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a former real estate broker with interests in real estate, property assessment. property taxation, municipal provincial and federal politics,
RECENT BLOG POSTS
I just checked out Kathy's post Algonquin Park, Ontario - Fall Foilage Nearing Peak Viewing - Road Trips and the link to Algonquin Parks peek colour chart. The Friends of Algonquin Park Site she links to is filled with a lot of interesting and useful information about the park, the programs offer...
09/27/2010
Toronto Real Estate Market Declines 8% Headlines like this, in most cases, are based on AVERAGE HOME PRICES across the entire Toronto real estate board. Does that mean prices have fallen across the board? not necessarily Could it mean that there are not as many higher end homes selling? possibly ...
09/12/2010
  The annual Toronto Waterfront Marathon/Half Marathon/5k race is happening on Sunday September 26th, and Kathy Will be lacing up her shoes to take part! Matthew House is once again participating in this major charitable funraising event. Pledge Your Support   Matthew House and The Scotia Bank Ch...
09/09/2010
  You and "YOUR" Property Tax Bill Local Municipal Elections - Your Only Opportunity To Determine who Spends Them Local Municipal Councils, Councillors and Mayors are the closest of all politicians to you and I the taxpayer. Generally they are the most responsive to our questions and comments on ...
09/03/2010
  And we certainly do remember those 21% interest rates, they certainly had an impact on the economy     Random Thoughts ... Canadian Mortgages and  Rates... Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates have exceeded 20% in the past Fact or Fiction ... Mortgages rates today are at or near ...
08/19/2010
Your Bribe Is In The Mail   How Dumb Is This   In an effort to cut taxes and create 591,000 jobs and make our province more attractive the Provincial Government increased our tax load by implementing the HST (harmonized sales tax) - how can increased taxes create more jobs? - the first cheque wil...
08/11/2010
  Property Assessment Information Does Not Set The "REAL WORLD" Market Value Of Your Home.   Simply Stated   Market Value is set by a Buyer and a Seller, both being aware of all the uses a property can be used for and neither acting under undue pressure. The Best approach to determine what that m...
08/10/2010
  Oh how true yet today we find realestate salespeople using the statistically contrived assessment values to argue in favour of their offer or listing price.  It's sad to see the use of this information without understanding the process, how it is actually calculated or realizing the potential f...
08/09/2010
You and "YOUR" Property Tax Bill  According to information in the local paper Uxbridge has an accumulated surplus of over 88.6 Million Dollars. That amounts to over 10 years of current taxes collected from all classes of property. It also represents 6.5 years of total current expenses. What amoun...
08/04/2010
Dear REALTOR® - You're fired - We No Longer Need Your Services   You Have Been Replaced By A Computer Program I had occasion to attend TREB Quest (a local real estate trade show) back in May of this year and was struck by something the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) was rolling ...
08/04/2010
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