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Spring Home Makeover

Share Instead of making major renovations, transform your home by rejuvenating and modernising it.  Here are 6 steps to upgrade your living space without breaking the budget Update your furniture: Give your favourite couch or recliner a new look.  Add some colourful throw pillows to your living room.  Reupholster your old chairs in rich looking [...]


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Buying Tips

Share When purchasing a home, you can find yourself in one of the most stressful periods of your life. To help ease the stress of purchasing a home, I have a few tips you may want to consider following. 1. Lock in Mortgage Rate When you apply for a mortgage, you will be able to [...]


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City Maps out Mississuaga’s Future

Share Growth is the idea behind the City of Mississauga ‘s Downtown 21 Master plan. On January 19th, the city presented a plan called “Downtown 21″ to citizens in what was an interesting Public Presentation. The plan is to truly develop downtown Mississauga into an area that will be more sustainable for future generations. To [...]


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Don’t Use Your Mortgage to Top Up RRSPs

Share The RRSP deadline is on Monday, and so you are probably thinking about the best way to top up your contributions. With the recession ravaging finances, and the debt hangover from the holidays likely still dogging you, you might be tempted to borrow money for your RRSPs. Some people take out a line of [...]


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The Neighbourhood is an Extention of Your Home

Share For so many, arriving home at the end of the day is like the calm after the storm. That welcoming feeling is warm and comfortable, like a sunbeam focused on your very own driveway. The last few minutes of your drive, through the familiar streets of your neighbourhood can either be the start of [...]


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6 Things to Avoid When Posting Real Estate to Craigslist

Share Previously, I went through the benefits of using Craigslist for posting real estate listings, and I provided some points as to how to effectively use the service. Today, I will provide you with the six things to avoid when posting to Craigslist. 1. Don’t use misleading photos and descriptions. You might be tempted to [...]


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Home Sales in Toronto Are Strong

Share The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released its figures for January recently, and overall they paint a very positive picture. Sales are up 87% from a year before, with 4,986 homes exchanging hands in January 2010. This is comparison to January 2009, when only 2,670 sales were completed. The president of the board, Tom [...]


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