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Focus on Investments You Can Control
04 February 12 11:28 AM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
Control is a very, very important part of wealth-building. There are lessons all over right now about what happens when you don't control your investments. We all read or have heard of different Ponzi schemes and Bay and Wall Street ‘hand in Read More...
Where Are Condo Prices Heading in London Ontario?
24 January 12 07:17 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
“Where is the condo market headed, in Canada & specifically London Ontario ?” I was asked this question today by a client who wants to sell her condo in Toronto and move to London Ontario. Below is part of what I emailed to her. The oversupply Read More...
Will The Housing Market Crash in London Ontario?
24 January 12 09:06 AM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 1 Comments   
Will the h ousing market crash in London Ontario ? Is there a real estate bubble in London Ontario? For the last few months, economists, the heads of three of Canada’s major banks (BMO, CIBC & RBC) agreed that the market is reaching its peak Read More...
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Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit For Seniors in Ontario
18 January 12 11:50 AM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
The proposed Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit in the Province of Ontario would be a new permanent, refundable Personal Income Tax credit to assist with the cost of permanent home modifications that improve accessibility or help a senior be more functional Read More...
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London Baby Boomers in For a Shock When Downsizing
13 January 12 04:57 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
This is a story that is being repeated all over the country. Boomers want to downsize. This is hardly a surprise. The surprise or even shock is that it is going to cost them money to live in less space. To some, it is so appalling that they have decided Read More...
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Some Are Not Cut Out For The Real Estate Business
10 January 12 02:09 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
Are You Cut Out For the Real Estate Business? During the course of handling 4 transaction this week, a client saw that I was a little exasperated with a another REALTOR and when I told her why her response was “Why are they in the real estate business Read More...
Tenant Turnover & Vacancies in London Ontario
06 January 12 10:32 AM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
Tenant Turnover & Vacancies This week I was asked by an out of town investor with 11 units if I could assist her in understanding why on paper she should be doing better financially , but in fact, her income was way down because of tenant turnover, Read More...
2011 Real Estate Market in London Ontario Was Stable
04 January 12 04:03 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
London Real Estate Market Stable in 2011 2011 proved a solid year for real estate sales in the London and St.Thomas area with 8,048 homes exchanging hands over its twelve-month course -- just 1% down from the previous year. “It was a little slow Read More...
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Wortley Village & Old South London Real Estate Numbers Are Positive
04 January 12 11:14 AM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
211 houses exchanged hands in Old South London & Wortley Village in 2011 with an average selling price of $266,222 and on average it took 38 days for a home to sell and these homes sold for 98% of the asking price! 3 condos sold in this neighbourhood Read More...
The Real Estate Market is Changing, As a Realtor, Are You?
03 January 12 11:46 AM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
I was going through my notes over the holiday season and I came across a file that I had marked as important and was written in 2009 and is still relevant today. I did not write this article nor do I remember who the author was, but what he/she wrote Read More...
Oakridge Homes in London Ontario Sold Well
02 January 12 12:42 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
263 houses sold in this great family Oakridge neighbourhood of London Ontario in 2011 with the average selling price being $301,882 and on average these houses were on the market for 46 days & sold for 98% of the asking price! 88 condos had changed Read More...
Stoneycreek in North London Real Estate Numbers
30 December 11 12:10 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
Stoney Creek real estate activity was strong in 2011, with 110 houses being sold at an average price of $271,910 which was 98% of the asking price of $277,620 and these houses took 43 days to sell! 47 condos sold, $175,340 was the average selling price Read More...
Buyer Agency Agreements for Real Estate in Ontario
26 December 11 11:12 AM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
The Buyer Agency Agreement Earlier this week, I wrote a blog with advice on what to look for in buyer agency and working with an agent or a broker of record. So what happens after you interview a few agents and find one you think will be a good choice? Read More...
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Homes Listed in Winter Sell Best!
22 December 11 05:32 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
When I read "Homes listed in Winter Sell Best" I was a bit skeptical and thought that even though this was a study done by a well know reliable source, I would run some of my own numbers for Canada and especially my trading area. You know what, Read More...
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Apartment Rental Demand Higher in London Ontario
22 December 11 02:45 PM | Ty Lacroix Broker of Record & Owner | 0 Comments   
In a recent CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation) news release, the vacancy rate in London is down to 3.8% for rental apartments! This is comforting news for those who are contemplating getting into the rental market for the first time or for Read More...
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