8 Reasons To Work With a Real Estate Broker
Posted on Apr 17, 2019
When it comes to buying or selling a home there are several good reasons to hire a real estate broker. Here are 10 that you will want to consider:
Buy or Sell at Fair Price
Brokers have access to the latest technology and latest market statistics, this allows them to do a comparative market analysis. If you are a buyer or a seller, this means that yo...
A Home Office Everyone Needs!
Posted on Apr 17, 2019
If you plan on running a business or plan on setting up dates and times for family outings, every residence needs a space to carve out for a home office. A practical space is crucial when it comes to a daily workspace or as a centre for paying bills and organizing schedules. When it comes to creating a home office, consider some of the following ti...
Foreign Buyers
Posted on Apr 17, 2019
Statistics Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) are working together to improve housing-related data in Canada. Since there is a gap in the data gap on the share of foreign ownership in Canadian residential real estate, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation began collecting data back in 2014 for non-resident share of owne...2017 - A Historic Year for Real Estate in London
Posted on Jan 10, 2018
2017 ended up being a very historic year for the London, Ontario real estate market!This is the first time that home sales have ever exceeded 11,000. This is a very big achievement for the London and St. Thomas residential real estate market. London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS (LSTAR) began tracking housing data back in 1978, this year t...
London Market Update
Posted on Dec 20, 2017
It has been quite the year in the London and St Thomas real estate market and one with a lot of historic numbers, especially with the amount of homes that have been sold this year. The number of homes that did exchange hands in November was 637. Sales of homes in London, Ontario are down 13.6%,from the same time last year. However the year-to-date...
Core Housing Need in Canada
Posted on Dec 19, 2017
A household is in core housing if its housing does not meet one or more of the adequacy, suitability or affordability standards, and it would have to spend 30% or more of its before-tax income to access acceptable local housing.
- Adequate housing is reported by their residents as not requiring any major repairs.
- Affordable housing costs less than 30...