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First Time Home Buyer Tips

For the first time home buyer, buying your first home is one of the most exciting things you will… [more]

Lessons Learned When Buying Auction Property

I've always been interested in property, having completed studies in interior design and have had a few… [more]

Short Sale Investing: Guidelines on Both a Buyer and a Homeowner’s Perspective

The cost of maintaining a real estate property is indeed treated an expense that must be spread over… [more]

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First Time Home Buyer Tips

For the first time home buyer, buying your first home is one of the most exciting things you will ever do. If you have spent years living in apartments, there is nothing more satisfying than owning your own property. The process can be a little lengthy and you might hit a few bumps in the road to home ownership. The following tips will help the first time homeowner avoid some of the … [Read More...]

Lessons Learned When Buying Auction Property

I've always been interested in property, having completed studies in interior design and have had a few lucky purchases when it comes to houses. I picked up a bargain with my first house, an ex-local authority end terraced place that I purchased for an absolute snip. After the usual updates eg. new kitchen, bathroom and windows etc, I was able to sell it with a profit margin enough for a … [Read More...]

Short Sale Investing: Guidelines on Both a Buyer and a Homeowner’s Perspective

The cost of maintaining a real estate property is indeed treated an expense that must be spread over the asset’s useful life even if it depreciates. In real estate, when you shed a sum for maintenance, repairs, and other property necessities to be used to generate sales, you treat the item as an expense. Let’s put things in a much comprehensible example: let’s say you purchased a van to be … [Read More...]

Avoid Top Ten Mistakes Made by Real Estate Investors

Real estate investment is perhaps one of the most lucrative forms of investment today. But it is also equally risk bound especially when one is not well versed with the trends and nuances of the real estate market. So if you are contemplating on investing in real estate, it is best to avoid costly mistakes in real estate investment especially when you invest your hard earned money into it. … [Read More...]

The Truth about Mortgage Rates

The best rumors have the longest staying power, and the untruths about the connection between Bank of Canada interest rate cuts and mortgage rates is a prime example. Why? Well, though Bank of Canada interest rate cuts do affect the financial industry, they do not affect every segment of the financial sector; some segments are directly affected, others are only indirectly effected, and then … [Read More...]

The Flexibility you Need: Benefits of Home Equity Lines of Credit

You may wonder what the differences between home equity loans and home equity lines of credit are. Home Equity When you have a mortgage on your home but the value of the property exceeds the amount owed, the difference between the outstanding debt and the property value is referred as Home Equity. This remaining property value can be used to guarantee another loan: A Home Equity Loan or … [Read More...]