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Covid-19 saw a mass shift of workers change-up their place of employment from the Office in a sterile commercial building downtown to the individual worker's own Home Office. What does this shift bode for the home and office of the future. And how will this change effect on the nature of work, workers & employers, and the real estate market. Read on to find out more in the below Forbes magazine article courtesy of Jacob Weiner of Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Is Home The New Office? The office is dead and remote working is the future, or so they say. By forcing people to work from home, the coronavirus pandemic has opened businesses' eyes to new ways of working - and the office doesn't feature.

U.S. SELLERS IN HIGH END MARKETS ARE COMING BACK  The U.S. real estate market, like so many of their markets, is often a harbinger of what eventually happens in the Canadian market -- but usually delayed and to scale or a little less. Therefore, could news of the high end luxury real estate market perking back up bode well for Toronto and Canada in general?  Sellers-Particularly in the Higher End-Return to Market Confidence is percolating among home sellers in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the nation's first hotspots for the coronavirus and now one of the first to see its housing market rebound.

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Staying home to self isolate or help reduce the number of people in public spaces does not mean your property value halts – there are many tips to maximize your home value while you are at home! Here are some of my favourites: Curb Appeal Now that nurseries are open and we all have more time to ourselves, one of the best tips to maximize your home value is to improve your curb appeal! Your home’s exterior is the first thing people see therefore it will garner their first impression. If your home is not inviting from the outside, chances are potential buyers will not even want to look the inside. Your garden does not need to be the most elaborate one on the block. You can create low-maintenance gardens with boulders and easy-to-care-for plants that blend well with your neighbourhood’s style. Just as a house with no curb appeal is off-putting to some, a house with an overly landscaped front yard can be intimidating to those who do not have a green thumb or cannot afford regular landscapi...

  With the city and province slowly returning to the new normal, it's time to revive your moving plans! I can help you... Posted by Shawn Venasse - Sales Representative on  Tuesday, May 26, 2020

  Survey: Canadian consumer sentiment during the coronavirus crisis Canadian consumers are uncertain about the duration of COVID-19 and the timeline for their country's economic recovery. Despite economic support policies, more than 45% of Canadians are cutting back on spending and are being very careful about how they spend their money.

https://snip.ly/td9v6d   Home sales have dropped drastically - is it time to jump into the real estate market? GUEST: Phil Soper, CEO of Royal Lepage

Hunting for a new home online is a great place to start your search, but it should not be your end all be all. Good listing agents are excellent at highlighting the best features of the home, but keep in mind there may be more than meets the eye. To make the most of your time and efforts and gather a well-rounded picture of home listings online, keep the following three things in mind. Stay up to date. When you start your search, make sure you find a site that pulls up-to-date listings directly from the multiple listing service (MLS) where real estate agents actively post their most current homes for sale. Many online resources update less often or fail to remove listings that are off the market, making it more difficult to sort through the clutter. Pictures can be deceiving. Real estate photographers are experts at showing a home in the best possible light. Many use tools and strategies to boost appeal, such as a fisheye lens to make areas look larger and creative editing to make colo...

A COMPREHENSIVE SLIDE-SHARE WITH TRREB'S "MARKET WATCH" FOR: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE - APRIL 2020 CONDO MARKET REPORT - 4TH QUARTER 2019 RENTAL MARKET REPORT - 1ST QUARTER 2020 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REPORT - 1ST QUARTER 2020 ...and much more!!!   TRREB MARKET REPORT - APRIL 2020 Sales Representative - "I KNOW TORONTO" Published on TORONTO, ONTARIO, May 5, 2020 - Toronto Regional Real Estate Board President Michael Collins released the following key housing market statistics for April 2020: Home Sales and Listings Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 2,975 residential transactions through TRREB's MLS® System.