After 5 to 6 years of staying in the same home, you may be starting to outgrow your space or considering doing further renovations or upgrades to the existing house. Before you make the decision to sell and look for another home, it will make sense to assess the following before doing further wor
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01/24/2014
From some of the FAQs from Hive Modular inquiries, we have been looking at financing options with our mortgage broker partner for modular home construction, as a lot of interest is growing in this construction method in the Toronto urban real estate market. The market place at large has not ye
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01/04/2014
This is one of the FAQs when I work with Buyers. Thank you Mortgage Broker Bridget McGee for putting this into a blog. Ultimately the right person to confirm the protocol of each person's financial interest is the legal opinion of your lawyer. Should I Put My Girlfriend or Boyfriend On The Deed
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01/03/2014
Have you ever delt with a client or a negotiation where you have to communicate in Broken English? With Toronto being a multicultural city with broad ethnic diversity, it's frequent that we have to speak in broken english to "simplify" and be more direct with expressing ourselves to non native e
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12/30/2013
Record low temperatures have been sweeping across Canada and beyond – Egypt received its first snowfall in over a century! With winter weather warnings aplenty and serious snow accumulation, it’s fair to say most folks are feeling frozen. On these -16˚degrees days, it’s definitely function over f
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12/23/2013
New York City was at 22C over the weekend, and Toronto just got over one of the worst ice storms in history. About 200,000 housholds are still without power due to down power lines and fallen trees. Up to 30mm of ice fell during the storm. Some power will not be restored for Christmas until the w
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12/23/2013
As a Toronto Real Estate Agent who specializes in the sale and purchase of homes in master planned communities, I am excited to see how Regent Park redevelopment has been taking shape in East Downtown over the recent years. Selling condos in this community is different than any other. No condo
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12/19/2013
Google+ [or Google Plus] I love G+ for it's great curated contents, images and videos. As a novice user, I was recently offered a custom URL by Google+ to plus.google.com/+AnneLok which makes the URL much easier to share. To qualify, your G+ account must be 30 days old, with at least 10 follo
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12/19/2013
Neighbourhood profile With Walkscore of 90, the Distillery District, a National Historic Site of Canada, boasts more than 40 heritage industrial buildings of the Victorian era, and 80 shops, performance venue, art galleries, make this a vibrant destination and spectacular landmark in East Downt
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12/13/2013
Here are some frequently asked questions on new construction purchase by buyers. First time new construction buyers are unaware that sometimes walking into a Builder's sales centre is like entering the wolves' den. Sales representatives working for the builder do not look after the buyer's best
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11/30/2013