We often think of moving up the housing ladder as clear-cut, with defined steps and price differences between housing types. The reality is actually quite different.
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.
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.
