There are many reasons why you may need to sell your home quickly: a sudden job relocation; a change in family situation; or perhaps an opportunity to purchase a new home that you just can’t pass up.

Whatever the reason, this strategy will help when you need to sell …

When some people think about selling their home, they imagine all the things they will have to do: paint the kitchen, clean closets, prepare for viewings, find another home, arrange financing, start packing, etc. It can all seem very overwhelming very quickly.

In fact, the long to-do list you imagine …

It’s always been our opinion that listings with professional photographs sell quicker and for more money than ones with amateur point-and-click photos.  Professional photographers not only provide photos which are clear, bright and with good color depth, but also capture the sense and size of a room since they have …

As outlined in this pricing pyramid, pricing your home correctly is directly related to how easily it will sell.

At the center of the pyramid is fair market value - this is where a reasonable percentage of buyers would purchase your home. When you under price your home, naturally the …

Imagine you're viewing a potential new home. You walk in the front door and are instantly impressed. You explore the property room by room and like what you see.

Then there's something you notice that's not quite right. An odour. You realize that it's likely cat dander and, now that …

Usually when you list your home, you would prefer to sell it quickly. It’s like being the first one served at a crowded ice cream parlour. It’s satisfying.

However, sometimes there’s more to it than that. There may be a truly urgent reason why you need to find a buyer …

If you take care to price your home correctly — that is, at a price that is in line with what similar properties in the area have sold for recently — then you have a good chance of selling it at or near your asking price.

That doesn’t mean you …

Learn the questions you should ask your mortgage professional if you're considering buying a home and want to get pre-approved for a mortgage, or you're thinking of selling and wondering if can get out of your existing mortgage, or porting your mortgage to a new home.

General Mortgage Questions

Unless you're a real estate expert, you probably look at the market and think things are pretty confusing. Even a bit crazy! You hear news about “bubbles bursting”, “higher or lower home sales in a particular month”, “new home starts” that are up or down, and on and on it …

Sometimes we don't have much choice about selling our home and buying another. Circumstances, such as a job relocation, may have made that choice for us.

However, most often the decision to move is discretionary. Sometimes people move simply because they think it's a good idea. They feel …