'Taking Real Estate To The Next Level'

Sales of detached homes in London and the St. Thomas area dipped 15.9% in November 2012, with 417 homes exchanging hands. Sales of condos, however, were up 18.8%, with the result that, Year-to-Date, total sales are down only a modest 0.3%. “Altogether 512 homes sold, down 11.1% from the previous year.New listings were down 12.9% for detached ...

Buyers Prize Safety, Value & Location        Safety, perceived value and a location close to shopping or transportation are the most important factors Ontarians consider when buying a home, according to a new survey.   Research commissioned by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) ...

   Home sales in London Ontario overall in September 2011 were up 19.2% over the previous year, with 589 detached homes and 113 condos exchanging hands.     As of September 30, 2011 , year-to-date sales are down only a very modest 0.8% compared to this time last year.   Listings were also up 7.7% in ...

Competitive pressures ordinarily force providers’ prices to reflect their cost structures.   Standard, traditional real estate broker commissions, however, are strangely unrelated to either the quality of the service rendered or the value provided. This article analyzes five separate elements of the traditional ...

Buying a home and saving money at the same time? Is that a paradox or not? Not when you work with me. You see, I have this belief that most buyers, besides wanting excellent service, full protection and brutal honesty, want to save as much money as possible. Yes, negotiating the best price is one way, but with the average home ...

      552 homes exchanged hands in February 2011 in the London, St. Thomas area, down 8.8% from the previous year. A factor that was quoted by our local real estate board (LSTAR) was that we have to take into consideration the weather in January, which was unusually cold and snowy for our jurisdiction. Below are some ...

Regardless of the present housing market, to maximize your home's selling price there are steps you can take to ensure that your home sells fast, reduce the stress and maintain control.  1 Keep the reason you are selling to yourself and your REALTOR®. Do not reveal your motivation for selling to anyone else because they may use it ...

Aggressive Home Seller Wanted in London & South West Ontario. Yes, I am looking for an aggressive home seller in London and S/W Ontario area to work with my own aggressive marketing strategy. Qualifications as follows: Honest desire to sell your homeWilling to price your home properly in this buyers marketEager to listen to my ...

 Yup, the title is correct. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips says current accuracy rates for weather predictions are low. (We all could have told him that for free!)"The models that are in use now are marginally better than flipping a coin" he said, noting accuracy rates for 90 day forecasts is around 55%. In ...

National Volunteer Week in Canada is from April 18 to April 24, 2010. Volunteers build a better world and as Winston Churchill said: "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."  Whether choosing to volunteer with people, animals, or the environment, contributing to a cause you feel good about  can be ...