Category: Fall

Estate Sales and Donations: Turning Your Autumn Clean into Downsizing Success

Many homeowners reach a point where they realise they have more belongings than they truly need. Cupboards are overflowing, the garage is packed, and items kept “just in case” quietly gather dust. Downsizing isn’t about going without—it’s about being intentional. When done thoughtfully, it can simplify daily life, reduce stress, and make future transitions far…
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Six tips for staging your porch for a winter sale

Making a great first impression is essential when selling your home – those first few seconds when the buyer sets eyes on your property create a lens through which they judge their entire experience. Stories are common of buyers who don’t even stop their car when they see a dilapidated property, or one that has…
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Six tips for dressing your porch for a winter sale

Making a great first impression is essential when selling your home – those first few seconds when the buyer sets eyes on your property create a lens through which they judge their entire experience. Stories are common of buyers who don’t even stop their car when they see a dilapidated property, or one that has…
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Four cities that show market confidence rising

There are many signs of the Canadian market improving, but the biggest signal everyone wants to see is an upward shift in value trends – and that seems to be a few months away. A rising level of inventory of homes for sale is keeping a lid on prices. This is despite the Bank of…
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Six ways to thwart squirrel squatters this fall

Who doesn’t love a squirrel? They’re cute with big eyes and a fluffy tail. You’d give them a hug if they weren’t full of disease and the fact they’d  bite your finger off without a second thought! Nevertheless, squirrels are cool so long as they know their place – and that’s up a tree, storing…
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Ten tips to prepare your home for fall market

Preparing your home for sale is a serious undertaking if you want to maximize the value of your home – and who doesn’t want to do that?  And with the popular fall selling season getting under way, you have the ideal opportunity to tap into increasing buyer enthusiasm. Fall is one of the best times…
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Sale volumes rise as market begins rebound

The monthly volume of home sales has now risen 11.2% since March and there are predictions across the real estate sector that the Canadian market is beginning its long-awaited bounce back. After the threat of significant US tariffs put a brake on transactions earlier this year, Canadians have started to regain confidence in the economy,…
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Why you don’t need to join the summer rush

There are many myths in real estate. One favorite is that only spring and summer are good times to sell. This is absolutely not true, of course. There’s never a bad season to upsize or downsize. The only criteria should be when your own personal circumstances align so a property transaction makes sense in your…
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Six Fall colors capturing our imagination

If you’ve been spending the Summer considering how to give your home a refresh or the best way to prepare the property for sale, then a new coat of paint may work wonders for you. Updating the color schemes of your exterior and interior is one of the most effective ways of enhancing your home. …
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Plants to make your Fall garden pop with color

Most homeowners consider the arrival of the Fall as spelling the end of color and vibrancy in their garden until spring comes around once again.  But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can plant several flowers now that will continue to give you blooms and color into the coming winter. These seven plants…
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