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Alphabetical Index of Articles
You can also view articles by topic or by date. In the interest of brevity, this list does not include my monthly market updates.
- 10 Real Estate Myths
- 12 Terms You Need to Know When Buying
- 2010: The Year in Review
- 2011: The Year in Review
- Adding a Pond?
- Affordability: Income vs. Interest Rates
- Agency and Fiduciary Duty
- Avoid "Flashing" with Latex and Acrylic Paint
- Basement Flooding and Grading
- Basement Leaks, Grading, and Eavestroughs
- Beware “Subject to Adjustments”
- Budget for Rising Interest Rates
- Buying a "Flip"? Watch for These Four Pitfalls
- Buying a Handyman Special
- Checking for Winter Damage
- Choose Your Level of Service
- Cork Flooring: A New Idea?
- Don't Hide from Mortgage Problems!
- Don't Owe the FRO
- Driveway Longevity
- Duct Cleaning - is it Worthwhile?
- Duct Cleaning: Don't Bother
- Exterior Repairs
- Fireplaces: a Great Addition Becomes Less Expensive
- Five Factors That Influence Your Selling Price
- Fixing a Noisy Bathroom Fan
- Fixing a Sliding Closet Door
- Free from liens and encumbrances...
- Good Neighbours Make Good Fences!
- Grow-houses and Disclosure
- Home Improvements Gone Bad
- Home Staging - is it Worthwhile?
- How Location Affects Price
- How Market Conditions Affect Price
- How NOT to Choose a Realtor
- How Special Upgrades Affect Price
- How to Blow $20,000 on Needless Repairs
- How to Have a Successful Showing
- How Upgrades and Upkeep Affect Price
- Humidity, Mold, and Furnace Humidifiers
- Icicles on the Eavestrough
- In Good Working Order - Whose Responsibility?
- Inspection Clauses - Make Sure Yours is Solid!
- Is Your Fireplace WETT?
- Kitchen Flooring: Hard vs. Soft
- Landlords, Be Careful!
- Latent and Patent Defects
- MLS Listings—A New Option
- No-Transfer Rentals
- One Word Can Mean a Lot
- Open House: Not Worth It
- Pools are for Swimming
- Post-Winter Checkups
- Power of Sale and Foreclosure
- Pre-Winter Maintenance
- Preparing for Winter
- Preventing Bacteria Growth in Whirlpool Baths
- Preventing Mold Growth
- Property Insurance - Make Sure You Can Get It!
- Realtor Designations
- Realtors are Now Required to Ask for ID
- Realtors Shouldn't Be Mortgage Brokers
- Save Money and Keep Warm
- Say What?
- Seller's Disclosure: Avoid a $10,000 Mistake...
- Selling Privately (Part 2)
- Selling Privately: a How-To Guide
- Sign First, Ask Questions Later?
- Small Repairs Can Make a Difference
- SPIS: Don't Make a $160,000 Mistake
- Spring Maintenance
- Spring Repairs
- Squeaky Floors
- Sump Pumps: The Forgotten Guardian
- Surveys - What and Why?
- Tankless Water Heaters
- The Cost of Commuting
- The Secrets of Window-Washing...
- The Spacious Yard that Wasn't
- The Value of Renovations
- Thinking of Building a Deck?
- Time for Spring Repairs!
- Time is of the Essence...
- Timeshare: Bargain or Scam?
- Title Insurance, Part 2
- Title Insurance: Get It!
- Using Incandescent Bulbs for Showings
- Virtual Tours - are they Worthwhile?
- Watch Out for Innocent-Sounding Clauses
- When to Replace Windows
- Winter Maintenance
If you'd like more information, or if you have a question that's not covered here, please ask me — I'll be happy to help.
Home to Home Realty Inc.,
Brokerage — 23 Epsom Downs Drive, Brampton, ON L6T 1Y7
Ph: 905-793-9233 — Fax: 905-799-6164
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