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Today is the first day of Financial Literacy Month here in Canada. I have a personal interest in financial literacy that comes from my previous life as a Certified Financial Planner when I worked for one of Canada's big five banks. I believe that we all need to understand and take control of our ...
11/01/2012
By now, most home owners in the City of Ottawa have received their Property Assessment Notice from MPAC. We've had some strong market growth in Ottawa over the past few years, so most likely your assessment will show a significant increase over the 2008 value, when the last assessment was done. N...
10/26/2012
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Selling your home in Ottawa has been getting TOUGHER these days. After several years of having a Seller's MARKET, the tide has definitely shifted. We are seeing homes sitting on the market longer as inventories of unsold homes build up. Recent changes in mortgage rules brought down by the Financ...
07/12/2012
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This past week I was involved in a situation that highlighted the value of getting a good real estate agent to represent your interests. We had just listed a townhouse condo in Ottawa, Ontario, that we priced it to sell. In fact, our client did not have very high expectations since the property w...
02/26/2012
We've all seen the statistics that clearly indicate that a vast majority of customers and clients start their property search online. While your listing probably provides some key informaton such as the number and sizes of room, and describes some exciting features. By the way, are all hardwood ...
02/14/2012
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Life happens to all of us, but not everyone seems to respond in the same way to similar circumstances. How is it that two people can have the same experience and yet behave in such diametrically opposed ways? The answer is ATTITUDE. One quirk of the english language is that if you assign a value...
01/15/2012