The latest home sale numbers from Toronto MLS indicate that the market is back on track for another record year.   Greater Toronto RE [...]

This morning Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a few changes to mortgage insurance rules intended to come into force on April 19, [...]

What is happening in the Real Estate Market?   The combination of the lower interest rates and the drop in the price of real estate t [...]

What is happening in the Real Estate Market?   For 3 consecutive months the number of homes sold in Durham region, as well as in [...]

In my Blog of April 22nd I wrote about the listing that I did not get because of the price. Well as I said I decided to watch and see what happe [...]

In 1993 when we moved to Bowmanville one of the home sites that we visited in search of our future home was the Kaitlin show home on hwy 57. The [...]

Yesterday I went to a listing appointment in Bowmanville. As usual I had gone to see the home a couple of days earlier even though I was very fa [...]

Durham Region works department and Municipality of Clarington are holding a free compost event on April 25 in Bowmanville. The location is at th [...]

These days I see a lot of For Sale By Owner signs. To a certain extent, the notion may be driven by tough economic times. With equity in homes e [...]

This morning one financial institution dropped their 5 year rate to 4.05%. This afternoon another bank followed this by dropping their 5 year ra [...]

This has always been a controversial subject. When it comes to marketing a home, holding an open house is usually not on top of the list of mark [...]

Starting March 31, 2009, the Region of Durham is adding Clarington, Brock, Uxbridge and Scugog to the list of the municipalities that have weekl [...]

If you haven't heard already the Bank of Canada (BofC) cut their over-night lending rate by 50 basis points to an over-night lending rate of [...]

These days I am coming across a lot of sellers who tell me "I am not in a rush to sell". This comes up during discussions about pricin [...]

Investors are buying!   Yes, that is right. I just helped an investor buy a house as a rental. He paid $170,000 for a newer town hous [...]

I recently attended the Newcastle and District Chamber AGM where Clarington Mayor Jim Abernethy was the guest speaker. The following slide [...]

These days I am asked each of these questions numerous times a day. My answer to both of these questions is GREAT. You should see the puzzled lo [...]

I am often asked the cost of repairing or upgrading a component in a typical home. I came across this page, http://www.pillartopost.com/home-rep [...]

Have you been hearing more doom and gloom about the Real Estate Market? Unless you have been on vacation in the sunny south you must have heard [...]

I just returned from a trip to England visiting family and friends. I was obviously interested in the state of the economy and especially the ho [...]

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