Beautiful Semi Mississauga - Great Curb Appeal!

But not only Curb Appeal. A really functional layout too. Nice finishings, main floor laundry, hardwoods really bright and airy. Double Door Entry with a soaring ceiling. Rare double garage. Located on an inside corner on a wide lot. Great lot lines make for a spacious yard. Nicely Landscaped.

Close to highways 401 and 403. Missssauga Transit steps away. Minutes from HeartlandShopping Centre. Schools and places of worship nearby. Ten minutes from Downtown Mississauga.

Check out http://www.801applecroft.com/ for lots of photos and more description.

Priced to sell at $359,800

78 Westhead Road ~ Rare Ravine Lot in Alderwood

Renovated and Updated 2 + 1 bedroom Bungalow on a 40 x 146ft lot. Has a walkout to the yard and a Sun room.
- New Roof, Furnace, CAC, and most windows and doors
- Full Height newly finished basement with 3 piece bathroom
- Hardwoods and Laminate Floors
- New interior doors and casings
- CVAC
- Parking for 2-3 cars
- Extra Long Private Yard Steps from Park and Ravine
- Look for Open House info.
- Easy access to QEW/Gardner Expressway and 427 and TTC Transit/Subway
- Close to Sherway Gardens and Cloverdale Mall, Schools, Places of Worship, Outdoor Hockey Rink.
- Up and Coming area = many new builds and major reno's in the area.
- Minutes away from Lake
- asking 397,800
www.78westhead.com for more details

3,681 TRANSACTIONS IN FIRST HALF OF APRIL

3,681 TRANSACTIONS IN FIRST HALF OF APRIL
TORONTO, April 17, 2009 - Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 3,681 transactions in the first half of April, down seven per cent compared to 3,955 during the same period last year.

“In lock-step with the favorable March results, resale housing market conditions in the first half of April were markedly improved compared to the winter time,” said TREB President Maureen O’Neill.

“Households that were on the sidelines at the beginning of the year are now taking advantage of lower interest rates and lower home prices.”

The average price for MLS® sales was $383,161, down four per cent from $399,117 last year.“The average home price in the GTA stabilized as resale market conditions tightened over the past two months,” according to Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis. "Existing home sales increased relative to new listings.”

Good Explanation for the Blip in

The Standoff: Finding that Middle Ground

It's a rainy and cold April Monday in the GTA and the phones have simmered down today. Its given me a few minutes to jot down some thoughts after a very busy two weeks.

Although I have always enjoyed open houses, recent outings have been particularly enlightening. I regularly read up on the latest market trends, and sift through weekly statistics to try to get a leg up and impart sound advice to my clients. These days pinning down anything concrete is proving to be difficult.


Buyers: There are more job losses to come, alot of people are desperate, I'll wait for rock bottom, let's offer considerably less than asking - you never know...(etc.)

Sellers: Interest rates have never been lower, our house is unique so lets list as high as possible because no matter what we list for buyers are going to come in expecting huge discounts...(etc.)

There is truth to both the buyers and sellers pricing rational. But clearly not enough to entrench any unflinching position.

Negotiating a deal between parties once a position has been taken is part of a Realtor's new job description.

I will be posting my top 10 or so best stats from the 653 :) emails, seminars, newspaper articles, other blogs, word of mouth etc. in another post. In the meantime any thoughts?


David