Should We Sell Before We Buy? + Do I Have to Pay Tax To Move into My Own Condo Rental? — ‘The Situation’ Consumer Q&A
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It's time for your questions on our September consumer Q/A segment, ‘The Situation’.
It's time for your questions on our June consumer Q/A segment, ‘The Situation’.
Deciding on the most effective pricing strategy when selling your home can be a critical factor in achieving a successful sale. This post explores the two primary approaches to...
It's time for your questions on our May consumer Q/A segment, ‘The Situation’.
It's time for our popular consumer Q/A segment, ‘The Situation’ on the latest Move Smartly show episode.
Selling a tenanted property in Ontario to a buyer who wishes to occupy for own use sometimes requires more complicated negotiations.
Each month in this live session, I discuss the latest stats, on the ground realities and answer consumer questions about the Toronto area real estate market right now.
In our latest monthly consumer Q&A, I respond to the detailed questions that real estate consumers across the GTA are asking now.
Is Toronto in a Housing Bubble That's About to Burst?
In our latest monthly consumer Q&A, I respond to the detailed questions that real estate consumers across the GTA are asking now.
Each month in this live session, I discuss the latest stats, on the ground realities and answer consumer questions about the Toronto area real estate market right now.
In our monthly consumer Q&A, ‘‘The Situation’, Urmi asks and John responds to the detailed questions that real estate consumers across the GTA have sent in.
In our monthly consumer Q&A, ‘‘The Situation’, Urmi asks and John responds to the detailed questions that real estate consumers across the GTA have sent in.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that investors are starting to look to deleverage properties in the Toronto are - does the data suggest this is part of a larger trend?
All owners of residential property in the City of Toronto must file an online declaration of the occupancy status of their property before February 2, 2023.
Rising rents are keeping investors optimistic - for now.
In this latest video in a special series, lead contributor, John Pasalis of Realosophy Realty, explains what you need to do to secure a better outcome in an uncertain time.
How you need to adjust your strategy in a suddenly changing market.
A clarification on the amount of HST to be applied to assignment sales after a confusing budget announcement.
Home buyers routinely go for stressful and inefficient plays in the strange game that is Toronto real estate - here's what to do instead.
Why only reporting upbeat and positive information is the domain of old school real estate brokerages.
Can a buyer terminate a transaction and get their deposit back if the published listing significantly overstates the size of a house?
As the gap widens between Toronto's hot market for houses and a cooling market for condos, it's more important than ever to put your moves in the right order.
Join us for the Toronto Real Estate Summit being hosted right here on Move Smartly this July 20 to 23. Watch on demand starting July 20. Free to register.
What I advise home sellers to do when their home is not selling - and why it differs from the approach often taken by agents.
Launched this past fall, TheMindfulBroker.com aims to address a critical gap in our adult education - how to meet our basic need for housing successfully.
When listing your home for sale, it’s important to choose a selling strategy that is going to help you achieve your goals.
When the sellers of a home hire a stager to help market and sell it, who owns the rights to the before and after photographs?
How your selling strategy may be confusing buyers - enough to keep them away.
This time last year, nearly 1,000 Toronto home buyers and sellers suffered major financial losses - could they have done something differently or was it just bad timing?
Is a purchaser entitled to back out of a real estate purchase deal if she finds out before closing that the home was the site of a murder?
Last week we touched on how to assess the impact of investors when evaluating a condo building – this week we’re going to take it one step further by delving into three other...
This week I wanted to highlight a listing I viewed over the long weekend with clients of mine that were looking for a home in the Bedford Park area. Anyone who knows the area...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
Patrick Gladu and wife Danielle Boyer-Gladu purchased a property in Sturgeon Falls, Ont., back in 2009.
The house had been advertised on the...
Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week
Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus on...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Buying, Home Selling
A small claims court decision released last year underscores the importance of careful wording of seller promises in agreements of...
Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week
Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing to focus on each...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
The Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS) continues to be the single most dangerous document in current use in the real estate market.
...
Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week
Editor's Note: Due to error, this post was recently reposted. It refers to a listing that was previously available. We apologize for the...
Toronto’s subway story just got exciting-scary.
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Buying, Home Selling
Is a seller required to be truthful in disclosing to a buyer that a house was built on potentially toxic landfill? That was the...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
Does the seller of a house have a legal obligation to advise the buyers about a flood that occurred after the parties entered into...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Buying, Home Selling
Is a real estate agent obligated to disclose to purchaser clients whether the house they are interested in buying is stigmatized...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Buying, Home Selling
If a property in Ontario has been stigmatized as a result of a murder, suicide, death, haunting — or other unpleasant event — must...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), the body that licenses and governs real estate agents, is cracking down on...
