When helping couples look for homes the ones with kids ask about schools. Schools play a large part in one's relocation decision. Factors include:
Location
Ranking
Bus availabilty
Before and After School Care
Several of the factors one has to contact the local school but regarding ranking there are 2 annual reports that rank the schools on how the kids fared on a skill testing examination.
The 2 annual reports are:
1) EQAO - http://www.eqao.com/results/?Lang=E
2) Fraser Institute report - http://www.fraserinstitute.org/reportcards/schoolperformance/ontario.htm
Take a look at these reports to see how your child's school is doing or if you are considering moving to a new subdivision. This report should be looked at if you have kids or not since it may impact the resale of your home.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Cost of Building a New Home or Renovating
Depending on what suits your needs - everyone has different living preferences. Some people love the city life and other's suburban life. Then there are those that love the country. I must say the perfect balance for me would be to have 2 places - one in the city and one in the country and depending on how I feel, decide to stay at either one.
Country living is something I get a lot of questions about now a days as people don't want to be driving for hours to go to the cottage. They rather own land in the country areas surrounding the city, for example North Pickering.
A couple last week asked me about the cost of building a new home on vacant land or renovating and existing old home, so I did some research and wanted to share it with everyone.
The cost of building a new home or adding in Ontario ranges from $125-140/sq ft. Now keep in mind that this varies on what you exactly want to get done. If you are doing everything high end then the costs can go upwards to $400/sq ft.
In my research I found a very useful website - http://www.ontariocontractors.com/. This website has a cost estimate calculator which basis the cost on square footage and type of home. It also has a directory of contractors and allows you to tender your project on the site and have contractors bid on your project.
I also felt this was very useful information for people that want to get involved in the flipping business. Flipping is becoming a common thing that one sees happening in Markham Village right now - Buy an old run down home, upgrade or expand the home and resale!
Country living is something I get a lot of questions about now a days as people don't want to be driving for hours to go to the cottage. They rather own land in the country areas surrounding the city, for example North Pickering.
A couple last week asked me about the cost of building a new home on vacant land or renovating and existing old home, so I did some research and wanted to share it with everyone.
The cost of building a new home or adding in Ontario ranges from $125-140/sq ft. Now keep in mind that this varies on what you exactly want to get done. If you are doing everything high end then the costs can go upwards to $400/sq ft.
In my research I found a very useful website - http://www.ontariocontractors.com/. This website has a cost estimate calculator which basis the cost on square footage and type of home. It also has a directory of contractors and allows you to tender your project on the site and have contractors bid on your project.
I also felt this was very useful information for people that want to get involved in the flipping business. Flipping is becoming a common thing that one sees happening in Markham Village right now - Buy an old run down home, upgrade or expand the home and resale!
Summer + Sir Gawaine
Summer is finally here! I can't believe we have had our first nice weekend and it's the middle of August.
This weekend I was doing an open house on both Saturday and Sunday on Sir Gawaine in Markham Village. The house is a detached backslit with thousands spent on upgrades. It's in a very desirable area and the visitor traffic this week proved it. The real estate market has really picked up and is remaining strong with no signs of slowing down!
This weekend I was doing an open house on both Saturday and Sunday on Sir Gawaine in Markham Village. The house is a detached backslit with thousands spent on upgrades. It's in a very desirable area and the visitor traffic this week proved it. The real estate market has really picked up and is remaining strong with no signs of slowing down!
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