January 2010 - Posts
You have just decided to purchase a home or your mortgage is up for renewal and you have a decision to make. Do I get a variable or a fixed mortgage ? I get asked this all the time as a REALTOR® and my first question to you is what is your comfort
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Where do you stand if some one defaults on a mortgage that they still can afford to pay, but choose not to, because their property value has dropped way below the amount of their mortgage? Jeffery L. Seglin, a professor at Emerson College in Boston who
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Do you find yourself getting that urge to drop-into Open Houses, even when you're busy? You're not alone. Many homeowners visit open houses to get design ideas, or to see how their home compares to the neighborhood. But if you find yourself attracted
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In this guide you will find pictures of condos that are representative of the different condo styles you will find in London Ontario . This guide also includes a helpful link to a map outlining the city and city information and phone numbers. School boards,
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Your Guide To London Ontario House Prices and London area Real Estate! In this guide you will find pictures of properties that are representative of the different house styles you will find in London. This guide also includes a helpful map outlining the
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January 2010 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Riverbend, London - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 2295 Kains Road #60 on January 31 from 1:00
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January 2010 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 Riverbend, London - We invite everyone to visit our open house at 2295 Kains Road #60 on January 30 from 1:00
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Delaware End Unit 2 Car Garage • 1,352 sq. ft., 3 bath, 3 bdrm single story - $342,406 - Model Home with Upgrades Riverbend, London - Welcome to Rembrandt River West, an elegant and upscale community in North West London. This Delaware Builders Show
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Generally speaking, there are two ways to go about home improvements . You're either going to splurge on your home because it's your palace and you simply want a beautiful place to live, OR, you're going to take a more logical, pragmatic approach
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LondonWorks in London, Ontario, Canada London is a dynamic community with a solid foundation of diverse business and industry sectors. We welcome employers, workers and jobseekers and are pleased to provide you with access to information that will help
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That old, inefficient second fridge of yours could be wasting between $120 - $150 per year in electricity. Every Kilowatt counts and the Ontario Power Authority will take away your old fridge or window air conditioner for free! Below is a link that will
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Shopping for a home is an emotional experience. It's also time consuming and comes with a myriad of details. Some buyers, (and their sales person), however, caught up in the excitement of buying a home tend to overlook some items. Their home purchase
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Over 70 percent of homes in the United States and Canada are underinsured. And, of those homes, 70 percent are underinsured by at least 30 percent. This is a major problem! The confusion between market value and replacement value is where many of these
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Are you getting ready to sell your home, but don't fully understand how the asking price is determined? There are a number of ways to determine a home's value. The first item is to disregard your view of your home's worth and start considering
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Top Quality 1 Floor Condo • 1,251 sq. ft., 3 bath, 2 bdrm bungalow "Canterbury Model" - MLS® $327,304 - You Can Get All This For Riverbend, London - Luxury one floor condo located in upscale Riverbend neighbourhood called Rembrandt
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We have just made arrangements with Rembrandt Homes, a quality buider in London Ontario to represent their executive one floor condos in the upscale neighbourhood of Riverbend in west London . A quiet enclave of 55 units of attached bungalow condominiums
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What are the consequences if your daughter and her husband want to buy a home, but recently asked you to "Co-Sign" on the loan? There's nothing wrong with helping a family member or close friend with buying a home. However, co-signing on
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Why would you consider getting pre-approved before buying a home? Years ago, buyers didn't worry about financing their home purchase until after they found the home they wanted to buy. Once they had an accepted offer, they'd shop around for a
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Real estate sales - are they taxable? What about my principal residence? The gain on the sale of real estate is a capital gain unless the property has been purchased with the intent of reselling at a profit , or developed and sold as a business endeavor
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Should you consider haveing a professional home inspection performed before you put your home on the market? Why could you even consider this? Getting your home professionally inspected before you put it on the market seems like a strange thing to do
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Are you planning to make major home improvements . Are you worried about getting your investment back when you decide to sell? How do you know if you are spending wisely? When remodeling, you must weigh the cost of the remodel versus the value of the
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People talk about running the numbers before buying an investment property, but what are the numbers and how do you get accurate numbers? Running the wrong numbers can make the difference of making $500 or losing $1000 per month. RENTAL INCOME Rental
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If you build or purchase a new home , you may qualify for a rebate of a portion of the GST/HST paid on the purchase. See the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) web page GST/HST New Housing Rebate for more information on this. If you substantially renovate your
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Dear Mom and Dad: Since I left for university I have been remiss in writing and I am sorry for my thoughtlessness in not having written before. I will bring you up to date now, but before you read on, please sit down . You are not to read any further
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The Government of Ontario has made a number of changes to the property assessment system that went into effect in the 2009 property tax year. These changes include the introduction of a four-yearassessment update cycle and a phase-in of assessment increases.
