If you’re preparing to sell your home in the next few months, you may find that making your move this winter rather than waiting for a spring campaign will deliver a better result. The theories and myths of real estate suggest spring is the best time of year to sell your home. But actually, there’s…
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Winter is always a challenge for your garden, but there are several steps you can take to protect it from frost and snow. If you’re considering putting your property on the market in the next few months, you don’t want to go to the expense of replacing plants that couldn’t make it through the winter.…
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House-hunting requires time and effort and there’s nothing more exciting than finding your dream home. The best way to fast track this process is to make a list of your priorities before even stepping out the door to go and see a property. Knowing your “must-haves” and nice-to-haves” helps ensure your agent only shows you…
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Downsizing the family home is becoming an increasingly attractive option for aging property owners who may be asset-rich, yet cash-poor. Once the children have flown the coop, hanging on to the family home can become needlessly expensive, maintenance can become burdensome and cleaning steals hours from your week. Now that property prices have achieved record…
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If you’re a first-time buyer and single, or just starting your journey as an investor, one style of property that’s likely to suit your budget is a studio apartment. It’s one of the easiest points of entry into real estate, and there’s always a keen rental market regardless of the prevailing economic circumstances. For a…
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If you’re selling a home, your laundry room is one space that needs to be squeaky clean. The state of a laundry room often reflects the time homeowners have: they’re either super-organized and functional or the biggest disaster area in the house. And that’s a shame because a laundry room is a real selling point. …
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Choosing the best upgrade projects to complete before putting your home on the market can be confronting. If you select the wrong room or an improvement buyers don’t value, you’ll have wasted thousands of dollars and missed opportunities that would have maximized the value of your home. As an experienced agent in your neighborhood, I…
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Maintenance is a labour of love for many homeowners – traipsing around the local hardware store and eating snags is a weekend ritual for thousands of homeowners. Others, of course, would prefer to do something else, somewhere else. If you’re an owner who sees maintenance as a chore rather than an opportunity to test your…
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It pays to keep an open mind if you’re considering whether to enter the property market to upgrade your home, downsize or make your first purchase. Rising property values and mortgage costs have made real estate a difficult market to read for some buyers. Media reports of stellar, 30%-plus growth in cities such as Nashville…
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Downsizing is a significant moment in the lives of many folks. It’s a time when you can scale back and enjoy the freedom of an empty nest. Selling the family home to live in a smaller property requiring less maintenance is an attractive proposition for many in their 50s and 60s. And the profit of…
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