NIAGARA HOMES SALES UP 4% IN 2007 By Don Fraser Standard Staff A robust housing resale market gave Niagara real estate sales a modest boost last year. Figures released this week by the Niagara Association of Realtors show in 2007 there were 7,069 homes sold through...
Rate Term 5-Year Fixed 5.79% 6-Year VRM 3.50 / 5.375% Quote of the Week "As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth." John Greenleaf Whittier I hope you enjoy the latest version of "Focus" and have a great week! Paul Croteau Mortgage...
Rate Term 5-Year Fixed 5.79% 6-Year VRM 3.50 / 5.375% Quote of the Week"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are." Roy E. Disney Have a great week! Paul Croteau Mortgage Specialist BMO Bank of Montreal ph: (905) 321-3230 fx: (905) 641-7854...
UPDATE: This property has been sold! Please use our online complimentary St. Catharines Ontario real estate search to find similar available listings. Priced at $99,900 Reduced to $93,900 Down payment only $4,695 Handy man needed!!! 2 storey home features 3 bedrooms...
The annual Royal Lepage Awards night was held at White Oaks this past Friday, February 8, 2008. In this picture, Rusty and Val Kruty are congratulating Timothy Salisbury on finishing 4th overall. Also receiving that night, The Diamond Award, which goes to the realtors...
Bloggers, There's an article in the St.Catharines Standard in January that gave us a capsule of events during 2007, some good news, some bad and some just plain sad. I thought is was a good reminder of the year that was. Thanks to Don Fraser of The St. Catharines...
UPDATE: This property has been sold! The Seller received 99.9% of the asking price! If you're interested in receiving the same great assistance, call Timothy Salisbury at 1-800-467-8498! Please use our online complimentary St. Catharines Ontario real estate search to...
Attention Bloggers, Great stuff from Paul, The Fire Guy, in his January Newsletter. As an investor with investment properties, we have forgotten that the bylaws regarding retro fitting was passed back in July of 1996. 2 or more units must comply with all by-laws....
Bloggers, This fundraiser Valentine's Dinner Dance is being held for friends and clients of mine, The Skinner Family, who have 4 children. They are working on getting a wheelchair accessible van for Adam and Sarah and that is what this fundraiser is for. The message...
UPDATE: This property has been sold! Please use our online complimentary St. Catharines Ontario real estate search to find similar available listings. Priced at $159,900 Downpayment only $ 7,995.00 Centrally Located Only Minutes to Brock University and...
Here is January’s Newsletter and yes I know it is February 1st! Anyone in Ontario receiving this e-mail, please drive safe. In the Niagara Region, it’s nasty outside with snow and freezing rain. Timothy Salisbury Broker The Salisbury Team Royal LePage Niagara Real...
Bloggers, IMPORTANT when crossing over into the United States: As of January 31, 2008. You will have to produce a driver's licence and additional proof of citizenship - such as a birth certificate or passport, when crossing. Here is an article from the St. Catharines...
UPDATE: This property has been SOLD! Please use our online complimentary St. Catharines Ontario real estate search to find similar available listings. This St. Catharines home is priced at $214,900.00 ! Open concept living in this 2 storey, 2 year old spacious...
As you've seen in previous posts (11/7/07 and 1/18/08), I've been keeping up-to-date on Riley and have been letting all my blogger friends know what's going on. As posted by Matthew Van Dongen, in St. Catharines Standard, the fundraiser for Riley raised $16K!!! We...
Rate Term 5-Year Fixed 6.04% 6-Year VRM 3.50 / 5.375% FYI I have attached a news release from CREA regarding the current housing market. Encouraging news for people who know! CREA News Release Quote of the Week "Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and...
UPDATE: Check out the update of this property here! Please use our online complimentary St. Catharines Ontario real estate search to find similar available listings. Priced at $99,900 Down payment only $4,995 Handy man needed!!! 2 storey home features 3 bedrooms and 1...
Interesting article I came across on the averages of real estate across Canada from December 2006 to December 2007. The West is still very hot and so is Toronto. St. Catharines, in that time frame, only increased 1.3% but remember this is the overall average, not just...
Rate Term 5-Year Fixed 6.04% 6-Year VRM 3.75 / 5.625%, Plus 0.50% cash back! Quote of the Week "The first duty of love is to listen." Paul Tillich Paul Croteau Mortgage Specialist BMO Bank of Montreal ph: (905) 321-3230 fx: (905) 641-7854...
Bloggers, We had a blog entry a few weeks back about Riley. Here is a follow-up story and a way we can also help! On Jan. 19, they're hosting a 7:30 p.m. fundraising party featuring the music of Flat Broke and John Boyd at the Armenian Community Centre on Martindale...
My full-time investment specialist, Karl Regier, and myself help many clients purchase properties while their child(ren) attend Colleges or Universities (in our area, Niagara College and Brock University). Their children have an affordable place to stay and, at the...
Rate Term 5-Year Fixed 6.09% 6-Year VRM 5.625%, Plus 0.50% cash back Quote of the Week "Always do what you are afraid to do." Ralph Waldo Emerson Paul Croteau Mortgage Specialist BMO Bank of Montreal ph: (905) 321-3230 fx: (905) 641-7854...
This is a press release from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). If you're interested in learning about the growth in our area, this is worth reading. Are you one of those that had a townhome built or a home? We'd be interested in learning about why you...
My full-time investment specialist, Karl Regier, and myself help many clients purchase properties while their child(ren) attend Colleges or Universities (in our area, Niagara College and Brock University). Their children have an affordable place to stay and, at the...
Local Bloggers, A new business has opened up in St. Catharines. I have been going now to the Migun Centre maybe 2 times a week for the past 4 weeks or so and have really found an overall difference. My back is usually very tight and the Migun treatments have been very...
This is a press release from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that I found rather interesting. If you're reading this blog article and are presently renting, have you or do you find it difficult to find rentals in the Niagara Region. Please share your...
Bloggers - Interesting how, in 5 years, the difference between people moving in and out of the Niagara Region is only 405 people. Let’s do a survey!! Anybody who reads this article, please indicate where you’re reading it from? T. FIVE YEARS IN NIAGARA: 25,580 MOVED...
Hello everyone, the campaign with The Salisbury Team and Community Care of St. Catharines & Thorold ended December 15th, 2007. The attachment I have included provides all of the information and will be running in the St. Catharines Standard starting December 24th...
Hey Bloggers, I have put articles on My Blog over the last few months concerning staging of properties before going to market. Why? Because I feel it gives the SELLER, when listing their home verses the other homes on the market, a great advantage right from the get...
One of my clients has started a website just for you! See below.“If you’re a Landlord, you can post unlimited properties absolutely FREE. Take advantage of landlord forums, a vast landlord resource database, and gain access to significant member only savings.”...
Just recently made a donation to Community Care and then the next day I saw this article in the St. Catharines Standard. Question for anybody reading this entry - Have you ever had a situation where the donation you made was a scam or to a fake organization? T....