Having a balcony can come with several benefits – the single biggest being, outdoor space without having to take an elevator or stairs downstairs to get a breath of fresh air. Simply opening a balcony door can allow for fresh air circulation throughout a unit as well. Even with the weather in Canada limiting...
READ MOREThe Soaring Cost of Homeownership in Toronto
Want to purchase a home in Toronto around $200,000 the best way to do so would be to take a trip, way back through time. The cost of purchasing a home in has risen by an average of 3 % every year over the past 43 years. Year to year there has been a...
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Old Newspapers When is the last time you feathered through the pile of newspaper that you have put on the bottom of your priority list? The pile has lost all significance as time rolls on. It would come in handy if you had a fireplace or, actually got down to business and read the...
READ MOREFriends and Family Promotion
Friends and Family Promotion- Receive 10% of your management fees During April 1st 2015 to June 31st 2015 PerformancePM will be running a promotion for friends and family of our current clients. During this time, anyone who refers a new client to us will receive a 10% discount on their management fees as well...
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“We had 42 water main breaks in one day!” Lou Di Gironimo, of Toronto Water quoted in an interview back in February with CTV The economic outlook for Canada in 2015 is stable. The Bank of Canada has projected GDP to grow by approximately 2.5 per cent, a rate that is roughly on...
READ MORESpring Has Sprung
Spring has officially arrived! Are you ready? After the torrential cold we experienced in February is it time to put our best food forward – de-clutter, re-organize and store all of much of the clothing we were layering up in over the course of the winter season. Moving forward it is a good idea...
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Everyone has different desires and specifications when it comes to purchasing or renting their new home. Realtors are constantly hearing “I want” in regards to the home with the buyers/ renters focusing on things that can be changed. It is always important that when we look at that special new home we direct our...
READ MOREThe Myth of the Toronto Condo Bubble
Look up to the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane … oh no indeed there are so many cranes. Around mid-February there was a whopping 154 counted cranes (to be exact) in the GTA. These cranes translate into 46,364 condo units under construction. Many wonder if those development numbers are way to high,...
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It is always important to remember that there are two sides of the spectrum when it comes to hydro billing – peak hours and off peak hours. Making a couple changes to your day-to-day routine, can shave up to $1,500 a year from your billing. The standard rule that applies to supply and demand...
READ MOREThe Act of Partnering as a Real Estate Investor
The most successful things in life blossom from partnerships, and it really does make all the sense in the world. When it comes to passion for business and success, two minds are definitely better than one. Richard Dolan (the president of REIN and the resident expert on Performance for real estate investors and...
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