Understanding Needs vs. Wants When Buying a Home
Have you ever watched 'House Hunters' on HGTV? If you have you'll know that the basic premise is that would be home buyers are presented with several housing options and...
Effective Ways to Troubleshoot Your Stalled Home Search
Finding the right home isn't easy and this can be especially true in an active - or as we in the real estate biz like to call them 'hot'- market....
3 Reasons To Wait Before Remodeling Your New Home
In today’s market more and more buyers are looking for move-in ready homes they wouldn’t do a thing to change. However, there are still some savvy buyers that see the...
5 Big Mistakes Homebuyers Make in a Seller’s Market
The one thing that most home buyers understand is that the real estate markets and climates fluctuate and can do so rather often. And while they may have the upper...
Purchasing a Home with Hardwood Floors – What to Look For
The Realtor told you about them ten times. And when planning to see the property you are considering purchasing and in all honesty you cannot wait to see them –...
4 Phases of Home Ownership Every Waterloo Region Homebuyer Goes Through
No matter how long you live in your Waterloo Region home - whether it's two years or ten, or more - there are four basic stages of home ownership that...
Is Waterloo Region Condo Living Right for You?
All kinds of people are interested in, and often best suited to, condo living. First-time buyers looking to get into the market, investors snapping up units to use as rental...
How Buying a Waterloo Region Home will Affect Your Credit Rating
For many Waterloo Region homebuyers, especially first-timers, long before they can actually get a mortgage and close a deal on the perfect home some time has to be spent building...
Details You Might Overlook When Buying a House That You Should Not
When buying a property, the location, price and size shouldn’t be the only factors you consider. Several important factors often get overlooked in a homebuyer's excitement and eagerness to 'get...
Save for a House in 5 Easy Steps
Buying a house is a dream for many Canadians. For these people, one of the most pressing financial questions they have is how to save enough money to buy a...