Mississauga Real Estate Blog

Aircraft noise is a concern in communities around an airport ... even moreso around Canada's busiest airport, Lester B Pearson International Airport (YYZ, aka Toronto Pearson, and to a lesser extent, LBPIA). In some new developments, aircraft noise warning signs may be posted to warn of aircraft ...

Does anyone have some experience/background with Market Saturation Rate (MSR) as described by Darryl Davis (in his book, "How to Make $100,000+ Your First Year As A Real Estate Agent")? The somewhat oversimplified explanation is: "[MSR] shows the relationship between the number of houses for sale...

In Ontario, the Seller Property Information Statement, or SPIS, is an informational disclosure by the seller to prospective buyers; it is mandatory for members of some real estate boards, optional in others (e.g., the Toronto Real Estate Board). The Ontario Real Estate Association recommends REAL...

When in doubt, have your MLS listing peer reviewed.   I cautioned a colleague who used "No Need To Inspect Shows 10+++" in a new listing.  Without a pre-inspection, this isn't just a generally bad idea (read: liability for the listing agent and brokerage), it carries increased risk in an area tha...

I regularly get updates on mortgage rates from a number of mortgage brokers -- only one of which is solicited -- and usually, they're pretty much the same (+/- .05%).  But once in a while, the range widens ... the latest round of updates showed much more volatility for some rates: Closed/Fixed: 6...

With the Canadian dollar last trading at $1.026 USD, I wonder if anyone at the bank has noticed their general terms & conditions reads: U.S. dollar coins deposited or exchanged will be treated as if they are Canadian dollar coins. Sounds like a quick way to earn 2.6%! ;)

Not one, not two, but three mortgage specialists, brokers, or their assistants (cold) called and/or emailed me today about future referrals.  For me that's a new record.But why would I refer you, or any of my clients, to someone (or some financial institution) that I'm not familiar with and/or ha...

How much bang for the buck do we get with a $200-$400 general home inspection?  Home inspectors require breadth of knowledge, but the depth of such knowledge seems to vary quite a bit.  How often are specialists brought in because of a concern raised in the general inspection? One local HVAC serv...

Hamilton residents dug up a 1935 land transfer agreement which placed a restrictive covenant on the land, in the hopes of forcing a Mississauga developer to halt/scale back development plans for the site. The developer says, "As far as we’re concerned it doesn’t apply" -- such restrictions expire...

A deal going sideways was my exit cue as the SEO sales pitch approached minute 66 with their "closer".  Over an hour being sold on the wonders of being on page 1 of search engine search results for my choice of exclusive keywords for my territory, if available.  (How's that for a qualifier?)  Gua...