Crystal Edwards's (crystaledwardsc21) Blog

Are you currently renting and dreaming of owning a home, but you don't have all the down payment in the bank? Take advantage of this opportunity with the Affordable Home Ownership Assistance Loan. The City of Peterborough is offering a $10,000 loan for people who are currently renting and are thi...

Whether you're buying or selling a home, a home inspection is a significant part of the process. Who should be there besides the home inspector when it happens? Let's look at an important reason why you should be present when the home is inspected. Suppose you're buying a home. Then you find all ...

Ontario's Land Transfer Tax is provincial tax payable by the PURCHASER upon the acquisition of an interest in land by registered conveyance or unregistered disposition.  Therefore, if you purchase a property or land, you are responsible for paying Land Transfer Tax to the province at the time the...

Click on the links below to review detailed information regarding total sales year to date up to the end of the month of February of 2010 within our local board; Peterborough and Kawartha's Association of REALTORS® Sales graph for 2010 Sales Info. for 2010 (numerical breakdown) These 2 attachment...

It's that time again! Are you curious to know how things have changed in the Peterborough and surrounding area's real estate market since last month this time? Please click on the link below to review the updated real estate statistics for the month of February 2010 in Peterborough and the surrou...

There have been several questions over the past few months on "How will the new HST affect the resale market." I wanted to try and show on paper the cost to both the buyer and seller on a typical single family home in Peterborough selling for $225,000.   Below are the costs to the buyer in this t...