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3 ‘Must Know’ Pieces of Advice for First-time Home Buyers

When delving into the realities of home ownership, there can be many factors involved that make it difficult to determine what you need to know and what can wait until later. If you happen to be a first-time buyer who’s looking for the best tips for purchasing a home, the following three pointers can help to set you on the right path. Get Familiar With Your Credit Score If you haven’t looked at your credit report for a long time, it can be a daunting task to request this information. Fortunately, your credit report is free and you can do it online at sites such as Borrowell, Credit Karma Canada, Equifax Canada and Transunion Canada. Accessing these online programs will

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June 3, 2019 No Comments
Buying

Mythbusting: Is Winter a Bad Time to Buy a Home? No – and Here’s Why

  The cooler months of winter often seem like the best time to hibernate and wait for spring to appear, but it can actually be a prime opportunity to start looking for a new home. If you’re not interested in waiting until next season, here are a few reasons you may want to get started on your home search a little earlier than expected. Opportunity For A Lower Price With prime moving time occurring during the months of fall and spring, there’s a good chance that a home purchase will end up costing you less in winter than it will during other times of the year. Most home sellers are not going to want to keep their house on the

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January 18, 2019 No Comments
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Thinking About Selling in the Spring? You Should Be Renovating Now. Here’s Why

The cooler months of winter might seem like the perfect time to hibernate into the house, but it’s actually a great time to consider ramping up your home for improvements. If you’re thinking of selling come the spring, here’s why winter is the perfect time to get started on home renovations. Flexible Scheduling And Availability Many people are not interested in renovating their home during the winter months, so it can actually be an ideal time of year to make plans with a contractor to do some work. Since many renovations that occur on the outside of the home are likely to take place during spring or summer, it can be easier to schedule renovations for your home’s interior when

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January 17, 2019 No Comments

4 Terrible Mistakes Made by First-time Home Sellers

It’s more complicated of a process than people realize and there are 4 major mistakes that seller’s make that cost them valuable dollars. “PRICING YOUR HOME TOO HIGH.” It’s entirely likely that there’s an amount you have in mind when it comes to selling your home, but it’s important that your asking price is in line with the market conditions and what’s being offered. Instead of winging it, check the local neighbourhood listings and see what similar homes are selling for so yours won’t be left to linger on the market. “FORGETTING THE SMALL REPAIRS” After you’ve put your home up for sale and have arranged an open house, one of the first things people will notice is the small

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February 17, 2017 No Comments
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