John in Toronto Real Estate News, Home Buying, Condo Buying, Home Selling
Realosophy released its semi-annual Home Value Survey for the Globe and Mail today and I thought this...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
A recent decision of a discipline panel of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) could spell the end of the Seller Property...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
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The Seller Property Information Statement, a disclosure form created by the real estate industry,...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
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In the real estate field, when the value of a house might be affected by a history of murder, suicide,...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
I think it’s time that a land survey be made a compulsory part of every real estate transaction. It baffles me why a clause to that...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
Two recent decisions of the Ontario Superior Court have determined that an open municipal building permit — where the city has not...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
My nomination for the the most odball real estate scheme of the year is last week’s proposal by Larry Chilton and his real estate...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
In the wake of widespread flooding in Toronto last week, I’ve had a number of phone calls and emails from people trying to sell...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
Just when I thought I had heard every possible real estate problem, a client showed up with a question that is so novel that the...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
An interesting decision from Toronto’s small claims court last December provides a useful lesson on the obligations of buyers,...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
Shortly after Sidney and his wife bought their Toronto home last fall, a number of their new neighbours told them that there had...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
In the wake of a flood of court cases involving the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS) and its counterparts across Canada, the Ontario...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
A Saskatoon real estate agent and his brokerage have escaped liability to the purchasers of a home with a wet basement in a misrepresentation...
David Larock in Mortgages and Finance, Home Buying, Toronto Real Estate News
We started last week just hoping to dodge a German constitutional bullet but by the time it was over,...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
As a result of its promotion by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), the seller’s property information statement (SPIS) continues to be a...
David Larock in Mortgages and Finance, Home Buying, Toronto Real Estate News
When Spanish bond yields spiked to euro-zone record highs last week I wasn’t surprised to hear the...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Buying, Home Selling
My column on basement apartments earlier this month seems to have touched a nerve among homeowners and real estate agents, many of...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Home Buying
When real estate agents prepare offers for a house with a basement apartment, they typically insert a clause stating that “seller...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
When you’re selling a house known as a link-semi, is it wrong to advertise it as a detached home?
The link house style was popular in Toronto in...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling, Real Estate Trends
The seller property disclosure statement remains a hot topic in the real estate community as Manitoba has now made them...
David Larock in Mortgages and Finance, Home Buying, Home Selling
All eyes were on last Friday’s employment report after our latest Consumer Price Index (for May) came in higher...
David Larock in Mortgages and Finance, Home Buying, Home Selling
If you are buying a house or refinancing your mortgage, the siren song emanating from your local bank branch can...
Bob Aaron in Home Selling, Legal
If there ever was any doubt about the risks to sellers and real estate agents of using the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS), a...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
Real estate boards and agents across the country continue to promote the use of the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS), despite the fact...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling
Over the years, I have repeatedly criticized the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS), a form published by the Ontario Real Estate...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling Tips
The Great SPIS Myth
It's time to reveal The Great SPIS Myth – the prevailing fiction about the Seller Property Information Statement (SPIS),...
Carl Minicucci in Home Buying Tips, Condo Buying Tips, Legal
In the market and planning the purchase of a new freehold home or condominium in the next few months? If so, you will...
Bob Aaron in Legal, Home Selling Tips, Toronto Real Estate News
Ed. Note. We are pleased to welcome Bob Aaron, a Toronto real estate law expert, to Move Smartly. A leading ...
Carl in Home Buying, Home Selling Tips, Real Estate Trends
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to show you the greatest Real Estate brokerage offer ever made…all your investment and...
John in Home Buying, Home Selling Tips
Multiple Representation (also referred to as Dual Agency) can occur when one agent represents both the buyer and the seller in a real estate...
Rachel in Real Estate Trends
The recent, tragic death of B.C. realtor Lindsay Buziak highlights the security risks that face those in the real estate industry. My heart goes out...
John in Home Buying, Media Roundup
Home Information Packs (HIPs) were introduced in the UK this past summer as a way to improve transparency in the HomeBuying process. HIPs...
John in Home Buying
Real estate agents have a saying; a well-listed property is half-sold. The term ‘well-listed’ refers to the information the listing agent entered into the MLS...
In my last post, I provided an overview of options designed to aid Home Sellers when they decide to sell and list their home. I compared hiring professional...
House Porn. Catchy isn’t it? The words definitely caught my eye while perusing the Lifestyle section of The Globe and Mail. At once I began to reminisce about...
John in Real Insight, HomeBuying
Ed note. Real Insight is a periodic feature decoding some of the many mysteries surrounding HomeBuying.
A couple I know was recently given the...
I love strolling through my neighbourhood on those bright but lazy Sundays. Warm or cold, young and old toil away on their front lawns or in their garages throughout the city....
Welcome to realosophy.com! We hope that you are as excited as we are about our new Toronto HomeBuyer’s website.
We are a group of young consumers and professionals who once...
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