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Exciting New Listing in Angus Glen!

Just Listed - 34 Harper Hill Road in Angus Glen!  

A rare luxury bungaloft, backing onto the Angus Glen golf club.

View this stunning bungalow with loft backing onto Angus Glen golf course. Resort style backyard hosts a Muskoka room, hot-tub area with a convenient bar and fridge, gazebo (with electricity), cozy fire pit. Landscaped to perfection. The interior is meticulous in every detail. Unique master bedroom on the main level, a gorgeous loft and a completely finished lower level with additional bedroom are only the beginning of the over $400,000 spent on upgrades inside and out!

 

A strong start to the new year!

We are excited to finally post our newest listing of 23 Cachet Parkway (check out its website here: 23CachetParkway.com), but even more thrilled that we managed to sell it in one day!  

A very strong showing at the first open house really reveals how robust the market is, even though all the snow and ice this winter.

January is shaping up to be an excellent month!  In years past, many Realtors never considered the December to February timeframe a busy season.  Even today, many of the 'old school' agents take time off and vacation through these winter months.  The reality though, is that in our changing marketplace, with the massive influx of foreign buyers, we've had our strongest December and January in a decade!  Our online marketing is drawing in a larger audience, and we are thrilled with the success.

 

The MAC Team is on the move!

Over the past 27 years “Just Mary Anne” has grown into “The MAC Team”.

The MAC Team's first member was Candice (Macdonald) Mackie.   As our client base grew, so did our Team, with the addition of Dave Macdonald, Brad Macdonald, and R. John Diakiw.  Our team size has grown and our requirements have also evolved and grown. 

To keep pace with these changes and to enable us to continue to provide our Clients with the maximum in quality service we have made the move to RE/MAX All-Stars Realty Inc. Brokerage!  

We look forward to this exciting New Year, and being able to continue to offer the very best in personal state-of-the-art service! 

 

Should Ontario follow the lead and mandate Home Inspector certification?

From the Ministry of Consumer Services:
Currently anyone in Ontario can call themselves a home inspector. Many consumers depend on the opinions of their home inspector to make what is often the largest purchase decision of their lifetime.  In order to improve consumer protection in this important part of the home buying process, the Ministry of Consumer Services is consulting on a panel's findings and recommendations to introduce mandatory qualifications for home inspectors.
Following the lead of other provinces in Canada, where several have already mandated certification processes:
The ministry is seeking input on a proposal for legislation that would establish mandatory qualifications for home inspectors. 

We truly believe that this is a very positive, and badly needed step in our industry.  We far too often see where poorly-qualified Home Inspectors fall short, and can cause large transactions to fail due to lack of care and diligence, or completely miss obvious issues, and yet they remain unacountable.  The certification process should bring back credibility across the board, and help give consumers far more assurance.

Ministry Of Consumer Services: Home Inspectors

More Information: "A Closer Look: Qualifying Ontario's Home Inspectors"

 

 

We're looking for your Heritage Home!

Are you living in a renovated Heritage Home in the Old Markham area?  If so, we would love to talk to you!  We have several clients looking to move into the area, with a preference for something with a Heritage flair.

Please feel free to contact us for a no-obligation Market Value assesment of your home.  If you are thinking of selling, or just curious to how your home may compare, don't hesitate to call us today!

Commercial volume down, dollar value up in the GTA

Although strong demand exists for commercial product within the Greater toronto area, year-to-date sales are hampered by limited availability.

Inventory levels continue to present a challenge, with virtually all segments of the commercial market reporting shortages. Year-over-year sales have fallen to 886 units over the $1 million price point as a result in 2013, down from 955 units between January and June one year earlier. Dollar volume, however, has surged ahead in 2013, climbing to $7.7 billion—a 28 per cent increase over 2012 levels—according to RealNet Canada.

Read more in the RE/MAX Commercial Report

CREA reports 11.1 percent increase in home sales

The Canadian Real Estate Association raised its outlook for homes sales this year as it reported a 11.1 percent jump in August sales compared with 2012.  The industry organization said it now expects sales of 449,900 homes this year compared with a June forecast of 443,400. CREA had reported 454,573 sales for 2012.

 

Recent increases to fixed mortgage rates caused sales to be pulled forward as buyers with pre-approved financing at lower rates jumped into the market sooner than they might have otherwise" CREA chief economist Gregory Klump said in a statement

Read More at The Toronto Star

Luxury Home sales expected to be strong

From the Toronto Star/Canadian Press:

Sales of high-end homes worth at least $1 million were up in major Canadian urban markets in the first half of the year compared with the second half of 2012.

Sales were up 65 per cent in Vancouver, 67 per cent in Calgary, 61 per cent in Toronto and 29 per cent in Montreal.

 

The article suggests that foriegn buyers are expected to continue to fuel the demand for homes in the $1M+ range.

Toronto Star