Kavanagh Real Estate Blog

A new survey has found that 78 percent of potential first-time home buyers say that now is a good time to buy a home, despite widespread concern about the economy.  Out of the 1,000 prospective first-time home buyers surveyed in early March for the CENTURY 21 First-Time Home Buyer Survey, 68 perc...

21 East 16th Street on Sunday April 5th between 2:00pm and 4:00pm. 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 kitchen ...

First-time homebuyers are being lured into the real-estate market by falling prices, lower interest rates, more selection and new government tax credit incentives. Century 21 Miller Real Estate in Oakville, Ontario has reported that sales were up in February, after a terrible January, driven by m...

With the housing industry struggling to recover, the provincial government has implemented a new tax plan to set the industry back yet again. Dalton McGuinty's government’s plan to harmonize the 8-per-cent provincial sales tax with the 5-per-cent federal goods and services tax will add an extra f...

  Term          Rate 6 months    5.20% 1 Year        3.25% 2 Year        3.79% 3 Year        3.90% 4 Year        3.94% 5 Year        3.99% 7 Year        4.95% 10 Year      5.25% Prime         2.5% Variable      3.30% Let me help you save money!  Send me your email address or give me a call and I’...

House prices continued to slide across Canada in February compared to the same time last year, but activity was up for the first time since September. The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday that resale home prices fell 9.2 per cent across Canada last month to an average of $281,972. CRE...

  In many real estate markets, prices appear to have fallen enough to make buying cheaper than renting. When you combine falling housing prices with mortgage rates that are near record lows, renters are now finding it easier to jump into home ownership. Historically, people rented because they co...

It is almost Spring time and everyone is itching to get a kick start on their home renovations, but given the current economic situation some of us are hesitant to open up our wallets to dish out those big chunks of change! The Government is now offering a 15% rebate on all home renovations betwe...

On the heels of the Government unveiling their 15% income tax credit for home renovations, I thought I would send you some information on the three areas of your home where renovations will really pay off when you want to add value to your home. The Kitchen: The kitchen is the best place to put y...

Interest Rate Watch - March 21 Term                    Rate 6 Months              5.00% 1 Year                  3.25% 2 Year                  3.79% 3 Year                  3.99% 4 Year                  3.94% 5 Year                  3.99% 7 Year                  4.95% 10 Year                5.25% ...