Donna Bacher, Broker, Royal LePage State Realty Brokerage

Royal LePage Real Estate has just provided us with the 2010 Housing Trends! Real Estate....a great investment that provides you shelter! http://docs.rlpnetwork.com/rlp.ca/PressReleases/100107_trends.pdf

With an out of control well spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, many people are once again nudged into thinking about renewable and greener energy sources. There's absolutely no doubt that we're not interested in going back to a time without electricity or home heating...we've been developing renewable energy solutions for years ...

I really try to approach my day to day life in a calm and logical fashion...seeing that over the years I've actually given up on trying to plan what my tomorrow will look like, quietly succumbing to reality....and that old saying "you never know what tomorrow will bring". Heck, years ago, the act of buying and selling a house was ...

Fall always seems to be one of the busiest times of the year in Real Estate and this year doesn't seem to be an exception to the rule. Even though it's already the end of September, the market seems to be just waking up with a tremendous amount of vigour. As we went into the recession, many people would ask me if I was concerned about the ...

OK...once again....if you're asking this question....STOP! Right NOW!!! I am always amazed at the number of buyers who are more concerned about what the Seller paid for a home,  rather than being concerned about the type of value it displays "In the now". Here's a hypothetical example. The Smiths live at 54 City Drive, and ...

Believe it or not, that is probably the question I get asked most seconded by "How much did they pay for it?" These are very silly questions and if you are using them "STOP" - RIGHT NOW! Why? First, lets take a look at "How long has it been listed for?".  Unless you have the full story on the listing, you may ...

Kudo's to Kathy Renwald for writing such a wonderful article about Hamilton and it's incredible housing market for the Toronto Star! There's no doubt that we're seeing a migration from the North.....but when you can truly get much more...for much less...the rest is simply the logical result!  HAMILTON Twice the house ... half ...

Definitely one of the most controversial roads in Ontario history....The Red Hill Creek Expressway...is now open. The thought of this short stretch of highway was actually born in 1957 and a half a century later...it is now completed. The impact of the lack of this road over the last 50 years for the City of Hamilton, in my opinion, has been so ...

Many, many moons ago...back in the early 1980's, when I started to sell Real Estate, one of the hot spots in East Hamilton for Condo living was 100 and 120 Quigley Road. Both complexes contained 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths and single car garages. Both complexes were an investors paradise and both complexes had numerous rental units. As the market ...