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• Types of Ownership in Real Estate

  Buying a Home with a Friend? Here’s Info on Different Types of Ownership OWNERSHIP OF THE NEW PROPERTY:- There are two types of ownership. talk to your lawyer about how you want to handle it. Here are examples where A and B buy a property together. Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:16 PM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 0 Comments Filed under: Finances, Buyer Information, Buyer Needs and Wants List, Buying a Home, How to Buy a Home, Working with A Buyer Agent, buying a home with a friend, Types of ownership

• Designated Agency - Your Agent Now Works Only For You

  Designated Agency This is probably one of the biggest changes to the Victoria real estate industry in a long time, and it’s come in with barely a whimper… The change is: The Victoria Real Estate Board is testing-driving a new form of agency. Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:15 PM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 1 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Announcements, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Buyer Needs and Wants List, Buying a Home, How to Buy a Home, Working with A Buyer Agent, real Estate in Victoria

• Summary of Secondary Suite Policy in Greater Victoria

  Secondary Suites Throughout the City This is courtesy of the Times Colonist... a good summary of local bylaws regarding suites all throughout Victoria. -as seen in the Times Colonist newspaper March 4, 2012: Secondary suites are permitted within single Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:12 PM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 2 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, Announcements, Seller Information, prepping a home for sale, Buyer Needs and Wants List, How to Buy a Home, Working with A Buyer Agent

• First Time Buyer?

  First Time Buyer? This information comes courtesy of the Victoria Real Estate Board. It's important for buyers to realise how they will be affected by this program. In part, I think the government is making up for the fact that their HST program hit Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:11 PM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Buyer Needs and Wants List, How to Buy a Home, Working with A Buyer Agent

• Home Staging... Why it Works

  This is a good question and it's the second time it's been asked of me this week. If we look at the way people are 'wired', they react to their environment. So, they are affected by temperature, colour, light etc. Even people in the industry Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:08 PM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, For Sale, Seller Information, real estate staging, prepping a home for sale, Buyer Needs and Wants List, staging

• Wondering What Your Home Will Sell For?

  Wondering What your Home Will Sell For? Wondering how much your house would sell for in today's market? To find out, you'll need answers to these three questions: How much have similar houses in your neighbourhood sold for recently? Review sales Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:26 AM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 1 Comments Filed under: Market Conditions, For Sale, Open Houses, Buyer Information, Seller Information, real estate staging, Buyer Needs and Wants List, How to Buy a Home, Working with A Buyer Agent

• What's the Value of Working With a REALTOR?

  What’s the Value of Working with A REALTOR? This article recently came out in REM Magazine... Numerous surveys have shown that many home buyers and sellers are unaware of the true value a Realtor provides. On the flip side, many Realtors assume Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:22 AM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 0 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Market Conditions, For Sale, For Rent/Lease, Open Houses, Announcements, Product Reviews, Finances, Buyer Information, Seller Information, Community Information, real estate staging, prepping a home for sale, house showings, Buyer Needs and Wants List, Buying a Home, How to Buy a Home, Working with A Buyer Agent

• Working with A Buyer Agent

  Buyer Motivation – How Working with A Buyer Agent can Save You Money I work both ends of the market. As a listing agent, I try to make the home as appealing as possible to buyers. We stage to get them to envision themselves in their new home, finding Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:21 AM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 1 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, house showings, Buyer Needs and Wants List, Buying a Home, How to Buy a Home, Working with A Buyer Agent

• Wells... Care and Information

  Some people have issues with wells and fear that they will dry up or that they will not provide them with quality water. The fact is that many homes in the rural areas surrounding Victoria have wells and provide good quality water. When a property is Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:19 AM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 2 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Information, Buyer Needs and Wants List, Buying a Home, How to Buy a Home, well water info

• Separating Needs Versus Wants in the Buying Process

  There is probably a long list of things you need and things you want in your next home. But putting them all on a single list would be a mistake. Why? Because buyers who separate what they need from what they want are much more likely to find a home that Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:09 AM by Jane Johnston Personal Real Estate Corporation M.E | 1 Comments Filed under: Real Estate, Buyer Needs and Wants List, Buying a Home, How to Buy a Home