Carl Stars - Burlington Ontario Real Estate Condominium MLS Listings http://www.carlstars.com Burlington Ontario Real Estate Condominium mls listings Mon, 07 May 2012 15:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Renovations and your rate of return http://www.carlstars.com/2012/05/renovations-and-your-rate-of-return/ http://www.carlstars.com/2012/05/renovations-and-your-rate-of-return/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:46:29 +0000 Carl http://www.carlstars.com/?p=1083 HERE IS A LINK I FOUND WHICH IS SO COOL. YOU ENTER YOUR RENOVATION COST AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXPECTED RATE OF RETURN. THIS LINK DEMONSTRATES KITCHENS ARE 75% RATE OF RETURN. I HAVE FOUND SITES THAT INDICATE 86% IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS LINK IS FROM THE APPRAISAL INSTITUE OF CANADA . THESE ARE GUIDELINES BUT THIS IS JUST SUCH A NEAT LINK I JUST HAD TO POST.

http://component.aicanada.ca/e/resourcecenter_renova_all.cfm

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http://vt.realbiz360.com/MLS-991235.html
 

Call Carl for details. 905 730 5919

 

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BURLINGTON               March           February           January

 

 

AVERAGE PRICE         $436,624           $467,702            $435,162

 

DAYS ON MARKET           24                        31                         40 

 

SALES                             344                      259                       181 

 

ACTIVE LISTINGS         493                      442                       358 
 
 
WATERDOWN            March                February               January
 
AVERAGE PRICE         $386,916           $367,827             $386,652
 
DAYS ON MARKET           23                        22                         34 
 
SALES                               34                        26                         21
 
ACTIVE LISTINGS           49                        44                         37
 
 
FLAMBOROUGH          March               February                January
 
AVERAGE PRICE         $456,771           $505,742              $462,788
 
DAYS ON MARKET            62                       73                          87
 
SALES                                21                       25                          17
 
ACTIVE LISTINGS           141                     125                        110
 
 
DUNDAS                         March                February                 January
 
AVERAGE PRICE          $366,648           $369,720               $335,642
 
DAYS ON MARKET             41                      100*                         56
 
SALES                                 40                       30                      &n bsp;     27
 
ACTIVE LISTINGS              54                       64                            62
 
 
ANCASTER                       March               February                  January
 
AVERAGE PRICE          $479,297           $462,107                 $427,806
 
DAYS ON MARKET             55                        67                             49
 
SALES                                 58                        40                      & nbsp;      27
 
ACTIVE LISTINGS           163                       132                           128
 
 
STONEY CREEK               March                February                   J anuary
 
AVERAGE PRICE           $313,331           $301,799                  $298,781
 
DAYS ON MARKET              43                        55                              61
 
SALES                                113                        80                        &nbs p;     53
 
ACTIVE LISTINGS             225                      217                           210
 
 
*Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed .Data taken from RAHB  Statistics.
 

 

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Please click on the link to view and understand what is happening in the Real Estate

Industry.

www.protectyourprivacy.ca
 

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http://creanews.ca/2012/03/05/crea-updates-resale-housing-forecast-3/

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@ 905 730 5919

and let Carl go to work for you !  Email carl@carlstars.com 

If you would like Listings emailed to you directly   please fill out      " Find your dream home" on the Home Page.

To view all real estate Listings please go to www.realtor.ca.

All Listings Posted for only 7 days after Sale date. 

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FOR FEBRUARY 2012 $ 467,702  ( BEATING JULYS 2011 $445,248 )

THE MARKET IS VERY HOT AND THERE IS INCREDIBLE PRICING PRESSURE ON VERY LOW INVENTORYS.

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NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO WAIT FOR THE MARKET TO COOL. SOME PEOPLE JUST NEED A PLACE TO LIVE. ITS HARD WHEN THE PRICES KEEP GOING UP.

