How to Survive – And Win – a Real Estate Bidding War
Knowing yourself, your finances and working with a trusted real estate agent can help you survive – and even thrive – during bidding wars for any home. When you fall...
21 Biggest Waterloo Region Real Estate Mistakes
Check out Team Pinto's insider secrets to avoid costly blunders on the most important investment of your life. Today we decided to put together a post about some of the...
Is Your Agent Digital Marketing Savvy? They Should Be
Let’s face it: businesses in the 21st century are nothing without online marketing. And real estate companies are no exception. Real estate is sales, and sales falls under the marketing...
Are You Ready to Make the Move From Renting to Owning Your Own Home?
There is no denying the flexibility that renting offers—you can move relatively easily when you want, and you do not have to carry a mortgage for decades to have a...
How to Safely Buy a Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
If you were planning on buying a home before the pandemic, you might feel like that goal is now out of reach. That's not the case though. Although it requires...
Six Mistakes Buyers Make in a Sellers’ Market
When it's time to buy a home the real estate market fluctuates a lot, making it difficult to predict whether the market will favor buyers or sellers. In a sellers'...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Buying Your First Home in a Tight Market
As of January 2021, the Waterloo Region has seen housing prices increase over 20%. A home that may have listed at $600,000 last year is likely now going for $700,000...
5 Things Not to Go Cheap on As a New Homeowner
It's nothing to be ashamed of if you're a new homeowner on a budget; in fact, most people tend to keep their spending in check, especially after purchasing a house!...
Ultimate Guide to Credit Scores for Homebuyers
Do you really need to read another big guide devoted to the subject of credit scores, credit reports and how (and how not) to improve them all (as well as...
Top 9 Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Ideal Neighbourhood
When you are in the market to buy a new home it helps to remember one of the golden rules of real estate: You’re not just buying a home —...