The power of colour can be transformative for your property as you prepare it for sale. When your house or apartment is listed, your favourite palette has to shift from personal taste to investment strategy. The right hue doesn’t just refresh a room, it impacts on buyers’ perceptions, digital photography and, most importantly, the final…
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Even in winter, the desire to improve your garden to add some colour can be irresistible. Just because the skies are slate-grey doesn’t mean that your garden should be a matching colour. A great idea at this time of year is to plant small trees that offer both seasonal colour and a new focal point…
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Putting your property on the market before the holidays or shortly afterwards is still achievable. You may well be weighing up the value of holding off a winter sales campaign and going in spring, which has the reputation of being the prime selling season. However, spring can actually favour the buyers. Let’s look at that…
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Once you’ve gone through all the time and effort required to get your home on the market, it can be frustrating when the offers don’t roll in. If your house or apartment isn’t selling, there’s always a reason – and a solution. There can be many reasons for the challenge, such as the state of…
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It’s a common misconception that the moment the holidays begin, the real estate market freezes. While the Canadian market has been brighter days but improving all the time, buyers are out there and motivated. They are often driven by job relocation, a significant change in family needs or a critical financial shift. When we look…
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The role of every real estate agent is to help you maximise the value of your property. We’ll encourage you to make those essential improvements that will earn you a premium from buyers. And we’ll also give you the bad news, such as the need to conduct essential repair work and offer friendly encouragement to…
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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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Many homeowners don’t realize the clothes dryer is one of the most dangerous appliances in the home. Across North America, dryers cause approximately 15,500 home structure fires annually – an average 42 fires every day. This results in 29 deaths and approximately 400 injuries. Annual property damage is valued at nearly $200 million. Many of…
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Do you ever dream of a clutter-free home where you’ve turned your back on the “evils” of consumerism for the freedom of minimalism? You would not be alone if this is your idea of nirvana. When selling your home, an experienced agent should always advise you to depersonalise and declutter – a strategy that creates…
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As the darker days descend, preparing your lawn for winter requires a very different strategy to the once-a-week mow and lavish watering in summer. Homeowners and keen gardeners alike can make some basic mistakes or omissions with their lawns that will put it under stress during winter. Right now, it’s important to aerate and dethatch…
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