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If you have made repayments to your RRSP for the Home Buyer's Plan (HBP) or Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP), did you know you must complete Schedule 7 on your income tax return? If you fail to designate the RRSP payments as repayments of HBP or LLP,
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Ontario's four largest real estate boards have an agreement to share real time access to each others' MLS listing information. The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB),the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington, the London St.Thomas Association
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"Consumers are at risk from unsafe financial products" says Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. "It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your house. But it is possible
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Would you like to know the impact your lifestyle has on the environment and what you can do about it? Here is a City of London website that allows you too calculate your carbon footprint and make changes, from switching cars to eating less meat, to where
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Hazelden, a London Ontario Neighbourhood in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Hazelden From January 01, 200 9 to December 31, 2009, 11 houses in Sunningdale exchanged hands, 5 were
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Market Recovery Continues With Record Sales of Real Estate in London Ontario for December Last month, (December 2009) 438 homes exchanged hands in the jurisdiction of the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR), a 55.9-per-cent increase
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in the Stoneybrook Masonville Neighbourhood of London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses & Condos in Masonville/Stoneybrook From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 219 homes in
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in the Uplands Neighbourhood of London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses & Condos in Uplands From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 80 homes in Uplands exchanged hands and it
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in the Old South of London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Old South From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 81 houses in Old South exchanged hands and it took an average of
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What was the real estate market for houses like in Warbler Woods, a neighbourhood in south west London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Warbler Woods From January 01, 200 9 to December 31, 2009, 4 houses in Warbler Woods exchanged hands
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in the Pond Mills neighbourhood in London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Pond Mills/Westminster Area of London From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 136 houses in Pond Mills
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in the Hunt Club neighbourhood in west London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Hunt Club Area From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 36 houses in Hunt Club exchanged hands and
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Summerside a neighbourhood in south London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Summerside From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 82 houses in Summerside exchanged hands and
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Oakridge a neighbourhood in south west London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Oakridge From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 265 houses in Oakridge exchanged hands and
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Byron a neighbourhood in south west London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Byron From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 243 houses in Byron exchanged hands and it took an
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Hyde Park , a neighbourhood in north west London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Homes in Hyde Park From January 01, 2009 to December 31, 2009, 42 homes in Hyde Park exchanged hands and
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Lambeth, a neighbourhood in south west London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Lambeth From January 01, 200 9 to December 31, 2009, 91 homes in Lambeth exchanged hands and it
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Kilworth, a neighbourhood west of London in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Kilworth From January 01, 200 9 to December 31, 2009, 35 houses in Kilworth exchanged hands and it took
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Don't P ass O ver O pportunities R epeatedly in Real Estate. Whether you are an i nvestor , a home or condo owner or a real estate sales person , we all seem to make the same mistakes. How many times have we heard or said? "I could have bought
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For decades, real estate has been one of the most reliable and dramatic wealth generators for millions of people - and despite the slump experienced in some recently booming areas, many parts of the country continue to experience price appreciation. Real
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Riverbend, a London Ontario Neighbourhood in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Riverbend From January 01, 200 9 to December 31, 2009, 49 houses in Riverbend exchanged hands and it
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What was the real estate market for houses and condos like in Sunningdale, a London Ontario Neighbourhood in 2009 and what to expect for 2010? Houses in Sunningdale From January 01, 200 9 to December 31, 2009, 43 houses in Sunningdale exchanged hands
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This blog is a great reminder for landlords in London Ontario to properly check out your tenants before renting any of your units, being one or twenty. Not only a credit check but thoroughly check our their references. This blog was written by Brian Madigan,
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Most stock market investors will pay 100 percent of the share price for a stock (investors who don't mind the risk of margin calls can buy many stocks for 50 percent down), while real estate investors typically need to put down only five to 10 percent
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Using Feng Shui to Correctly Prepare Your Home for Sale Using Feng Shui to attract more potential home buyers is a fantastic idea. When you start to look at the Feng Shui recommendations, you will see that some of them are identical to what you may be
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