Living in North America calls for one to acquire some income and saving skills that enables them maintain a certain lifestyle. Canada in particular has a high life expectancy rate with over twenty eight million people above the age of fifteen years. They are also most likely to live beyond sixty five years. Besides this over eighty percent of the total Canadian population of roughly thirty three million are urban dwellers. This brings in the question of getting adequate shelter to house a large urban population. Beside this Canada is considered among the top ten wealthiest nations of the world in terms of per capita income and international trading operations turnover. However, having steady income and good housing in is one of the greatest personal achievements that most Canadians get preoccupied in through out their life time. In terms of income most people get employed while some go into business to make a living. Housing on the other hand greatly depends on one income, location, circumstance and lifestyle. This is because there are numerous housing choices that vary from rental to home ownership.
Some of the reasons why people who live in some parts of Canada aim towards owning a home include increasing their personal wealth, having privacy, getting married and raising family (more…)
Where to Post Your Listing
Close to 90% of all potential home buyers look to the internet for their next home and that has made the web an excellent opportunity to either help your agent sell your property or to sell it yourself with diligence paid to marketing it in all the right places. Just where to spend your time and perhaps a little money in promotion can be tricky but I have listed a few of the many successful sites in which to spend it.
Although I have not used many of the websites listed below, they are suggestions for you to explore that may work to your advantage so you can maximize your online exposure. Remember that we live in a global village and not to restrict your marketing to local venues; you never know who is looking to relocate from outside your area. (more…)
We often talk about the imperative of personal branding, in the highly competitive world of luxury real estate marketing. Now, with social media leveling the playing field your website is accessible more than ever before, and the need to stand out is mission critical. Having the best “packaging” is often the determining factor in selecting an agent online because consumers are pressed for time and they have the power to quickly move on to check out your competitors in a single click.
Today, we were in the book store. Alexandra was looking for a book and I snapped this picture of the “Women’s Interests” section in the magazine racks. The layout of the covers on just about every magazine in this category looked almost identical. With the exception of one magazine, every cover has a picture of a model surrounded by words intended to hook buyers. Doesn’t this remind you of the plethora of agent websites with head shots that look so much alike? Even the content is the same. (more…)
The Law of demand and supply is one that even the most unschooled market women understand. If there is scarcity (low supply), prices go up as those who desire goods bid higher to ensure that they get them. On the other hand, if there are lots of goods available for sale, more than the volume of demand, prices drop as suppliers need to offload their stock.
A journey through Ikoyi will reveal as many as 16 building construction projects at various stages of completion. (more…)
Banks and building societies have effectively scrapped the traditional ‘ new homes premium ‘ in their mortgage valuations- that’s the extra price for a square foot of space that buyers were previously willing to pay on the assumption of no repair bills and lower energy bills.
Nobody doubts, either, that the building industry needs a massive boost, having scrapped tens of thousands of jobs. Sales of new homes might struggle to reach 75,000 in 2009, while starts may shrink as low as 60,000. (more…)
