Top Things to Help Your Home Stand Out in a Competitive Market

When it comes to selling your home, especially in a competitive market, making sure your home stands out is essential. In markets that are fast paced, houses come and go constantly, so standing out to prospective buyers is incredibly important. There are dozens of different ways you can make your home stand out in a …

6 Hidden Expenses Buyers Often Forget About When Purchasing a House

Buying a house is one of the biggest purchases you will make in your lifetime and a lot goes into the planning and finances of purchasing a home, especially if it is your first home. From a down-payment, to repairs & maintenance, to purchasing furniture and appliances, there are hidden expenses that one might not …

Buy First or Sell First?

If you are a homeowner and you decide to enter the market, you’re faced with a difficult question: Especially if you’ve never sold your home before. Do you buy your next home before selling? Or do you sell your current home before buying? We reached out to our RE/MAX Influencers—a panel consisting of RE/MAX Sales …

Toronto Real Estate: Buying & Selling During the Winter

When spring arrives in Toronto, so too do the for-sale signs on front lawns. That’s the Toronto real estate market for you. Despite the fact that as Canadians we should feel comfortable doing just about anything in the dead of winter, there’s something about home sales in the snow that seem to turn off buyers …

RE/MAX releases Canadian housing market outlook for 2020

Average home price expected to rise by 3.7% next year • Increased consumer confidence could be a key factor affecting the housing market in 2020• 51% of Canadians are considering a home purchase in the next five years, up from 36% at the same time last year• Only two in 10 Canadians say that the …

How to buy a house as a co-owner

Housing affordability continues to be a thorn in the sides of many Canadians. While the government is introducing some measures to make buying your first home more feasible, time will tell as to whether they actually help. In the interim, however, more and more Canadians are getting creative with ways to break into the housing market. Joint ownership is …

5 tips to sell your house

The decision to sell your house can be exciting and overwhelming all at once. Despite the reality of that latter emotion, there are some things home sellers can do to alleviate the stress. Start with a game plan using the five tips below for a less-stress selling experience. Get to know the real estate market: Knowing …

Toronto Real Estate & The U.S. Economy

It seems average Canadians tend to keep their heads in the sand when it comes to the economy. Perhaps it’s not even so much keeping our heads in the sand, as it is just not paying attention to what’s happening. Ask the average person what’s happening on a global level and they’ll probably just shrug. …

Breaking Down the Housing Debate

The original article link : https://blog.remax.ca/breaking-down-the-housing-debate/ Author: Christopher Alexander, Executive Vice President and Regional Director, RE/MAX INTEGRA, Ontario-Atlantic Canada The 2019 federal election is fast approaching, and the housing debate continues to be a hot topic in the country. A national housing strategy that’s assessed annually and updated based on economic markers and buying trends …