Share Port Credit and Applewood, Rathwood were the top two neighbourhoods forMississauga in overall increase in value of the average sale price for a detached home. As home buyers looked to the 905 suburbs for more affordable detached homes, this resulted in an increase in value 2009 over 2008 of properties located outside of Toronto [...]
Share Historically low interest rates on mortgages continue to drive demand and push home sales in the GTA. The Toronto Real Estate Board reported 8,476 sales across the GTA for the month of October, up 64 per cent from October 2008. This number includes both the 905 and 416 exchanges. The average sale price across [...]
Share Buyer demand for housing has remained strong during the month of October 2009 for the neighbourhood of Sheridan Homelands located in the south west area of Mississauga, MLS district W13. Low listing inventory and buyer demand has created a rise in the average sold price for a detached home in Sheridan Homelands, Mississauga. The [...]
Share The City of Toronto launched the new 3-1-1 system this week and the City of Mississauga and Region of Peel is set to follow suit on October 5, 2009. What is 3-1-1? 3-1-1 is a quick easy to remember, 3-digit phone number, the purpose of 3-1-1 is to offer one point of contact to [...]
Share Time for Change? 5 Steps to Walkable Urban Planning A couple of weeks ago I accompanied my son for an appointment at Younge and Eglinton, so I Googled the directions from our house and they suggested we take the Allen Expressway. I do not recall the last time I was actually on the Allen [...]
Share Is it included in the sale? Is it a fixture or is it a Chattel? In the past ten years of working with buyers and sellers the question of will ___________stay or will it go is a question that comes up often and one we need to be very clear on. My answer to [...]
Share Have you ever looked around your home and wondered what else you can do to make your house more energy efficient? Sure you can turn off lights, install programmable thermostats, fix dripping faucets, install low flow toilets, not run the water while loading the dish washer or brushing your teeth but what else can [...]
