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Should You Get a Pre-Sale Home Inspection?

Unless you’re in a seller’s market where you can expect many offers, quickly, it might make sense to get a pre-sale home inspection. It can give your listing a competitive advantage. What is it? It’s simply a professional inspection you get done on your own home. Assuming only a few inconsequential issues ...

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Why Bargain Hunting is a Bad Idea

It seems like every month there is a new website offering deals on everything from electronics to travel. In fact, the “coupon industry” is booming. This trend has conditioned people, more than ever before, to look for bargains and become determined to pay well below the market price for merchandise. There’s ...

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🏡 What the Interest Rate Plateau Means for Real Estate — And What’s Next from the Bank of Canada?

By Rick Machado | June 2025 Over the past year, we’ve seen the Bank of Canada (BoC) pause its aggressive rate hikes and maintain a relatively steady policy interest rate — a move many economists are calling a rate plateau. But what does this mean for homebuyers, sellers, and the broader ...

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