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The Practically Perfect Open House

May 15, 2013

Summer, for obvious reasons, is a popular time for open houses. If you plan to have an open house to help sell your property, you will obviously ...

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Staging The Three Most Important Rooms

May 15, 2013

When your house is shown to potential buyers, every room is important. However, there are three types of rooms that buyers tend to pay particula ...

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Make A “Great Things" List

May 8, 2013

What’s great about your home? Is it the spacious foyer and generous main floor closet space? Is it the beautiful washroom? Is it the playg ...

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What Buyers Notice Most When Viewing A Home

May 8, 2013

Remember the last time you viewed a home for sale? What do you recall about that property? You are most likely to remember the features and char ...

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Engaging The Other Senses

April 12, 2013

When preparing a home for sale, most homeowners focus on pleasing the eyes. In other words, they make their property "look" as attract ...

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The Vocabulary Of Selling A Home

April 12, 2013

As in any industry, there are terms and buzzwords that are unique to residential real estate. When you put your home on the market, you should k ...

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Imagine The Home In Five Years

February 21, 2013 - Updated: February 21, 2013

When you view properties listed on the market, you will see them as they look today. Yet, once you purchase a new home, you’ll likely plan ...

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Viewing Your Home From A Buyer’s Perspective

February 21, 2013 - Updated: February 21, 2013

There is an old adage in marketing and sales: Before trying to sell something, you need to put yourself in the buyer’s shoes. When it&rsqu ...

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Neighbourhood Open House

February 13, 2013 - Updated: February 13, 2013

While shopping for a new home, you will likely view a lot of properties and may even attend a few open houses. That’s part of the process ...

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Making The Home Selling And Moving Process Easier

February 12, 2013 - Updated: February 12, 2013

There’s no doubt that things change in a home when it’s put on the market. Those changes can cause stress for the entire family. For ...

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When To Talk To A REALTOR®

December 7, 2012 - Updated: December 10, 2012

You might think you only need to talk to a REALTOR® when you want to put your home up for sale. That’s like saying you only shoul ...

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4 Cheap Ways To Prepare Your Home For Sale

December 7, 2012 - Updated: December 10, 2012

If you want to improve how your home shows to potential buyers, you don't necessarily invest in a costly remodelling or renovation. In ...

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Atmosphere Is Important

December 7, 2012 - Updated: December 10, 2012

You’ve probably heard the expression, “Location, location, location!” It refers to how location impacts the selling price ...

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Should You Buy A Newly-Built Home Or A Resale?

December 7, 2012 - Updated: December 10, 2012

If you’re shopping for a home, or even just thinking about the possibility of making a move, then you’ve probably asked yourself: ...

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Facelifts that boost resale Value

December 7, 2012 - Updated: December 10, 2012

If you plan on putting your home on the market, you obviously want it to look as attractive as possible to potential buyers. Improving the look ...

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Using The Internet To Shop For A New Home

December 7, 2012 - Updated: December 10, 2012

There’s more information on the internet than in the entire collection of the U.S. Library of Congress. (And that’s the largest libr ...

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What's Great About Your Neighbourhood?

July 11, 2012 - Updated: December 10, 2012

When potential buyers view your home, they are just as interested in the surrounding area as they are in the property itself. So, before li ...

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When you must be Home

July 11, 2012

When your property is listed for sale, you expect that people will come for viewings. However, it is recommended that you not be home durin ...

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Should You Go it Alone?

July 9, 2012 - Updated: July 11, 2012

Should you go it alone, and try to sell your house on your own? There’s no doubt about it. You can go on the internet and find many ar ...

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Selling Your Home When You Have a Mortgage

July 9, 2012 - Updated: July 11, 2012

If you’ve been thinking of selling your current property and finding your next dream home, one of the things that may be holding you back ...

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The Language Of Selling

July 9, 2012 - Updated: July 11, 2012

If you plan on selling your home, either now or sometime down the road, remember that how your property is described – the specific words ...

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Home Inspectors May Help More Than You Think

July 9, 2012 - Updated: July 13, 2012

If you’re thinking of buying a particular home, you’re probably aware that you should get a qualified home inspector to examine it. ...

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Making the Right Offer

April 21, 2012 - Updated: July 13, 2012

You’ve shopped around. Attended a few select viewings. Now you’ve found the home of your dreams. It’s yours – as lon ...

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Emotional Side of Selling

April 13, 2012 - Updated: July 17, 2012

THE EMOTIONAL SIDE OF SELLING Let’s face it. Selling your home is as much an emotional decision as it is a practical one. Sure, in ...

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Finding The Right Professionals

April 13, 2012 - Updated: July 16, 2012

If you’re considering buying a new home, one of your most important tasks is to find the right professionals to help you. You’ll n ...

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