Welcome to Royal LePage Connect’s WebBlog. Well We at Royal LePage Connect finally have created this blog to open up the dialog between home buyers and seller and the real estate agent. As well as for real estate professionals looking to work with an award winning team. A place to share information about all aspects of real estate. We have found that a lot of people that are thinking of buying their first home or selling and buying, have a lot of preconceived impressions of real estate professionals. Most of the perceptions are not true. We have a high standard at Royal LePage Connect Realty and decided it was time to have a place for people to go to, ask questions, read articles and have an independent resource to get real answers. Yes, at the end of the day we sell real estate, but we believe that our clients should feel very confident in the services we provide and if you don’t feel confident in us then we haven’t done our job. Please feel free to ask questions, make suggestions and even sign up for our news letter once we have it online. Don’t worry you won’t get a pile of emails or things in the mail marketing real estate to you. That is not our intention.
Career in Real Estate- Should Appliances Negatively Impact The Price Of A Home?Today I got a message on Facebook regarding a condo that I posted that basically said the condo was amazing but for cheap appliances and that better appliances would essentially sell the home quicker, which in today s real estate world is true but should the fact that the current appliances aren t top of the line effect the sale of the condo negatively? It g […]
- Old ElectronicsHave an old television or computer kicking around the house that you don't use anymore? Want to get rid of it? No problem. There's places throughout your neighbourhoods that will let you drop off those old heavy electronics for FREE!!! You already paid for the drop-off through the new handling fee that was imposed on August 1st, 2011, so why go to […]
- Celebrate Chinese New Year 2012 - the Year of Dragon!Lots of fun for the whole family. On Jan 23 the Opening Ceremony starts the series of celebratory events with media and dignitaries. The lion troop dances to bring good luck to the area for the coming New Year. Do some New Year shopping and enjoy special performances! Jan 28 and 29 Chinatown Centre and Dragon City Mall has exciting performances from 12pm-6pm […]
- Toronto Mid January 2012 Housing StatisticsGTA REALTORS Report Mid-Month Resale Housing Market Figures TORONTO, January 17, 2012 Greater Toronto REALTORS reported 1,506 sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first two weeks of January 2012. This result represented a six per cent increase compared to the first 14 days of January 2011. New listings were also up on a year-over-year basis, but by […]
- DeclutteringTry as I might, I still seem unable to convince sellers to declutter. To really declutter. Can someone please tell me what decluttering means to you?
- 3 Steps To Successful Mortgage ShoppingKnow what you need and want in a mortgage the minimum down payment required to buy a home the down payment amount that you will need to avoid having to pay for mortgage default insurance the difference between term and amortization period how accelerated payment options can help you save money in interest and shorten the time it will take you to pay off your […]
- New Year's Resolution For Your HomeMany of us make optimistic resolutions for the New Year. Whether it's deciding to take a class, stick to a budget, or to finally drop those 20 pounds, we're full of ideas on how make ourselves and our lives better. Because your home is such an important part of your life, why not make some worthwhile resolutions for it as well? Here are some ideas […]
- Toronto December 2011 Resale Housing Market GTA REALTORS RELEASE MONTHLY RESALE MARKET FIGURES TORONTO, January 5, 2012 Greater Toronto REALTORS reported 4,718 transactions through the TorontoMLS system in December 2011. The December result capped off the second-best year on record under the current Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) boundaries. Total sales for 2011 amounted to 89,347 up four per cent i […]
- Termites in Toronto: A Not So Happy StoryTermites and The Damage Done At one time we could say that termites were isolated to a handful of specific Toronto neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, today the spread of this voracious home eating pest can be located in Etobicoke, Toronto, Scarborough, East York, North York and Durham. As a realtor I've taken courses in how to identify these home wreckers a […]
- Hey Toronto...Feeling That Seven Year Itch?Feeling Guilty About Wanting Change? No one can pinpoint the time in a relationship where one starts to consider it's time for a change. Curious though, that it always seems that one spouse seems to get the itch while the other is happy with the status quo. There are no hard statistics but 7 years sounds about right to me. I hate to say this ladies, but […]
- Should Appliances Negatively Impact The Price Of A Home?