Brampton home owners – save energy
When you own a home there are many ways you can save energy. The first thing to look at is your Heating and Cooling System. The fact is that heating and cooling your home is around 60% of your energy costs!
If you install ceiling fans and use them in conjunction with air conditioning you will [...]
Buying a Brampton condo
Buying a home is a huge step and a huge financial investment. It can be very stressful and confusing. That is where well trained representatives can really help you through the whole buying process. You should be able to ask any questions that may be plaguing you.
Buying your first condo can be a simple process [...]
1% commission
So what’s this all about?
Simple: I charge low commissions to sell houses. I work with Remax and have been selling houses in Brampton for the past 9 years. Over 85% of people search for homes on the Internet making my job much easier. There is less leg work involved compared to 9 years ago. I [...]
Real estate terms
When you are thinking of buying a home you need to know some of the terms. The glossary below was taken from the Ontario Real Estate Associations “How to Buy Your Home.” They are some of the most common real estate terms that you may come across:
Amortization: The number of years to pay off an [...]
Buying a flipped house
A hot trend in real estate is investing in house flipping. House flipping is just buying a house at a lower then market price. You may have to do some renovating and then quickly try to resell the house at a higher price for a profit. This seems to be appealing to amateur investors.
House flipping [...]
Fee changes starting April
Reco stands for The Real Estate Council of Ontario. It is self managed and a non profit corporation. Reco is responsible for putting forth the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 and similar regulations from the provincial government that protect the public’s interest with fair, safe and informed news. Reco was put together in [...]
New condos in Brampton
Park Place is one of the new condos that you will find in Brampton. It is under construction and will be located at 4 James St which is in the heart of Brampton and close the City Hall and Rose Theatre. The builder for this project is Inzola. The structure will be 27 storeys and [...]
Investing in Brampton real estate
If you want to invest there are many things to look for when choosing the best time to purchase a house or property? The first thing to do is to find a solid Brampton real estate agent. He/She will must have excellent product knowledge and therefore will be able to find you the really good [...]
What are closing costs?
It can be confusing if you are a first time home buyer. What kind of costs will you be facing down the road when you are closing the sale of your home? There are so many fees, expenses and taxes that you will have to pay. It can become scary and frustrating. Below is the [...]
New Brampton home projects
Arista Homes is one of the new home projects in Brampton. This is an award winning company that has built over 6,000 new homes across the Greater Toronto Area. Arista Homes believes in rich features for its clients combined with building efficiency and quality. Arista has communities in Vaughan, Aurora, Markham, Mississauga, Brampton and Milton. [...]