Purchasing a House or Condominium Could Be A Disaster!!! For most people the purchasing of a house or condominium will be the largest financial purchase they will make in their lifetime. There are many considerations to be made when purchasing a house or condominium.  After you get the financial part out of the way and know exactly how much you have to invest in a house or condominium you will need some expert qualified help in making your decision. Do you know the difference of a freehold property vs. a condominium?  Which will suit your lifestyle?  What is the neighbourhood like?  Do the schools have a good reputation.? Is there local transportation and how far away is it?  Whew... that's a lot of questions.  There's more, how many bedrooms do you need?  How many bathrooms?  Is air co... 04/14/2010

 Ability to Negotiate. By selling first, you have the luxury of time. You don't have to take the first offer that comes along because you already have a place to live. It's called your home.  Higher Sales Price. Sellers who aren't under pressure to sell often obtain higher sales prices because buyers realize the sellers are not desperate. Nothing yells "discount your offer" like a listing that reads: "seller motivated, bought another."  Contingent on Concurrent Closing. By making the sale of your home contingent on closing concurrently with your new purchase, you have basically said to the buyer, "If I can't find the home I want to buy, I'm under no obligation to sell to you." You don't have to name the property address. You can simply state: "This sale contingent on closing concurrent... 04/12/2010

Are You A Farmer on Farmville? Farmville started out as a game.  Kind of like putting a puzzle together.  They give you a piece of land that you could divide up into plots to be planted, or buy a house, a stable, cow barns, trees, just about anything.As you advance you can increase the size of your farm.  You are rewarded in many ways on your farm.  You get FV's (Farmville Dollars), XP's (experience points), certificates, ribbons and more.     More than a game, you learn to be an organizer, a planner, a helper and even a designer.  Google Farmville Designs, watch a few... they call this a game.Recently they started co-op farming, where you get together with other farmers and complete a project.  This is where friendships really start to grow.  Remember if you are playing in the social m... 04/11/2010

Do You Have An Old Tree On Your Front Lawn?Do you have an old tree on your front lawn and it's time to have it removed before it falls down.  You have passed by this old tree thousands of times, cut the grass around it and maybe hung some Christmas trees lights on it.It's hard to make the decision to have the tree taken down, you feel bad having the old tree removed.  Well, we have the solution for you.  Have a look here at what one of our neighbours came up with.Get your neighbours all together and you could all have your own street of "treemen".     Do You Have An Old Tree On Your Front Lawn? 04/09/2010

Protect Yourself When Paying For Internet Purchases and Subscriptions Yesterday we wrote about getting blocked everything we tried to do was not working. We just wanted to expand a little on part of that post.  Sometimes we are nervous about using our VISA card over the Internet, especially when signing up to a subscription that charges you on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. Recently one of the subscriptions we had signed into using our VISA card stopped doing what it was suppose to do.  We tried to contact the subscription's support to no avail.  We contacted VISA and basically their response was "tough, you signed into it" On telling them that we were not getting any response from the subscription, their answer was to send a registered letter to cancel and if we were charged again,... 04/09/2010

Did You Know That Your Font Matters? We were reading an article today that was indicating that the font you use can make a difference in your overall cost to operate your printer.  You can get some great deals on the printer itself, matter a fact we bought a couple of Brother laser black and white printers for about $50 a year or so ago.  Never even considered the cost of the toner.  Now that is where the money is. The article went on to say that simply by changing your font from "arial" to "century gothic" could save $60 or more a year.  Now that is not a lot, but you could eat out a couple of more times at McDonald's. If you are in the market for a new printer, the cost of the printer and the toner is important but don't forget the support.  We wrote about the support we got with our ... 04/08/2010

Condominiums For Sale at the Dayspring Luxury Condominium Apartment Complex Community in Brampton, Ontario, Canada Enjoy a complete lifestyle at beautiful Dayspring Luxury Condominium Apartment Complex Community situated on Dayspring Circle, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, a fully integrated adult lifestyle community aimed at couples, singles, seniors, 50 years of age and over, although others are welcome.  There are always a number of Condominiums For Sale to choose from.These beautiful luxury condominium apartments at Dayspring, offer one bedroom, two bedroom, and two bedroom plus den layouts.  All of the well planned styles have insuite laundry facilities, balconies (wraparound balconies on the corner units), and indoor parking.  The penthouse units have roof top terraces, gourmet kitc... 04/06/2010

