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Why Talking to a Lawyer Before Making an Offer May Leave You Homeless

by John Carr Tips for Buyers

Talking to a lawyer before buying a home is a good idea, provided you do it in advance of preparing your offer to buy.

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House Listings Continue to Slow Down

by John Carr Toronto Real Estate

Looking at the recent numbers in the Toronto housing market, we see that as the supply of these homes keeps sliding downwards, there is an equal upward pressure created for home buyers.

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Pop Goes the Housing Bubble – Toronto Home Prices

by John Carr Toronto Real Estate

According to this Globe and Mail article, there is an impending impending wave of ‘boomers’ about to retire, who will flood the market with homes that perhaps nobody will want to buy. As all predictions go, I take this one with a big grain of salt, and here is why. This massive number of retiring baby boomers to come to the market has been ‘happening’ for the past ten years.

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Toronto Home Sellers Can Now Use MLS and Pay $1 Dollar Commission

by John Carr Tips for Sellers

Home owners can now access the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and place their homes on the MLS service for as little as one dollar, saving thousands of dollars in commissions.

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Will the Internet Soon Make Real Estate Agents Obsolete?

by John Carr Tips for Buyers

What does the future hold for real estate agents and are they the next victims of the internet? The internet has dramatically affected travel agencies, stock brokers, the recording industry, bookstores, and newspaper classified ads, and has practically eliminated many of them.

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Toronto Homebuyers Confused About HST Tax

by John Carr Latest News

Most Ontarians are still confused about having to pay HST when buying a resale home. A recent Ipsos Reid survey revealed that 56 per cent of Ontarians believe that the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) applies to the full purchase price of a resale home.

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Toronto Woman Gets Two Days in Jail for Blowing Bubbles

by John Carr Latest News

Up to now more than three quarters of a million viewers have watched the incident of a young Toronto woman being arrested and jailed for two days for blowing bubbles, because she stood too close to Toronto police officer, Adam Joseph (Officer Bubbles), during the …

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Downtown Toronto – Affordable Bachelor Condo Available

by Rosalin Smith Carr Bennington Heights

This cozy and spacious one bedroom in the Tridel Built Village by the Grange features and open balcony, unique building with gated rooftop garden terrace leading to fitness centre.

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When is the Best Time to Buy a Home in Toronto?

by John Carr Featured

For buyers, Spring is not the best time to buy a home. There is more selection, but there is also more competition from other buyers. Having said that, more homes are up for sale or sold during the Spring time than any other period of the year.

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Toronto Bidding Wars Moving from Houses to Two-Bedroom Apartments

by John Carr Tips for Sellers

As the Bank of Canada continues to raise interest rates with the improving economy, more homeowners
are selling their properties, but instead of buying a new home they are renting, driving up the cost of
renting in major cities.

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