http://www.agentforme.ca/blog Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:18:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This guest blog has been created by Ontario disability lawyer Mark Yazdani. For further information about disability law, visit www.disabledlaw.ca.   Mortgage insurance is designed to protect homeowners in the event that they suffer a disability and become unable to work.  The policy provides for payment of a non-taxable monthly benefit ... http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=14 The Globe & Mail published an article by Carolyn Leitch reporting on the sale of an Oakville, Ontario mansion that was listed in May 2006 for a whopping 46 million dollars! To read the article, click "Listed at $45-million, mansion finds a buyer" http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=13 International Tribune Herald writer Linda Baker wrote a feature article on Canada's "most espensive housing market" - Vancouver.   An excerpt: "It is not hard to understand why the city is so appealing: Vancouver has been described as Canada's version of San Francisco. It has a cosmopolitan feel, yet it is surrounded ... http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=12 The Las Vegas Review-Journal published an interesting article about housing prices in the exciting "City of Lights".  According to the 2007 Home Price Comparison Index by Coldwell Banker, Las Vegas is one of the more affordable US cities. To read the article, click ARTICLE http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=11 The Globe & Mail published a useful table yesterday that tracks the rise of house prices for specific neighbourhoods in Toronto.  The table tacks the price increase between 2002 anad 2007.  The increase from year to year is astounding. To check out the table and compare your neighbourhood, The table can ... http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=10 According to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, housing prices have rocketed up by 50 per cent in Saskatoon and owners of two-storeys have been able to command $323,750 on average for their houses during the past three months, a rise of 62.2 %. Condominium prices rose at a whopping 75 per cent year-over-year rise ... http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=9 Montreal Gazette writer Jay Bryan's article warns that if housing prices accross Canada continue to skyrocket past the rate of income gains in Canada, the danger of a housing bubble birst exists. Click here to read the article: "We're not immune to housing bubble" http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=8 Sarah Max of CNNMoney.com wrote the following 2004 article on real estate agent referral services in the United States: LOGGING ON FOR A DREAM AGENT Three years later all the referral websites profiled in the article are still going strong. With what some have called the "over-saturation" of real estate agents working in Canada's major cities, ... http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=7 Here are five important keys to consider when selecting a local real estate agent: Experience Select a real estate agent who has significant experience in the industry and who has expertise in the neighbourhood and the type of property you are interested in. After all, you do not want an agent who ... http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=6 The Toronto Star recently ran an article on the prevalence of "phantom offers" in the bidding process.  Unethical seller's agents can create a manufactured bidding war by convincing a prospective buyer that another offer has come in.  In reality, no other offer has come in and the seller's real estate agent is simply trying to ... http://www.agentforme.ca/blog/?p=5