When will they learn?  It’s almost a tale as old as time. When it sounds too good to be true, then it likely is…. well isn’t it? Even though as human beings we have that little voice in our heads that says that maybe we actually were this lucky enough to find this deal and no one else did. It just fell in our lap and how fortunate for us that no one else discovered this de...Read More

This is a wonderful time of year to look back at the past year and reflect on what happened throughout the past year and what tell tale signs positioned themselves to affect this period of the housing market. This is also the perfect time of the year to look ahead and try to prognosticate on what lies ahead for 2019 now that we’re 6 weeks into the New Year.   So let’s quickly loo...Read More

  There are a variety of ways that homeowners can easily make a drastic dent in their energy consumption around their home. While some ways simply need just a bit of forward thinking and effort, some do require an initial investment but will save you thousands along the way to where making the change will not only save you money but these changes will eventually pay for themselves.   Man...Read More

  Looking Through the Keyhole    Real Estate is one of those professions that’s incredibly competitive as well as being self-glorifying. Everyone is out for your business, trying to out do other agents with different business plans, offers, gimmicks and stats. None of what you read from other agents is wrong but you do want to be careful on what you sign up for and make su...Read More

Well the first day of Winter Solstice arrives for us on Dec 21st this year, but the current freezing weather would maybe suggest otherwise. I left a listing presentation yesterday and we had a great conversation on when is a good time to list their home for sale. This is always a great question that many home sellers ask me to weigh in on, which in turn has prompted me to write this blog pi...Read More

Cannabis Legalization in Canada and what it means to the Housing Industry   Just wanted to quickly discuss how we’re now two weeks into Marijuana being legalized in Canada and the sky has not fallen. If you're unaware, there are certain ways on how this legalization can affect the housing market, rental markets and what you should be looking for when purchasing a home or wha...Read More

  Well it’s that time of year where you should be taking the proper steps to preparing your home and your wallet for another harsh Canadian winter. Apparently we are in for a cold one as our Farmer’s almanac currently predicts.   Whether you rent or own a home there are some great tidbits in here to help save you money from higher utilities costs as well as making sure that y...Read More

What's your Exit Strategy to downsize?     Like many homeowners out there I have invested in a home that is building my family equity. Over time you find there are many things you can decide to do with your investment; you can simply live in it, you can decide to rent a portion or all of it to make a secondary income or what many homeowners don’t realize is that they can possib...Read More

    One of the bigger debates for Buyers when looking for a home always comes down to Old VS New and Dated VS Modern. Do we want to get a fixer upper or should we go totally updated, modern and move in ready?   Again this always simply comes down to the purchaser, their tastes and what they are willing to endure to get their newfound property looking the way they want it. If a prop...Read More

      2018 - The story so far...   Well despite all the scare tactics from the media I would have to say that it really feels like the GTA real estate market has made a small rebound and is back to making some modest gains. As the general public you really have to read between the lines and it’s very confusing as a consumer on what to actually believe what’s...Read More