Financial Tune Up, First Time Home Buyer
We recently held a super fun first-time buyers event at Donut Monster in January that was very well received. Outside of the mortgage discussions, most of the event revolved around the real estate market and strategies to get INTO the market. The more you know and understand, the easier it is to position yourself to be successful. That’s true for just about anything, including personal finance. As we head into the lovely Spring market, we thought it would be nice to give our clients our perspective of what’s going on out there. For first-time buyers, young families who are considering a move and retirees considering what to do with their home. —— In Hamilton-Burlington, the market is... Read more »
Expanding Real Estate Portfolio, First Time Home Buyer
First a legal definition: Marketable title (real estate) is a title that considers to be free from defect. Marketable title does not assume the absolute absence of defect, but rather a title that a prudent, educated buyer in the reasonable course of business would...
First Time Home Buyer, Planning Your Move
The real estate business has really ‘run the gamut’ this year. I love that phrase – the origin is traced back to a musical concept developed by a cool medieval monk named Guido who essentially invented the first syllable-note system (think Do, Re, Mi)....
First Time Home Buyer, Home Away From Home, In the News
Getting Sidelined on Your Offers??? Be Prepared Then Get Creative On a regular day in our Personal Mortgage Group Office I will walk in and Steve, Boyce and Chris will be standing in the hall way chatting about the mortgages they are working on. I jump right in as...
First Time Home Buyer, Planning Your Move
We have seen a rash of purchase plus improvements… In the last few months we have seen a number of young people trying to get into the housing market by buying lower priced houses that are in need of a bit of TLC. I did this when I bought my first house way back...
First Time Home Buyer, Home Away From Home, In the Community
Welcome to Hamilton – a community in transition, no longer just a Steel City, but a a vibrant economic & cultural centre. Hamilton is a wonderfully diverse, historic city. It has served as a centre for textiles, steel, innovation, and the arts. With so much...
