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New Home Essential features

March 1, 2010 by julie · Leave a Comment 

Paul Cardis, CEO of AVID Ratings Co., which conducts an annual survey of home-buyer preferences, recently said that there are 10 “must have” features in new homes:

Large kitchens, with an island. “If you’re going to spend design dollars, spend them where people want them — spend them in the kitchen,” McCune said. Granite countertops are [...]

Housing prices will moderate – Canadian real estate Association

February 18, 2010 by julie · Leave a Comment 

Housing market will cool down, real estate industry says
OTTAWA — House price increases will moderate as the resale market becomes more balanced, says the president of the Canadian Real Estate Association.
“The resale housing market is becoming more balanced in a number of provinces,” Dale Ripplinger said Wednesday after the association released January sales statistics that [...]

Little changed with US Mortgages

February 18, 2010 by julie · Leave a Comment 

U.S. mortgages little changed

NEW YORK – As Canada took pre-emptive steps this week to thwart a possible housing bubble, the United States has done little to reform the reckless lending practices that, two years ago, led to the near-collapse of the country’s financial system.
For now, the industry is cleaning up its own bad behaviour. U.S. [...]

Earn air miles with Century 21

February 16, 2010 by julie · Leave a Comment 

Buy or sell a home with us and earn Air Miles.
The AIR MILES Reward Program is a great way to turn all your purchases – from the everyday like gas and groceries to the exceptional like the purchase of your dream home – into redeemable AIR MILES reward miles! Only the CENTURY 21 organization can [...]

Improve Your Home’s Marketability

January 29, 2010 by julie · Leave a Comment 

Taking care of necessary repairs before putting your house on the market is important for yielding a top price and ensuring a quick, hassle-free sale.
The most common areas of concern are the roof, gutters and downspouts. Repair of missing or peeling exterior paint will also improve the general appearance of your home.
The following are some [...]

London New Home Sales Survey

November 30, 2009 by julie · Leave a Comment 

The decline of new home sales in the London area slowed in the 3rd Quarter 2009 as a result of slightly higher demand for new single detached homes. New home sales were down slightly compared to the same period in 2008 (265 units vs 279 units).
Sales of existing homes increased slightly as a result of [...]

Housing Starts Up in London

November 10, 2009 by julie · Leave a Comment 

The home construction market in London Ontario showed more signs of recovery in October with 125 single housing starts in the London and St. Thomas area in October, up from 93 in the same month last year.
In an annual forecast released last week, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation estimated 1,840 housing starts for the [...]

Top Real Estate Team in London

November 3, 2009 by julie · Leave a Comment 

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve just been recognized as the top real estate sales team in London by Century 21.
The Century 21 London office is the #1 Century 21 sales office in Canada (units sold 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) as well as the #1 Real Estate office in London (units sold 2004, [...]