Condominium Apartment Complex Units under Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, Laurelcrest Street Brampton, Ontario Canada Two condominium apartment complex towers stand tall in Brampton, Ontario, Canada at 10 and 12 Laurelcrest Street near the main intersection of Queen St. and Dixie Road, offering value pricing, desired features and convenience of location. These beautiful condominium apartments are well kept buildings with landscaped gardens, canopied entrance ways that lead to the stunning lobbies and a welcoming waterfall, range in size from 646 sq. ft to the largest two bedroom model at 1147 sq. ft.     The units vary in their individual features, some include insuite laundry facilities, two piece or full four piece ensuites in the master bedrooms, eat in kitchens and balconies. You will... 04/02/2010

Don't Monkey Around When Buying A Home Call The Experts When it comes to buying a home depending on the size of your community, there could be hundreds if not thousands of Real Estate Agents/Home Inspectors to choose from. Find out who the experts are in your area and hire them to help you, don't monkey around with what is usually the largest purchase that most people make. This is not the time to hire your neighbour, co-worker, relative or friend.  If they are not the local expert, do yourself a favour and call the expert.  Don't live to regret a bad decision... do it right the first time. Don't Monkey Around When Buying A Home Call The Experts 03/31/2010

The Luxury Condominium Complex of 'Stornwood Estate Townhomes' Hurontario St. and Steeles Avenue, Brampton, Ontario, CanadaTucked away in a neighbourhood of executive residences, you find the private luxury townhome enclave of Stornwood Estates. This architectually pleasing development consists of 107 units on an exclusive seven acre estate.  When you drive through the community, you are struck by the red brick buildings off set by the white millwork, detailed porch columns, the street patterns were planned for privacy and pride of ownership is evident by the meticulous state of this condominium complex.   Stornwood Estate Condominium Complex in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, has two distinct floor plans.  One offers a two level 1800 sq. ft. design while the 1900 sq. ft. model soars to thre... 03/31/2010

You Like Free Don't You? How About Free Movies?Who doesn't like free and especially free movie tickets!  Right now General Mills is offering free Cineplex movies on their specially marked boxes of Multi-grain Cherrios. Hey, multi-grain is good for you anyway, so that's a trifector! Your morning cereal, multi-grain that's good for you and a free Cineplex movie!    The free Cineplex movies are offered for the month of April, they buy you a free bag of popcorn in May, in June it's a buy one get one free Cineplex movie ticket and in July General Mills buys you a small pop.  We found this offer from General Mills in a Walmart store in the Toronto, Ontario area, check your local area to see if the offer applies. Better hurry though, last year when General Mills offered this, the specially mar... 03/30/2010

The Results Are In and Have Been ReportedEarth Hour has come and gone for another year, but we hope the affects and awareness last all year.  Earth Hour 2010 saw a reduction in power of 4%.  It doesn't sound like much, but in this report from MSN, they claim that was enough to power the City of Brampton.  The City of Brampton has a population of more than 450,000 residents and in excess of 266 square miles.  That is a lot of area to power up and people's needs to fulfill. It proves that in reality that was indeed quite a saving of resources in only just one hour of one single day.  Can you imagine what we could actually save if we did this every day, for just one hour? What can you do? 03/29/2010

The Crown West Brampton Condominium, 20 Cherrytree Dr. Brampton, Ontario, Canada The Kerbel & Rice Groups marketed "The Crown West" condominiums (Brampton Condominiums) when it was under construction, calling it a place "where dreams come true".  They called it right!  They must have focused on a lifestyle for its residents, not just somewhere to live, because it was so well thought out.  They chose an idyllic neighbourhood, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, with amenities and transportation arteries easily accessible.  They built The Crown West condominiums at 20 Cherrytree Drive with facilities to compete with the best of fitness clubs and then as an added measure, they included features people desire from detached homes. Come on in and have a look around, we will start right here in the ... 03/28/2010

