Posted by Becky on 29 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Trish Belford, design, real estate, tips
It’s no surprise that the “green theme” is popular this year for backyard areas. More and more people are organically transforming their gardens with local plant varieties while trying to reduce water usage to help preserve our precious environment. Here are the top five garden trends for 2008:
The Birds & the Bees - Creating a sanctuary [...]
Posted by Becky on 22 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Quinte, Trish Belford, real estate, tips
As a buyer, it is important to know what tools will help you get the information that will be most useful to you. One such tool is known as MLS.
MLS is a trademarked owned by the Canadian Real Estate Association. It is used in conjunction with a real estate database service, operated by local real estate [...]
Posted by Becky on 15 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Trish Belford, mortgage, real estate, tips
Whether purchasing a home or remortgaging your current home, you should always explore your options. You can use your bank or you can use a mortgage broker.
A mortgage broker is a person or a company who has contacts with financial institutions or individuals wishing to invest in mortgages. A bank deals with one lender whereas a mortgage broker will deal with [...]
Posted by Becky on 11 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Programs, Trish Belford, mortgage, real estate, tips
Hastings County staff are preparing to be swamped with applications for its new home ownership program, which officially launched this week.
Application forms for the program, which offers assistance to renters who can’t afford the down payment of a new home, were posted on the county’s website Tuesday (http://www.hastingscounty.com/siteengine/activepage.asp?PageID=150).
Since then staff have fielded dozens of calls [...]
Posted by Becky on 08 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Trish Belford, mortgage, real estate
The Canadian real estate market is not on the brink of collapse and is expected to have balanced conditions in 2008, and REALTORS need to get that message out.
Analysts continue to suggest the Canadian real estate market will follow the same path as the United States. Recent events including use of the word “recession” in [...]
Posted by Becky on 01 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Statistics, Trish Belford, real estate
Whether buying or selling a house, it is important to know what is going on with the real estate market.
The number of Residential sales in 2008 continues to reflect a decrease over 2007, due in part to an unusually harsh winter however Average Residential Sale price continues to rise.
The number of new listings has increased [...]