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Most people in North America are well aware that a few, well respected civilizations on Earth didn't seem to get a calender printed off that extended past December 22nd, 2012....so, it sure doesn't hurt to follow some precautionary Do's and Don'ts...just in case they were really onto something. D...
12/02/2012
Heard that Hamilton is REIN's # 1 City to invest in? Thinking of getting in on the action? It's tempting. With a 7% property value increase being predicted, it's hard to pass up. But, before you let dreams of incredible returns take over your entire thought process...Stop...Look & Listen. Here's ...
12/02/2012
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Yes...just when you thought there couldn't be more! But...remember, I've just started my 30th year, going in and out of peoples lives and homes... sitting at their kitchen tables...either carrying offers in...or presenting ones that have come in. Let me take you on this interesting noon time pres...
12/01/2012
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Perhaps it was the crazy, super weird day that I had yesterday...but once I remembered my "Date Night" couple...the flood gates opened, and now...I realize...I may need therapy! I knew Mark from the local pub that was almost right across the street from where I lived. I loved the place, because I...
11/30/2012
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I spent a lot of time parked in traffic today...as the first real snowfall of the season turned my half hour drive into a two hour inch-a-long fest...and I started to think about some of the crazy things that I've experienced in this business. There's no doubt I have enough material to give 50 Sh...
11/30/2012
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I'm sure anyone who lives in an area that experiences white winters often wonders why...in a 24 hour day, the first snowfall of the year has to start snowing around 3:30pm...and not stop until 7pm and usually on a Friday night. It's almost as if Mother Nature is clearing her desk off for the week...
11/30/2012
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We work in an ever changing Real Estate Industry that needs to be constantly monitoring Government Policies, especially those affecting lending. Yesterday, I received a phone call from the law firm representing my Seller client who's 70 years old. The Bank was not willing to release funds to clo...
11/30/2012
From the eyes of a Realtor in the Hamilton area...these are 5 hot things local buyers are keeping on their house shopping list going into 2013. Breakfast Bars and kitchen islands. Still high on the list. Neat, low maintenance landscape that has some uniqueness. Unique features such as a waterfa...
11/28/2012
What would Project Compliance, the 2011 Canada Census, showing houses last week and a dinner with Clients last night have in common? Seniors. Project Compliance data released by City of Hamilton By-Law staff should be giving us all some serious food for thought. Even though it set out to investig...
11/28/2012
Watch for the "We're Hiring" signs down at City Hall! Last year I read an article in the Hamilton Spectator that made reference to a Workforce Planning Hamilton report indicating that the number one job in Hamilton was "Retail Sales Clerk". http://bit.ly/Q0Gcaq so I'm happy to announce that Counc...
11/27/2012
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Donna Bacher is Broker/Owner of PureRealty Brokerage (est 2017) in Hamilton, ON. She's a 34 year veteran in Hamilton Real Estate Sales and has recently moved on to her own Boutique Brokerage model after 17 years with Royal LePage State Realty Brokerage in Hamilton. 2016/2017 Past President of the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington and a keen activist for property rights in Hamilton. Donna's blog covers a variety of Real Estate related topics with an emphasis on providing homeowners and fellow Realtors® with helpful and insightful information.