8351 McLaughlin Rd. S. L6Y4H8 "Camelot on the Park" Condominiums in Brampton, Ontario Canada You will love living in the Camelot, from the gracious lobby with fireplace to the serene grounds that back onto Etobicoke Creek.  The Camelot condominiums at 8351 McLaughlin Rd. S. in Brampton, Ontario, Canada consists of only four floors and 160 suites that range in size from 393 sq. ft. to 1145 sq. ft. There are studios, one and two bedroom models, with some of the ground floor units having their own patios. (see floor plans below)    Life is good and full of activities here at the Camelot on the Park, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, with the facilities including an indoor pool, whirlpool, billiards & fitness rooms, hobby & crafts room and a beautiful glass Atrium with a soaring four level ceil... 03/27/2010

We Are On The Countdown To Earth Hour, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada!  On March 14th we reminded you of Earth Hour 2010.  Join the forces of more than 92 other countries, Saturday March 27th at 8:30 p.m. by turning off your lights and reducing the usage of any other power possible. This was a single event held in Sydney Australia back in 2007 and is now observed by hundreds of millions of people across the world. The goal of Earth Hour is raise global awareness about the climate change.  Last year in 2009, only about 52% of Canadians participated in Earth Hour. We are hoping to raise that number this year.  Please do your part. Not just on Saturday March 27, 2010 but each and every hour of every day. Here are a few tips to help:  Use less lights and consider replacing the light bulbs wit... 03/26/2010

Homes in Heart Lake, Carter's Homestead, Brampton, Ontario Canada brought to you by Al and Peggy Cunningham, Brokers with RE/MAX Realty Services Inc., always available with homes for sale in Heart Lake Brampton, Ontario. Carter's Homestead is a family friendly neighbourhood, in the area known as Heart Lake, situated on approximately ten streets, bounded by Kennedy Road on the east, Conestoga Drive on the west, Wexford Road on the south, and Ruth Avenue on the north in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.Built in the 1980's, the Carter's Homestead consists of twenty two different floor plans. (see slide show below).  Ten styles range from 1244 sq. ft. to 2160 sq. ft and sit on 30 and 35 foot lots.  The remaining eleven layouts range from 2029 sq. ft. to 3030 sq. ft. and are on 40 and 45 ft. lots. ... 03/25/2010

Speechless Sunday - If Only You Could Read His Mind As we write this post it is 32ºF, the Sun rose at 7:18 am but you wouldn't know it on this overcast day.  Our subject today looks like he is having one of those "blue days".   Can you imagine what this sad looking polar bear is thinking?  Leave your idea in the comments sections... maybe we can read minds through expressions. 03/21/2010

Do You Need A New Printer? Try Brother! We Did And Are Glad We Did We just wanted to share our experience with Brother Canada.  About a year ago we were in the market for a new printer.  We have always been HP fans but decided to give Brother a shot.  We purchased an all in one wireless printer, MFC-6490CW (probably a Canadian model number), it prints, scans, copies and faxes and can also handle 11" x 17" paper, not many home office machines can do that. (still a current model) Here we are a year later, we had made some changes in our computer family.  We now have computers with XP, Vista, Explorer 7 and Mac OS, they all need a little different adjustments to get them to work.  If you are like us, routers, IP addresses, network connections to name a few are not our cup of tea. On the ph... 03/19/2010

70% increase in sale of existing GTA homes in Mid March over same period last year TORONTO, MARCH 17, 2010 - Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 4,353 sales through the Multiple ListingService® (MLS®) during the first two weeks of March. This represented a 70 per cent increase compared to the 2,562 sales recorded during the same period in 2009 when resale transactions had dipped markedly due to the recession.   To see the detailed report, please visit my blog at www.aceteamrealty.com/blog  Want to know the Fair Market Value of your Home? Please go to www.MyGTAHomeValue.com for a quick complimentary evaluation. Manoj Arora, Broker of Record ACE Team Realty Inc., Brokerage www.AceTeamRealty.com   03/17/2010

Government of Canada Takes Action to Strengthen Housing Financing On February 16th, The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, announced a number of measured steps to support the long-term stability of Canada's housing market and continue to encourage home ownership for Canadians. These adjustments to the mortgage insurance guarantee framework are intended to come into force on April 19, 2010.  To See all the charts, please click here to visit our blog at: www.AceTeamRealty.com/blog 03/17/2010