Saturday, August 8, 2015

== TREB NEWS RELEASE == August 2015

TORONTO, August 6, 2015 --



 Toronto Real Estate Board President Mark McLean announced record home sales for the month of July. Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 9,880 sales through TREB's MLS® System, representing an eight per cent increase compared to July 2014. The number of transactions were up for all major home types, including a double-digit year-over-year increase in condominium apartment sales.







== TREB NEWS RELEASE ==

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Make an Offer That Sellers Can't Refuse

Make an Offer That Sellers Can't Refuse

With shrinking inventories, many home buyers are finding only competitive offers will win them the house they want. A recent article by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance highlighted several ways that home buyers can make more competitive “irresistible” offers.

Rental properties: 8 things to know before becoming a landlord - Style At Home

Rental properties: 8 things to know before becoming a landlord - Style At Home

Rental properties are an excellent investment but they can be a lot of work. Here's what you need to know.

Monday, November 11, 2013

The top 10 furnished apartments in Toronto

http://www.blogto.com/city/2013/11/the_top_10_furnished_apartments_in_toronto/

 Before you resort to renting a room full of Ikea stuff a la Tyler Durden or trying your luck with various unverified furnished rentals on Craigslist, Kijiji, or Padmapper (then cross referencing them with bedbugregistry.com, naturally) you might want to take a look at these options instead.


Surveying Property: Property Investment – Why an Investment Appraisal is so crucial for Buy to Let Investors

Surveying Property: Property Investment – Why an Investment Appraisal is so crucial for Buy to Let Investors


Once a property has been identified for potential investment an appraisal should be prepared, which will assess the likely costs required, balanced against the likely return.  If, through research, an investor calculates the likely annual rental income, and then divides this into the purchase cost of the property, which will include any costs associated with purchasing together with any repair or renovating cost, and any professional fees, then this will give something referred too as the ‘net rental yield’. 

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Should you buy a fixer-upper? - MSN Real Estate

Should you buy a fixer-upper? - MSN Real Estate

Relying on the seller to make the repairs you want in this market is not a good strategy," he says. "Assume you'll have to take it in the existing condition."