Clive McLean speaks about over pricing your listing in a more balanced market, you can't expect to get the same price for your home as your neighbour did three or four months ago. We are no longer in a bullish market place in Toronto, lots of inventory and homes are sitting for longer periods of time. if the house sits for thirty to fifty days its a sign that it might be over priced and if your holding out and have not reduced the price maybe its time to do so.
Open House Theft (vlog)
Clive McLean speaks about how to avoid theft at open houses by have every one sign in when entering the home. Plus if anyone walks in with a back-pac or large hand bag I ask them to leave it with me and I go through a list with my client on all the items which should be put away.
July a good time to buy (vlog)
Clive McLean speaks about how the market has cooled down compared to the spring market, but if you are a potential buyer it is a great time to buy.
Bad habits can cost the sale of your home
Clive McLean speaks of how bad habits can cost the sale of your home, cigarette smoke animal odours they can be very costly to remove. In many cases carpets have to be removed and replaced, dry wall has to be cleaned before painting to remove tar and this can cost far more than a simple cleaner being called in.
Changing Market
Clive McLean speaks about the Changing Toronto Real Estate Market, how the market is balancing out from the spring and bidding wars have cooled down.
G20 Summit Toronto 2010 area map
Clive McLean speaks about the area the G20 will be held in and the fences that have been put in place to keep the public out of the zone where world leaders will be. All business in the zone will be shut down for the week end making it a very slow week in Real Estate.
Video Blog: Heat Pumps in Condos
Clive McLean speaks about when buying a resale Condo or Loft make sure you find out if the heat pump is owned or leased because if its a lease not all leases are transferable they must be purchased by the new owner and it could be costly.
Video Blog: 50k Heart and Stroke Foundation ride to save lives
Clive Mclean and a team from Bosley Ride to save lives in the Heart And Stroke Foundation ride to save lives bike ride. Over 13000 people showed up on a very cold rainy day and raised over 3.2 million dollars this year.
Video Blog: The Lock Box
Video Blog: Las Vegas
Clive McLean taking a couple of days off in Las Vegas and could not resist doing a short Video blog on how property values in Las Vegas have dropped in the past couple of years and how all the building projects are at a stand still.
Video Blog: Why list your home if you don't really want to sell it.
Clive Mclean talks about why list your home if your not ready to let it go and sell it.
Video Blog: Selling Real Estate Part time or Full time 04-26-10
Clive McLean talks about part time and full time Realtors and the ones who have another full time employment, who would you want working for you.
Video Blog: Lifestyle or square footage
Compact condo's still a very good buy in the Toronto Real Estate Market.
Video Blog: Is the market shifting 04-05-10
Is the Toronto Real Estate market starting to show signs that buyers have had enough of the bidding wars. Has the market started to shift towards a more balanced market, many listing through out the city have not been receiving offers on the offer date.
Video Blog: Buying a home can be an emotional process 03-08-10
Buying a home can be an emotional process and sometimes our emotions get the better of us.
A couple of tips so you can avoid emotional mistakes while buying a home.
Video Blog: Buying Pre-Construction 02-21-10
Buying Pre-Construction making sure you have your interests covered
If you are buying a home, then, before you decide on whether this home is your dream home, the following checklist will help you look at prospective homes with a critical eye. We suggest printing this page and putting it on a clipboard. When you find a home that really interests you, mark the features you see and note their general condition on this list.
There are many television shows today that focus on home staging. If you have not watched any, do yourself a favor and tune in. They all say the same thing: do not even consider putting your house on the market until you have taken a close look at its condition. Experienced sales people know that you only have one shot at impressing potential buyers, so take some time to prepare your home for showings. You will be rewarded with a faster sale and a higher offer.
A great many moves in our lives are to larger residences to accommodate growing families. Or, perhaps our financial development allows us to move up to a larger home with more features and amenities. There is no stress involved in trying to reduce our life’s stuff to fit into a smaller place. If anything, we just need to shop for some more furniture for the new larger place.
