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Many people consider a secondary home to be a vacation home or weekend getaway, it is also something to consider as a work-week home. Condo listings make a great option for a secondary home for this purpose. Looking at condo listings will enable you to locate something that will provide enough comfort while away from home, but not add undue work to your already full plate. This is a better option than...

Whether you are looking at buying a property in the Collingwood, ON area for the first time or considering upgrading to something better, one thing will be the same. You are going to need a down payment. While you can use mortgage insurance to accomplish buying property with a lower down payment, if you want to avoid the cost involved, there are some things you can do to save up a down payment. One of the...

Jumping into house listings and then trudging off to see dozens of homes that don’t even come close to meeting your needs is a very time-consuming and frustrating method for buying a home. If you want to save your sanity, take the time to outline just what your new-home criteria actually are. By providing a detailed list of your goals to your real estate professional, they will be able to guide you to...

Buying a new home, whether it’s your first time or your seventh time, can be equally exciting and overwhelming. As your realtors, we’re here to guide you through the entire process and want you to know a few things about buying a home before we get started. Understand What You Need and What You Want As realtors, we can’t stress the importance of knowing what you need in a home and what you want in...

As your realtors, we want to help you find the right buyer for your home as quickly as possible. For this reason, we want to give you some tips for showing your home to potential buyers. Open Up the Windows Over the years working as realtors, we’ve shown buyers homes in all locations. In many cases, we’ve gone into homes where things seemed dark and dim, making the buyer reconsider the home as an...

Selling your home isn’t as simple as putting up a “For Sale” sign in your yard and hoping that someone will stop by and make you an offer. In many cases, the selling process requires a targeted, methodical approach and a dedicated team of realtors. Here are a few reasons why our team of realtors at Ian Hawkins | Cindy Ryerse should help you sell your home. Market Knowledge We have been working as...

When you are considering buying real estate, particularly your personal residence, one of the most critical things is to choose the right neighbourhood for you and your family. It is not that one neighbourhood is so horrible that nobody would want to live there. Instead, it is a matter of buying real estate in a neighbourhood that meets or exceeds your current needs and potential future ones, as...

When you let us, Ian Hawkins & Cindy Ryerse, be your real estate agents as you sell your home, we’re confident that you will be more than happy with how we handle your transaction. However, before we get the selling process started, there are a few things we want you to know. You Need to List Your Home for the Right Price. As real estate agents, we are highly familiar with what all types of...

As real estate agents, we’ve seen many great homes sit on the market for a long time because they lacked curb appeal. If you want to attract buyers the minute they step onto your property, here are some tips for improving your home’s curb appeal quickly and easily. Spruce Up Your Landscaping- Before showings, always make sure your lawn is trimmed, there aren’t weeds sprouting up everywhere, and the...

If you are single, you may be wondering if buying a house is possible and if it is even a good idea. The first part of that question is easy to answer – yes, you can! In fact, about 35% of first-time homebuyers in Canada are single. There are a few extra challenges involved in buying a house with just one wage earner, but it is not impossible. As for the second part, (whether it’s a good idea), that...