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What Buyers Want To See When They Walk Into A Room

When a buyer views your property, they're likely to visit each room and look around. Their imagination is turned on high. Often, within just a few moments in a space, they'll form an impression - ideally, a positive one!  So, how do you ensure each room shows well? Here's what buyers want to see:  1. Space. Buyers will often mentally fit their furniture into a room when they see it. So, make sure each room is uncluttered and staged in a way that showcases its spaciousness.  2. Functionality. Buyers want to see the room for what it is. So, if it's a bedroom, but you've turned it into an exercise room, it might become a distraction to buyers. Consider restoring the room to its original purpose.  3. Themselves. Buyers want to imagine the room is part of their home, not yours. They want to see themselves in it. That's why it's smart to depersonalize the space as much as possible. For example. replace the family picture on the wall with a landscape print.  Antici

Products For the Kitchen & Bathroom

Without question, the most popular home renovations include upgrades to kitchens and bathrooms. So, it makes sense to keep track of the many new products available for these rooms before budgeting and planning a project. Here are just a few items you might take into consideration, as part of a modern upgrade: A kitchen faucet that responds to verbal commands like a smart phone or home tub, allowing you to call for hands-free temperature settings and volume control.  A kitchen compactor that looks like an ordinary trash bin for scraps and refuse, but automatically compacts it to minimize trips to the curb and reduce landfill volume.  An "aromatherapeutic" showerhead that infuses essential oils into the waterflow and disseminates aromatic scents.  A bath faucet and showerhead combination that lets you set the temperature remotely by smartphone or program ahead like a thermostat, so it's ready for you the moment you get out of bed!  For a less expensive upgrade, a decorative

7 Quick And Easy Ways To Refresh Your Home On a Budget

At one time or another, most of us have experienced the feeling of looking around our home and no longer being satisfied or inspired by its interior. Maybe you tried a few trends that don’t look quite as fresh as they once did or perhaps the wall color you once loved now feels drab or outdated. Regardless of your reasons, it’s nearly inevitable that at some point you’ll feel ready to refresh your home with new and inspiring updates. However, sometimes our budgets aren’t quite as big as our motivations for change. Fortunately, there are quite a few interior updates  you can apply that will make a big difference while costing very little time or money on your part. If you’re ready to fall in love with your home all over again, be sure to add the following interior updates to your to-do list. 1. Replace Your Hardware - It really is amazing what a difference new faucet, appliance, and even door handles hardware can make on your overall aesthetic. And your options for this are both endless

GTA REALTORS® Release September 2021 Stats

September marked the transition from the slower summer market to the busier fall market in the in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Every year, we generally see an uptick in sales, average selling price and listings after Labour Day, and September 2021 was no different. Sales increased relative to August and were also at the third-highest mark on record for the month of September. The average selling price was up both month-over-month and year-over-year. GTA REALTORS® reported 9,046 sales through TRREB’s MLS® System in September 2021 – up in line with the regular seasonal trend from August. Compared to last year, market conditions tightened noticeably, with sales representing a substantially higher share of listings, and a significantly lower number of new listings across the board. Resurgence in the condo market was a factor in the higher share of listings sold. The total number of sales was down 18 per cent from 2020’s record September result, in large part due to the lower number of n

TRREB MLS® New Listings September 2021

 

TRREB MLS® Sales-to-New Listings Ratio September 2021

 

TRREB MLS® Average Resale Home Price September 2021

 

TRREB MLS® Sales September 2021

 

How To Pack When Moving House

Packing up when moving house takes longer than anyone imagines, so the first step is to decide if you're going to do all the packing yourself, if you’re going to employ someone to do it for you, or if you’re going to settle on a combination of both. Whichever route you choose, start early, and if you’re doing your own packing, set aside a good amount of time each day to dedicate to it if you can. Moving house kits containing boxes, bubble wrap, tape, stickers and marker pens are available online – see Amazon for a wide selection of contents and prices – or from your removal company if you’re using one. There are also specialist packing boxes available – with dividers for plates for instance, or hanging rods for clothes. Equally, you can save money on things like bubble wrap by wrapping precious ornaments in towels or clothing, or sandwiching bigger things, such as mirrors, between curtains or bedding. Pack one room at a time - tackle the less used rooms first – not forgetting the