In a hot rental market like we’re experiencing in Toronto, understanding how landlords assess a prospective tenant is very important. Here’s a glimpse inside the mind of a landlord.
The age of your house has a huge impact on what components of the home may experience defects and issues. Here’s what is most likely to be causing you problems based on the age of your home.
A mandatory cooling off period on real estate purchases sounds like it might be helpful, but the way it’s being implemented in BC almost guarantees it will make things worse for buyers and sellers.
Every year the government sets a maximum rent increase percentage for the upcoming year. It's called a guideline, but you can't really colour outside the lines. Next year it’s 2.5%, but it doesn’t apply to all rental properties.
In typical markets, about 16% of listings are actually relisted properties that failed to sell the first time around. Our current market isn’t typical and that number is significantly higher depending on where you are located.
Can you lose money by trying to save money? In real estate, cutting commissions to the buying agent can end up costing you a lot more than you think and might be a very dumb idea.
There are a series of unwritten rules in real estate and a couple of the most important are how your listing strategy communicates your sale price expectations. Here’s our behind the scenes explanation of how it works – and how it doesn’t if agents don’t follow the rules.
Some properties are listed at a price that is really just reflective of what the seller wants to get, not what it’s worth. It can feel like you’re negotiating with a toddler and is often unsuccessful. Here’s our approach to developing a pricing strategy that actually gets the home sold.
One of the biggest factor that impacts housing prices is the level of supply, which has changed dramatically in 2022. Here’s the active listings we’ve seen so far this year for each type of housing. It’s honestly astonishing.
Not only is it possible to get the best results and be nice at the same time, often it’s the case that being nice is what gets the best results. Here’s a couple examples!
Despite what headlines might say, the story about the real estate market and what’s coming next is pretty nuanced. Here’s our take on what stat is most useful for predicting what comes next.
As of March 30, 2022, the Government of Ontario has increased the Non-Resident Speculation Tax on real estate from 15% to 20%, and it now applies across the entire province. Here’s what that change means.
When interest rates rise, the real estate market is impacted. It might not be panicking in the streets, but it definitely impacts the number of sales, the average price and what’s coming next.
Not all homes that look good on paper are actually homes in which you’d want to live. Here’s what happens when a builder or renovator ticks off boxes rather than makes it a home.
There aren’t a lot of real estate based pranks on April Fools’ Day, but there have been some unbelievable real estate scams and shenanigans over the years
