by Mario Toneguzzi | Jan 5, 2022 | News
A new company is offering homebuyers 100-per-cent guaranteed financing before they write their purchase offer. Fundible says it’s a first-of-its-kind concept in Canada. “The problem Fundible solves is it gives homebuyers an option to safely write a purchase offer...
by Kunal Sawhney | Jun 23, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
Money is a limited resource. There is a reason why the Bank of Canada oversees the country’s monetary policy. If there’s enough liquidity in the market, people and businesses tend to borrow. Increased borrowing translates into spending and the resulting debt may turn...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Aug 8, 2019 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
The spring and summer of 2017 saw one of the hottest real estate housing markets in the Greater Toronto Area. According to the Toronto Real Estate Board, the average year-over-year sale price increased by six per cent. Buyers and sellers scrambled to take advantage of...
by Jeff Stern | Jun 25, 2018 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Profiles
I don’t show homes to just anyone. In fact, I avoid showing to one particular kind of buyer. They are the buyers who have not taken the step of becoming preapproved to buy a home. Any buyer who has not taken the basic step of getting preapproval from a bank is not...
by Kathy Lenart | Oct 16, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
Have you ever listed a house for a client, only to find out that there are liens registered against the property that will hinder the closing? Or had a client approach you to purchase a house, but they are carrying too much debt to support purchasing their dream home?...