Many consumers still assume that working with a REALTOR® means choosing between two extremes: full traditional representation or handling the transaction entirely on their own. That assumption no longer reflects the way many clients want to work. Some buyers are comfortable finding properties independently but want help evaluating value, structuring ...
Continue ReadingSearching For Industrial Real Estate? Here’s How To Find It Industrial Real Estate has skyrocketed in demand over this economic cycle. Technology continues to develop at a breakneck pace, heavily influencing the way consumers can purchase and receive their goods. This rise of online consumer shopping has not only shifted ...
Continue ReadingMost buyers understand that a REALTOR® can represent them when purchasing real estate, but many are less familiar with the fact that there are several ways that representation can be structured. The traditional full-service model remains common, but buyers today may also encounter cash-back or rebate programs, reduced-service models, self-directed ...
Continue ReadingFor many commercial tenants, occupancy costs are among the largest ongoing expenses associated with leasing retail, office, industrial or mixed-use space. Base rent usually receives considerable attention when the lease is negotiated, but the tenant’s actual cost of occupying the premises often includes much more than the face rent stated ...
Continue ReadingThe search for your dream home is an exciting, albeit frenzied, endeavor. It is filled with endless possibilities; do you want to live in the city or suburbs? Will you live in a condominium, townhouse or a detached home? This is essentially the fun part of home buying before you ...
Continue ReadingHave you made capital gain? That’s great news, because this influx of cash from selling your assets will improve your financial health. However, these benefits may be taxed. Here, I answer seven common questions. 1. What is capital gain? Capital gain represents the profit you make when you sell, entrust, ...
Continue ReadingConditional clauses are one of the most important risk-management tools available in an Ontario real estate transaction, yet they can easily receive less attention than price, closing date or offer timing. In a competitive market, those visible terms often dominate the discussion because they appear to determine whether an offer ...
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Professional Obligations Behind Real Estate Representation When you hire a real estate professional in Ontario, you are not simply paying someone to find a property, market a home or prepare an Agreement of Purchase and Sale. Registered real estate professionals operate within a regulated framework that establishes important ...
Continue ReadingBuying a business is rarely as simple as comparing revenue, asking price and location. Two businesses can look similar on the surface and still present very different opportunities once you begin to examine how they actually operate, how dependent they are on the current owner and whether the underlying business ...
Continue ReadingFederal money laundering and anti-terrorist financing rules require real estate agents and brokers to collect personal identification information from buyers and sellers. It is the federal Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) that requires financial institutions and real estate agents, among other professionals and services covered ...
Continue ReadingPowered by IXACT Contact® Real Estate CRM Software
