Julian Merry

OPEN HOUSES STILL WORK IN TODAY’S MARKET
Published Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:25:39 +0000

September 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment By Julian Merry When you put your house on the market, you will come across two types of methods to showing your house. The majority of the time you will be having showings of your house, where a specific real estate agent will call your real estate agent [...] . . .

Jumping Jack Frost – A Winter Tune-up Treatise
Published Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:34:47 +0000

October 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment By Carson Dunlop & Associates One of the great joys of living in Canada is the change of seasons. Autumn’s colors and crispness will soon be making way for winter’s exciting first snowfall. Of course, one of the great burdens of living in Canada is the extreme conditions [...] . . .

Spring Market 2009
Published Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 14:27:45 +0000

At least the title brings hope!  When I talk about the spring real estate market, I mean the market area bounded by 401/ Bloor/Laird//Bathurst. Here, there are some interesting dynamics at play right now in what I would call our “micro” market.  Take house prices for example. From my desk I see prices are down [...] . . .

Financing For Retirement
Published Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 17:11:55 +0000

Recently, a legal colleague came to me about an elderly woman’s plight for additional retirement funds -her only available cash resource being her home. A home she has lived in for 38 years. He wondered what steps she should take in view of the slumping market. My immediate reaction was – now is not the [...] . . .

More About Buoyancy And The Market
Published Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:34:17 +0000

I came across this blog entry last week and felt it was so good I didn’t want you to miss it. David is a good friend of mine. Enjoy the read – Julian Spring Toronto Real Estate Report By David Dunkelman  Spring has sprung and with it the Toronto real estate market has finally begun [...] . . .

It’s Not All Doom And gloom
Published Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:46:49 +0000

Reading the Globe & Mail everyday one gets the impression that we’re reaching the bottom in most business sectors – including real estate. Real estate has switched from seller to buyer which is the best evidence of decline. And for most home owners it’s a cycle we’re used to seeing. But what’s new is that [...] . . .

Buoyancy Is Alive
Published Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:32:13 +0000

 After being in Florida for 2 weeks and seeing the “For Sale” signs was like looking at a field of mushrooms. Everyday they were popping up all over they place. Compared to the US, Toronto seemed like the dream housing market.  So is Toronto as buoyant as we are led to believe?  I’d say so [...] . . .

Key Financial Rates Vs The Canadian Real Estate Market
Published Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:42:11 +0000

I came across these tables linking Canadian interest rates with the Canadian Real Estate Market. Thought you would be interested in the comparisons.  They are published in the May issue of CAMMP (Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professions). Current available rates are as alow as: Variable  3%; 1 Year 2.75%; 2 Year 3.05%; 3 Year 3.15%; 4 Year [...] . . .

Try Enjoying Less Space
Published Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:54:46 +0000

Life was never designed to be static and dull. With everything whirling around us we can either stand still or go with the flow. I prefer the latter. Lately many of my friends admit to being in a state of indecision and mild frustration with what to do with the “family” home.  Creative and nurturing [...] . . .

There Is Talk and There Is Talk
Published Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:32:30 +0000

The real estate agents I talk to are good at making predictions. They are the successful ones (always in the top quartile in sales production) and rely a lot on instinct.  They tell me the market is not as bad as everyone thinks.  The market they are talking about is bounded by 401, Bayview, Bloor [...] . . .