, Masonville, Uplands, Tallwood, Northridge & Windermere are distinct family neighbourhoods in London Ontario.Stoneybrook is east on Richmond Street and west of Adelaide Street and bi-sected by Fanshawe Park Road . Stoneybrook Heights is north of Fan...

If you have not taken a drive out to Hyde Park lately, you will be amazed at the growth of retail and new subdivisions!     House  sales were quite strong as of November 27 of this year with 326 houses being sold with the average selling price of $249,324 which was 99% of the asking price ($252,9...

Houses in the Oakridge, Oakridge Acres, Oakridge Meadows & Oakridge Park have sold quite well as of November 27 of this year with 220 selling at an average price of $292,535 which was 98% of the asking price of $297,447. The average Oakridge  house was on the market for 36 days . 81 condos have s...

    My, how libraries have changed. A long, long time ago when I was going to school and visited libraries I remember the smell of books, the quite aura that volumes of books exude and the sombre look and attire of librarians.Well, for some reason, I decided to drop into the 'newer' library on Wo...

As a home buyer, being your first time or your 5th, most buyers  face at least one of these situations.    ¨      You're looking to make one of the most important purchases of your life and you don't want to get burned because of not knowing whom you can trust, or making a mistake that could cost...

  Yesterday I spent the morning showing apartment condos in London and my clients from Montreal were quite impressed at the selection available.What blew them away were the prices! Anyone coming from Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary or Vancouver can but 2 condos for the price their condo is w...