The Illusion & The Reality

A FSBO Operator is offering Flat Fee MLS to augment his FSBO services. You have to ask yourself why if his services are so good does he have to offer any MLS® options. I suppose he finally realizes that MLS®  still provides one of the best ways to get the most exposure for your home. Unfortunatel...

A while Ago we received a little humorous story by email and it made us stop and think about how we communicate. There is an old axiom that states that the pen is mightier than the sword. Assuming we accept that as fact and realizing that we are not all born equal when it comes to describing some...

I was cleaning out my inbox and came acroos this and thought it was worth repeating TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna fro...

Never has there been such a quest for Truth, such a yearning for Peace, such a longing for Love Never such a striving to understand and to be Understood Never has there been such a need for the Spirit that is Christmas   At this beautiful season let us all remember that the greatest gift of all ...

The Town of Georgina has arranged with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to have public open house sessions for property owners to meet with Assessors to discuss any property assessment issues. When Tuesday, Dec 9th from 8:30am - 4:30pmWednesday, December 10th from 12:00 noon -...

OUCH IS RIGHT!!! Have you ever noticed when a public official is talking about your money they always break it down to the smallest common denominator they can. Well your new assessment notice is no different if you look down the right hand side of the notice you will see that the average residen...

  The Eleventh Hour Of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month This Remembrance Day is the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. It was at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 that the guns of the First World War went silent. In remembrance of all who ...

  Statistics As explained in my last post Understanding Residential Property Assessment in Ontario the assessment world uses statistical analysis in determining your property assessment. If the information used in that statistical analysis is flawed or incomplete then the analysis itself will be ...

Supporters of full market value assessment (Current Value Assessment or CVA as it's now called) would have you believe that the value on your assessment notice represents the market value of your property as of a given date, currently January 1st 2008 for taxation in 2009. If they were to study t...

Having successfully challenged my own and many other's assessments over the years Both at the ARB and OMB level there are some points you should be aware of. 1. Bear in mind the assessed value you are looking at is not todays value it is a historical value and in reality is a calculated value usi...