March Homeservicing

Hello from Fabulous Etobicoke,

Recently I joined an excellent Association I would like to share with you. Not only were they able to help me with my appliances better than their manufactures they send out a very imformative newsletter with all sorts of tips and features to help you maintain your home . There are lots of discounts on all sorts of home services. Best of all is the association and its membership who have searched out and supply you with reputable repair and service companies that are so hard to find. Trying to pick out a company from the Yellow pages or Google is very difficult when your basing it upon the size of their ad which does not necessarily equate with the quality of their work. Just tell them you know Kathy and join our association.

They have been around for a long time and as you read about them you will see they have a large network of service providers ready to help. I was most impressed when the manufacturers of my appliances were not able to provide a service window for my needs. in some cases they were not able to show up to just diagnose the problem fro three weeks. Homeservice Club suppliers were there to diagnose and order the part and repair the unit all within a week. If you have had this problem before you know how frustrating this process can be. Another feature is setting up a warranty on all your appliances and this saves a lot of time with regards to warranties and serial numbers etc. that the manufactures will require after you wait for a response from them whether online or by phone. The Call Centres are somewhere usually in the States. Many of their suppliers are service dealers for these appliances so if the warranties are valid they can do the work for you. This saves all kinds of time but you must get the serviceman to speak with the manufacture to get this kind of authorization. All this needs to be done prior to an occurrence otherwise you will inevitably get caught up in a very time consuming process. This can drive you crazy. With Homeservice you can set this up with them at your leisure and when and if anything happens(usually at Easter or Christmas when the gathering is festive)and all it takes is a call.

Check out the monthly checklist. Its benefits those wonderful To Do lists we love to give our significant others.

For more information please contact:

Kathy Gordon
Sales Representative
RE/MAX Professionals Inc., Brokerage
270 The Kingsway Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M9A 3T7

BUS (416) 236-1241
FAX (416) 231-0563
E-MAIL kathy@etobicokehomes4sale.com
Website: etobicokehomes4sale.com

Etobicoke February 2009 Market Stats by Map W08

Heres a quick look at what happened last month in the area on the map known as W08 District in Etobicoke.











W08 Solds Bedrooms Average Price DOM

2-3storey 13 8-4bed 826,077 62
4-3bed
1-6bed
1 1/2 storey 2 1-4bed 422,500 33
1-3bed

Bungalows 15 11-3bed 725,600 40
3-4bed
1-2bed
Semi-detached 1 1-4bed 375,000 22


Total 31


For the complete report including market indicators, charts, price range graphs, and a breakdown of all Etobicoke districts go to:

http://www.etobicokehomes4sale.com/newsletter/Etobicoke-Real-Estate-Newsletter-March-2009.htm

January 2009 Hot Properties in Etobicoke

Where are the hot properties in this crazed market?

Well if you decifer the December statistics and are looking for detached homes north of Eglinton to the 401, 11 of 37 sold with an average price of $434,000. That is the W09 district.

If looking to buy or sell a Condo Apartment in Etobicoke 15 sales out of 51 listings sold in the same area but this average price is in the $125,000 range.

For Condo Townhouses the hottest market was south of Eglinton to Burnhamthorpe(W08) where 4 out of 10 listings sold in the lower price ranges of $250-260,000.

The average length of time for a sale is in the 34 days on market range. In W07 QEW north to Bloor area it was the lowest at 27 days average.

Power of Sales listings have surged with all the Banks tightening their belts apparently. Last year at this time a random search of Bank sales would offer up 5-10 listings . Now that has jumped to four to five times that number currently. This includes condos, commercial and detached homes.

With the interest rates at all time lows this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. You can buy properties for 10 to 20% less than a year ago. If you intend to fix and flip quickly to keep carrying costs at a minimum and get on the Spring market any one of the above markets are showing good activity. In some cases due to the weather and this slower current market there is still a substantial yet smaller profit available.

This months websites to check out the best way to organize your emails, videos,social networking with your desktop, laptop, mobile device would be dimdim.com and zenbe.com. Google them if the link is not working.

Happy Hunting!


For more information please contact:

Kathy Gordon
Sales Representative
RE/MAX Professionals Inc., Brokerage
270 The Kingsway Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M9A 3T7

BUS (416) 236-1241
FAX (416) 231-0563
E-MAIL kathy@etobicokehomes4sale.com
Website: etobicokehomes4sale.com

Etobicokes November Real Estate Market

November Sales Stats What you need to know to make the right decision for you!
Home Sales are Down 50%
In the 416 area, 1,523 transactions took place last month, from 3,426 sales recorded in November 2007. From a year-to-date perspective, there have been 28,806 sales in the 416 area this year, from 36,804 transactions a year ago.

Home prices are down 10%

In the 416 area, last month’s average price was $390,225, from $433,859 noted in November 2007.

Its Taking Longer to sell and theres Lots to buy from!
The average number of days a home currently remains on the market in the GTA is 41, from an average of 32 days last November. There are currently 27,037 homes listed on the Toronto MLS system compared to 18,309 available properties in November 2007.

Whether you have to sell or are trading up or down or buying for the first time these facts will help you make an informed decision. You are unique however and if you would like a more personal analysis of your situation let me help you.



For more information please contact:

Kathy Gordon
Sales Representative
RE/MAX Professionals Inc., Brokerage
270 The Kingsway Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M9A 3T7

BUS (416) 236-1241
FAX (416) 231-0563
E-MAIL kathy@etobicokehomes4sale.com
Website: etobicokehomes4sale.com

Best June Ever!

Best June Ever!

July 6, 2007 -- Last month the Toronto Real Estate Market recorded 10,451 sales for the best June performance ever, Toronto Real Estate Board President Donald Bentley announced today. "June's figure was up almost 20 per cent over the 8,730 sales recorded during the same month in 2006, and down only slightly (six per cent) from May's best-ever figure of 11,146 sales. To get some idea of the current strength of the market: there have been more sales in the last two months (21,597) than occurred in all of 1977 (20,512), thirty years ago this year."
While the sales pace remained brisk, average prices declined marginally (less than one per cent) from May to $381,963. The year-to-date average was $373,719, up five per cent over the first six months of 2006 ($356,977).
"Price increases remain only modest," noted the President. "Inventory, at 21,789, is robust enough to keep a lid on upward inflation. The current market is still accessible to first-time buyers, and should continue in this mode for the foreseeable future."
Breaking down the total, 3,936 sales were reported in TREB’s 28 West districts and averaged $356,513; 1,819 sales were reported in the 14 Central districts and averaged $513,491; 2,248 sales were reported in the 23 North districts and averaged $406,565; and 2,448 sales were reported in TREB’s 21 East districts and averaged $302,558.
NEIGHBOURHOOD CORNER
Etobicoke
In Etobicoke (W-6 to W-10) there have been 2,734 sales to date, up 13 per cent over the January to June period of 2006. The average price was $399,525, up four per cent over the $383,220 recorded during that earlier time frame.


For more information please contact:

Kathy Gordon
Sales Representative
RE/MAX Professionals Inc., Brokerage
270 The Kingsway Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M9A 3T7

BUS (416) 236-1241
FAX (416) 231-0563
E-MAIL kathy@etobicokehomes4sale.com
Website: etobicokehomes4sale.com