BED BUGS Unless you've been hidding under a mattress or just not paying attention to the news lately, then you're aware ho [...]

Did you know that going to a specialized mortgage broker that you can in most cases get : 1. A better rate then the one they give you at the ba [...]

  Why didn't my house sell Reasons why your home won't sell If you have had your home on the market for severa [...]

People give several reasons for trying to do a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) on their property. The reasons are really as varied as the people doing [...]

These changes take effect in 60 days.  If you have any clients that are on the fence, now is the time to have them pre approved before the [...]

  Some For Sale By Owner sites, or FSBO (pronounced Fizz-Bo) as it's called in the real estate world, love to show you how "easy" it is [...]

I keep getting search result hits for the string "fsbo horror." It's an amalgamation because I haven't done any postings on this specific subjec [...]

FSBO vs REALTORS The Trouble with FSBO's (For Sale by Owner's): Understanding the Complexities of the Transaction The world of real estate [...]

Getting Top Dollar. Can a private seller get top dollar? There are many factors that come into play. Here are some points to consider and the c [...]

I. The common thread between private buyers and sellers is commission. Essentially the point is this; most private buyers will feel entitled to [...]

The Limitations of the Private Deal.   The advantage of selling and buying privately is the perceived saving, the down side is that t [...]

Most Difficult Tasks for FSBO Sellers: • Getting the right price . . . 23% • Preparing/fixing up home for sale: 18% • Selling [...]

Past Practices. Ten years ago real estate commission rates were at 6% . This commission is split equally between the sellers Realtor and the bu [...]

Buyers use a wide variety of resources in searching for a home: 89 percent surf the Internet, 88 percent use real estate agents, 57 perc [...]

  FSBOs accounted for 9% of home sales in 2010. The typical FSBO home sold for $140,000 compared to $199,300 for agent-assisted [...]

NAR study found that, because homes sold without professional representation often aren't exposed to the open market, "for-sale-by-owner" (FSBO) [...]

The 2010 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, Nov 5, 2010. For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) transactions reached a re [...]

Here are some of the grants that are still available from the Provincial Government.   The deadline of March 2011 does not leave much [...]

What is a setback thermostat? Thermostats control heating and cooling appliances in houses. A setback thermostat gives the user the option [...]

Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) The 8% Ontario sales tax and the 5% GST are being combined into a single 13% value-added sales [...]

The TRUE market value of your home IS:  What a buyer is willing to pay for the property - TODAY! Based on Today's market Based on [...]

DETECTING AND ADDRESSING RADON CONTAMINATION IN THE HOME More and more homeowners are considering radon detection a "mu [...]

Ontario, Canada  The Private Real Estate Market Why can't we all just get along?   I have been inundated with numbers.  [...]

Canadian housing markets buck recession and trend upwards, says RE/MAX   With the worst of the recession over, residential real es [...]

Land values have increased 32% annually since 1998...65% annually for properties which have a rental dwelling on the site.   Fa [...]