There is a poem by Robert Frost called “The Road Not Taken” that has the distinction of being the most misread poem in America, according to the Paris Review. I know what you are thinking. Yet another real estate article comparing misinterpretations of classic poetry with property appreciation in the
I’ll get right to the point because the clock is ticking. In 10 days from now, new rules kick in for mortgages. Starting October 17, 2016, all buyers with less than a 20 per cent down payment must qualify based on the five-year benchmark posted rate, which is currently approximately
I haven’t actually been asked that question yet, but I feel it is only a matter of time before one of my client’s offers their future progeny in order to get a home. Buying a home these days can feel like an insurmountable challenge I say “these days” but it
A few weeks ago, I wrote about secret Realtor codewords. Flash forward to today, and I’m in Oxford, England, visiting with friends and exploring the countryside. I’m also learning about some real estate terms that are used here. My favourite by far is gazumping. Just savour that word for a
I’ve worked with some clients this year on the rental side of housing – both landlords renting out their properties as well as tenants looking for a place to rent. A few things struck me in my interactions.
Let me rephrase that. There is nothing worse than the feeling of forgetting to do something you really should have done. That slowly dawning realization when you look at the date and your brain finally wakes up to the fact that there was something about today. Something you had to
I like a lot of aspects of working in real estate, but if you asked me to narrow it down to my favourites, I would have to say that there are two really great things about my job. The first is that I get to meet great people. People I
It’s Oakville. I was going to do a big build up and tell you at the end of the post, but it’s Friday, it’s lovely out and if you came to my site, you deserve the immediate answer. Now that you have that little dopamine hit from getting immediate gratification,
In late May, 2016, MPAC started sending out their 2016 Property Assessment Notices. These lovely documents provide an assessed value for your property, based on a secret formula developed by MPAC scientists in a bunker in the wilds of Northern Ontario. That might be a bit of an exaggeration. Truth
