Selling
Selling a home is more than listing it and waiting for buyers. When to sell, how to price, what it costs, and whether to buy or sell first: these decisions all affect how much you walk away with. Here's what you need to know before and after selling. Our articles are currently in Chinese, with English versions on the way.
Selling
Selling a home is more than listing it and waiting. This handbook covers every step, from running the numbers, pricing, preparation and staging to signing the listing agreement, marketing, showings, negotiating offers and the conditional period through to closing, with checklists, common questions, and what exactly I do for you at each stage.
Selling
Buy first, and you risk carrying two mortgages if your home doesn't sell; sell first, and you may not find the right home in time. This article covers when each order makes sense, how to work out the worst-case cost, and how closing dates, bridge financing and offers conditional on the sale of your home can reduce the risk.
Selling
What you take home from a sale isn't just the sale price minus your remaining mortgage. Commission and HST, legal fees, mortgage prepayment penalties, pre-sale preparation, moving and closing adjustments all need to be counted. This checklist explains how to calculate each one and uses a hypothetical example to estimate your net proceeds.
Selling
Pricing is the most important step in selling. Starting with how a CMA is done, this article compares three strategies, listing at market value, listing slightly below with an offer date, and listing slightly above to leave room to negotiate, along with when each works and its risks. It also explains offer dates versus accepting offers any time, how to adjust based on feedback after listing, when to reduce the price, and how an appraiser's value differs from market value.
Selling
When there are many listings, buyers have many choices. Getting your home move-in ready, setting a well-supported price and being clear about whether you need to sell now are what make your home stand out. This article explains why each one works, how to do it and roughly what it costs, with a pre-listing checklist, staging and photography, showings, the pros and cons of a pre-listing inspection, and common questions.