Much like Moving Insurance, which I discussed back in October, Title Insurance is another type of auxiliary safety net to ensure that all your bases are covered. In a nutshell, title insurance guarantees that the person selling the house to you actually owns the house, although many other variables are also contained, most critically any outstanding mortga...
Each month, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) releases a MarketWatch Report. The following statistics were obtained from the November 2011 Report and make comparisons to the same period one year ago. As of November 30, in York Mills (C12), there were 125 active market listings, an increase of nearly 12% from the previous year’s statistics. U...
There's been a lot of hubbub over Zoocasa's recent launch of their instant home appraisal system called Zoopraisals through their website (www.zoocasa.com). For those unfamiliar, Zoocasa is an online search engine for Canadian homes. Some have heralded their Zoopraisal system as a tool to circumnavigate the traditional realtor authorities, while others lab...
Each month, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) releases a MarketWatch Report. The following statistics were obtained from the October 2011 Report and make comparisons to the same period one year ago. As of October 31, in York Mills (C12), there were 148 active market listings, an increase of 34.5% from the previous year’s statistics. Unit sal...
So you’ve just found a new house and the countdown to moving day is on. Between packing, updating addresses and work, you’re likely squeezed for time. The last thing you want to have to worry about is the risk of items damaged or lost in transit. That is why it’s important you have a basic handle on moving insurance and some of its peculi...
