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Blog by Joel Carcone

Home Staging: 8 ways to get more for your home or condo

May 14th, 2005

As a realtor I am often approached by a plethora of service providers all claiming they have what my clients need. The latest the band wagon is home stageing. Home staging is based on the premise that anyone can get a premium price for their home if it is 'staged' in a way that it caters to more perspective buyers.

So does home staging impact real estate values? In eight large urban centres, ...

Streetscapes – Blurring the lines between ‘public’ and ‘private’ space

May 13th, 2005

Canada's west coast cities are leading the way in the movement to reclaim the inner-city streets. What has been seen over the last 10 years in Vancouver and the Greater Vancouver Area is the desire of the public to utilize urban streetscapes.

Despite the vast increase in real estate on the coastal regions of Vancouver, there is an equal but opposing force creating urban parks, public space, ...

Going “Subject Free”: Aggressive Buying Strategies for Todays Competitive Real Estate Market

May 9th, 2005

Let it be known from the onset of this article that I don't recommend doing what I am about to say. But as a investor myself I know what I would do if I wanted to buy an investment property /condo for less.

Going subject free is when you give an offer to a vendor that is a 'cash offer'. It should be noted that every offer is a cash offer (on completion day money is trasfered from A to B in t ...

Buy Low Sell High: The Same Old Concept in a New Age of Waterfront Condo Real Estate.

May 8th, 2005

On Canada's west coast the condo market is like no other. Particularly on the North Shore in the sub-regions of Central and Lower Lonsdale the condo market has continued to boom.

This has afforded Donald Trump like, savvy gurus to cash in by picking up a plethora of condominiums and then selling them for a profit (even after factoring in closing costs). In addition to these investors (both l ...