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Groundhog Seeks Home

February 03, 2012 - As folklore has it, should a groundhog emerge from its burrow on Groundhog Day and see its shadow, Canucks will experience another six weeks of winter. And should the Groundhog fail to see his shadow, an early spring is in the works. Huh? To read more about this legend, click here for the National Post story…
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Home Sweet Movie House

February 01, 2012 - If you've ever admired this vintage conversion called The Movie House, today is the launch of our newest offering at $489,000. Click HERE to learn more, and if you'd like to view it we're offering a private Sneak Peak to clients Saturday afternoon. Email Steve @ urbaneer.com if you'd like to join.…
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Is Your Property Hot or Not?

January 23, 2012 - It's always amusing to see what kind of images you can find on a Google Search engine that will provide a little tongue-in-cheek humour to one's real estate blog. In today's post, I'm not here to rank which celebrity is 'Hot or Not' but illustrate how important, amongst the myriad…
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Low Rates + Low Supply = Hot Market!

January 20, 2012 - As much as I adore a low mortgage interest rate, I was left scratching my head this week when some of the Big Banks dropped their 5 year closed mortgage rate with a 25 amortization to 2.99% for a 'limited time offer'. Click HERE to read a CBC News article on the…
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The Renovation Dilemma

January 17, 2012 - One of urbaneer.com's special strengths is assisting homeowners assess the extent of upgrades, renovations, and/or styling they might want to execute in advance of coming to market for sale. After all, every property has its own unique set of circumstances that will determine the right enhancement to achieve the highest return on investment…
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Whaddup With Da Market?

January 12, 2012 - Yesterday reporter Grant Robertson of The Globe and Mail posted an article on how Canada's big banks are warning of a cooling real estate market. Led by Vancouver and Toronto, and showing signs first in the condominium market, speculation is that we're in for a "soft landing". You can read that article…
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Ready Set Go

January 11, 2012 - At the beginning of each year Toronto Realtors are usually timing when to bring new listings to market based on the amount of snow we're already navigating through while anticipating the next blizzard. After all, one doesn't want to bring a property to market if no one can get to it! But it's different…
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Happy New Year!

January 01, 2012 - For you lovers of real estate, what better way to kick off the New Year than with urbaneer.com's latest press!Read on for our newest press on 'The Future Of Real Estate' in PropertyWire.ca Wishing You A Brilliant 2012! ~ Steven The Future of Real Estate Heather Wright, Real…
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Stains On My Window

December 15, 2011 - As a lover of architecture and art history, I am entranced by vintage stained glass. Whether it's the majestic rose of a Gothic church or a wee transom in a modest Victorian rowhouse, I think antique stained glass windows are enchantingly elegant. However, I don't think this way about modern stained glass. This week I sold a thoughtfully-designed 18 year…
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Termites For Our Anniversary

December 02, 2011 - Recently I was both charmed and horrified when a pair of my fab newlywed buyers gave me a gift as a 'One year Anniversary'. As I accepted their delicious sweets and treats (Hello Wine!), they saw a look of confusion pass across my face. I couldn't compute how they had only recently got married…
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