In: Real Estate News
19 Jul 2011There is a lot of discussion these days about home affordability, record high prices, asian buyers, sellers market, and multiple offers. Real estate, especially in Toronto, has always made headlines in the newspapers and on TV. But now as the average price for a detached home in Vancouver has eclipsed $1,000,000, and in Toronto $700,000, [...]
In: Mortgage News
2 Jun 2011Welcome to the Spring/Summer of 2011, where multiple offers on homes are the norm, 105% and higher above asking price is not uncommon, and mortgage rate fluctuations of 0.35% can happen overnight. In my 11 years in this industry I have not seen this particular set of circumstances all occurring at once and to the [...]
There are certainly some advantages and disadvantages to becoming a real estate agent. Being a real estate agent generally means that you are working for yourself (although you must belong to a brokerage), which means that you don’t really have a boss or set hours. However, the majority of real estate agents in Ontario work [...]
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