Kavanagh Real Estate Blog

One of the biggest mistakes a first time buyer, or any buyer for that matter, can make when purchasing a home, is to get too emotionally involved in the home before proper research has been conducted on the property and surrounding area.  Here is a checklist of items to be considered before you p...

Thinking of doing a home renovation? Here are seven things you need to know before hiring your contractor: 1. Get at least three references for the contractor you think you want to hire and thoroughly check all of them. 2. Ask for photos of previous jobs to ensure the workmanship.  If you are ask...

When you decide to make one of the largest investments of your life, be sure consider the resale of the home when you are deciding to buy the home.  I know many people don’t want to consider selling the home they just got excited about buying, but at some point, you will sell it!  Here are a few ...

If you have been considering buying a house, refinancing to see if it you can save money by lowering your monthly payments, or are interested in taking some equity out to pay for some renovations, pay for some upcoming large purchases, or even just to use that money to go on that much needed vaca...

First-time homebuyers are being lured into the real-estate market this spring by falling prices, lower interest rates, a large selection of homes to choose from and new government incentives.  Century 21 Miller Real Estate has shown a drastic increase in the number of real estate transactions sin...

If you have been following my blogs, you will know that a flood of buyers have come on the market hoping to take advantage of lower prices and record low interest rates.  The mistake many new home buyers make is forgetting to calculate the additional cost associated with real estate purchases and...

JUST REDUCED to $189,000 - 21 East 16th Street on the mountain in Hamilton Great family home located in a prime central mountain neighbourhood.  This recently updated detached 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2.5 storey beauty offers a separate dining room and living room, main floor den, with a large eat-in k...

JUST REDUCED to $333,900 Open house at 4886 Verdi Street in Burlington on Sunday May 24th between 2:00pm and 4:00pm. Upscale Alton Village corner lot beauty with 1900 ft2 of living space. 3 bedroom + Den and 2.5 bathrooms. Oversized Master bedroom with ensuite including soaker tub, separate show...

Term                          Rate 6 Months                  4.25% 1 Year                        2.90% 2 Years                      2.85% 3 Years                      3.05% 4 Years                      3.59% 5 Years                      3.59% 7 Years                      4.95% 10 Years           ...

  Burlington, Ontario:  The nice weather and the emergence of spring coupled with the effects of record low interest rates and low housing prices have renewed life back into Burlington real estate! Average prices are steadily rising and gradually catching up to the prices of last year.  Average p...