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New Ontario Law To Crack Down On Phantom Bids Starting next month, homebuyers in Ontario will have new protections against phantom bids, a practice in which real estate agents may hint that they have received competing offers when they haven’t in order to jolt potential buyers into raising or rushing their offers. As of July 1, agents will not be allowed to imply they have received an offer ...

  Zoocasa, an online real estate brokerage and wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications will cease to be registered as of June 22.   What had started as a listing website, expanded in 2013 to connect buyers and sellers with realtors in their area. Marketing the concept of making real estate data more accessible to the public, Zoocasa mailed clients a list of sale prices for nearby h ...

With the provincial government’s Hwy. 407 infrastructure plans in full swing, work is now underway on Phase 1 of the highly anticipated project, which stretches from Brock Road in Pickering to Harmony Road in Oshawa. In hopes of alleviating the congestion of Hwy.401, the 407 East Development Group is optimistic that Phase 1 will be completed by the end of this year.  The first phase is a 20. ...

Happy Canada Day! Here at the Mary Roy Team we would like to wish all Canadians whether you are currently in Canada or abroad a wonderful day celebrating our country's birth. We plan on attending some fireworks, perhaps having a barbecue or even a picnic and most important of all spending some quality time with friends and family. We hope you have a chance to enjoy yourselves and those you ca ...

Earlier this year, RBC Economics released their housing affordability report for the last quarter of 2013. Affordability saw a modest improvement in the last days of the year, but the financial institution warned that conditions in 2014 could worsen. It looks like their prediction is already coming true. We covered the new Q1 2014 report from RBC, which pointed to a picture of eroding aff ...

Home is certainly where the heart it, but it is also where the equity is. Did you know that 61.4% of the average North American family's net worth is in home equity? This means that our home, for many of us, is our most valuable asset. With this being said, when you are thinking about a move ensure you do your due dilligence to select the proper realtor to represent YOUR most valuable asset. ...

We did it again! We are are amongst Re/Max's Top 100 Teams-Congratulations to our team for all our hard work and to our loyal clients for helping us achieve our dreams!

Selling Your House During the Holidays Don't wait until the new year to list your property  It’s the holidays and you have a house to sell. Isn’t it best just to wait until after the new year before putting it on the market? Not as far as our Team is concerned.  Here are 11 good reasons why you should list your home during the holiday season. People who look at your home ove ...

Preparing Your Home For Winter: Inside & Out  Unlike its seasonal counterpart, spring cleaning, fall maintenance is not always met with a high level of enthusiasm. Perhaps autumn's brisk winds whisk homeowners' smiles away, or maybe crisp leaves don't cultivate excitement like blooming flowers. Whatever the reason, fall chores are more easily overlooked than those related to spring.   ...