Monthly Archives May 2012

Determining the Value of Your Home

The Buyer  ultimately determines the true value of your property, …in other words what would a willing Buyer pay for your home in today’s market place given an arms length transaction.  To help determine what a potential Buyer may be willing to pay for your home,  a clear understanding of how your Royal LePage Representative assesses your Market Value will educate  you on how your sales representative evaluates your home and why the market evaluation is an essential part of helping you get the results you are looking for which is… Selling your home for the most money in the shortest time period. What is the
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Staying Objective: Top 10 Problems for Home Buyers to look for

Remaining objective can be a difficult task for buyers when viewing homes.  It’s easy to fall in love with a home’s appearance, blind to problems that may make it unsuitable. While aesthetics can be an important consideration, it’s necessary to look beyond window-dressing. A qualified home inspector should be hired before purchasing a home, but there are areas that you the buyer can examine on your own. This will  help shorten your  list of potential homes that you may be  considering and reduce the likelihood that a home inspector will reject it as unsafe or unsuitable. Here are some considerations and common problem areas
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Welcome!

Welcome to Our Real Estate Blog! At Royal LePage Team we’ve always been about providing great customer service and results for our buyers and sellers  but…while we were busy helping people with Ottawa area real estate we forgot that there are a bunch of people out there who might be looking for resources to help them sort through the whole buying and selling process. Of course would love to help you directly but…maybe you don’t live in the Ottawa area, maybe you’re already working with someone or maybe you’re just interested in real estate but not ready to talk to someome yet.   Whatever your reason, thanks for
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