SO MANY PEOPLE COMPARE AFFORDABILITY FROM 3% BUT FORGET ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF 6 %.  SOME CLIENTS ARE REVISITING THE OPTION OF LOCKING LONG TERM.

THE ADVANTAGE IF YOU CAN AFFORD THE PAYMENT NOW YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD 9 YEARS FROM NOW. IT COULD BE A STRATEGY OF POTENTIALLY INFLATED HOME PRICES.

IF HOME PRICES DECLINE YOU WONT HAVE TO WORRY IF YOUR MORTGAGE IS LOCKED ESPECIALLY FOR 10 YEARS.

TIMING THE HOUSING MARKET IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AS ALWAYS I ALWAYS RECCOMEND TO BUY THE HOME YOU CAN TRULY AFFORD.

MAYBE ITS TIME TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT LONG TERM MORTGAGE RATES.?  ( THE DEBATE CONTINUES………..) .

]]> http://www.carlstars.com/2012/03/long-term-10-year-mortgage/feed/ 0 Retirement Planning Real Estate http://www.carlstars.com/2012/02/retirement-planning-real-estate/ http://www.carlstars.com/2012/02/retirement-planning-real-estate/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:56:20 +0000 Carl http://www.carlstars.com/?p=1037 A recent article in REALTOR EDGE quotes

"Half of  boomers 45%  still have a mortgage on their property".

and the majority 57% revealed they will have to do another finance on their home or finance to purchase.

It is interesting we all have budget sheets or at least we should. Recently looking at finances even if your home is paid off there are still significant life expenses required.

Simple fact . Living in Ontario is expensive. (  HST need I say more )

Personal finance can remain a challenge. But when downsizing a cautionary note if you are not prepared to downsize you will need significant revenues to maintain your current lifestyle. I have more and more clients that are choosing to work or at least work part time PAST THE RETIREMENT AGE. . 

Another fact is "63% people will retire mortgage free but 37% percent wont". Many boomers still have Kids ( 30 year old adults at home due to poor employment opportunites.)

I am obsessed with retirement planning recognizing at the age of 45 I have not done enough as most of my clients haven't. With the talk of deferring pensions and yes maybe one day austerity measures in Canada . We cant ignore this issue.

There are few clients I have that dont have significant debt but the odd time I have one that is mortgage free.These people are rare and show incredible discipline to earn their financial freedom.

Hoping this article prompts you not to ignore the subject of retirement planning. This is a important part of your real estate goals. There is no question Retiring baby boomers may generate significant activity in the real estate market.

 

 

 

 

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Upgrades to REALTOR.ca enhance, improve and simplify the user experience

Published December 1, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Ottawa, ON – December 1, 2011 – Earlier this week, a new version of REALTOR.ca was released. This version introduces exciting new features and tools that allow users to customize REALTOR.ca to find what they’re looking faster and easier.

 

Collapsible panels on the map search page for customized views (Red arrow #1)

  • The map search page is currently divided into three panels with the search criteria on the left, the interactive map in the middle and the property thumbnail list on the right.
  • Users can now collapse either the criteria panel or the thumbnail panel to have a larger image of the map, allowing much greater flexibility in customizing their view of REALTOR.ca 

Draw an area – Custom map search tool (Polygon Map Tool – BETA format) (Red arrow #2)

  • Using their mouse, users can now draw free form shapes on the map to more accurately define the location criteria for their search.
  • Users will be able to map a specific neighbourhood or region and use that as their location criteria to find properties that are located within the defined area.
  • The map tool is being released in BETA format as we continue to fine-tune its capabilities.
  • Please note – we are continuing to improve functionality and enhancing the user experience.

Auto-sizing to fit high resolution (HD) monitors

  • Currently REALTOR.ca’s display area is a fixed size on every monitor. The new version will automatically re-size itself to eliminate the white space now seen on high resolution (HD) monitors. 

Social media links

  • REALTORS® and Offices now have the ability to display links to their Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages.
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