TORONTO, May 3, 2012. Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 10,350 transactions through the TorontoMLS system in April 2012. This level of sales was 18% higher than the 8,778 firm deals reported in April 2011. The strongest sales growth was reported in
You may have lived in your home for many years. The location factors that you considered when making your purchase decision may not apply to today’s buyers. The task is to identify the current positive aspects of your home’s location and market them aggressively. When it comes to positive locations, people’s different attitudes and preferences will determine if a location is a “good” one.
Marketing a home for sale is quite different from most other types of marketing and advertising. Unlike marketing many products, homes are each unique. Marketing decisions will be based on thorough examination of the home’s features and comparison to the competition in the marketplace. Decisions must also be made concerning improvements that might enhance the home and sell it faster and for a higher price.
How Harmonized Sales Tax is affecting a resale home sale
Let's start from the most important: HST does not apply to the purchase price of resale property. HST does apply to certain parts of the transaction when buying or selling resale house such as legal fees, home inspection fees, moving costs, etc. There are some
