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Competitive pressures ordinarily force providers' prices to reflect their cost structures.  Standard, traditional real estate broker commissions, however, are strangely unrelated to either the quality of the service rendered or the value provided. This article analyzes five separate elements of t...

This blog was written by Malcolm in the Quinte area and I thought I would share this with those in the London area. Substitute Quinte for London and there you go. Ty Sellers, if you want to sell your home yourself without the help of an agent, then go for it. I have nothing against people who tr...

Buying a home and saving money at the same time? Is that a paradox or not? Not when you work with me. You see, I have this belief that most buyers, besides wanting excellent service, full protection and brutal honesty, want to save as much money as possible. Yes, negotiating the best price is one...

How much are you going to charge me to list my home? What is your commission rate? I get asked this question daily and rightfully so. With over 90% of home buyers researching real estate on the Internet, home sellers are saying, wait a minute, why am I being charged 5-6%?    Other industries have...

Hi, over the past few years I have seen huge changes to the real estate industry, not only on the consumer side but on the sales side as well. As with the travel industry and the insurance industry, consumers are cost concience and have cut out the intermediary, which in real estate is the sales ...

Are you spending countless hours searching the MLS, real estate magazines, weekend classified ads and real estate websites looking for the ideal home for a great price and in a great neighbourhood?WHY? If you enjoy doing that, great. Are you aware you may be missing out on some great homes that s...

19 houses have sold in the Hazelden area from January 1, 2011 to July 6, 2011 The average selling price was $471, 224 and these sold in 47 days or less at an average of 97% of the asking price.! The highest went in the $830, 000 range and the lowest in Hazelden starts in the 330's. Hazelden still...

67 homes sold in Lambeth and Westwinds neighbourhoods in South West London from January 1, 2011 to July 6, 2011.   The average asking price was $369,199 and the homes that did sell, sold for 99% of asking and these were on the market an average 69 days.   Lambeth is rapidly growing with more reta...

Pond Mills in South East London Ontario remains one of the best values in home prices with 32 houses selling from January 1, 2011 to June 6, 2011 for an average price of $208,300 and it has taken about 32 days for a home to sell.    For condos in Pond Mills, $126,321 was the average asking price,...

104 houses exchanged hands in Old South London & Wortley Village from January 1, 2011 to July 3, 2011.    The average selling price was $269,004 and on average it took 39 days for a home to sell and these homes sold for 98% of the asking price! Old South London remains a desirable neighbourhood w...