You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
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Why should I have an ASA? Why should I get my accredited Senior Agent designation?
The Accredited Senior Agent program is a simplistic one. Its there for the public. Any good realtor can sell a house. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out. But what happens is ... Only an Accredited Senior Agent can go in and deal with the contents; you've got houses with 30 or 40 years with the same family in there. We have to deal with the emotional, we may have a family dispute that we have to deal with and need to bring in professionals.
We recognise tax problems talking Income tax problems, We recognize estate work and probate, we're trained to look at a lot factors beyond the scope of typical realtors. Good Realtors can sell that house. An Accredited Senior Agent can handle all aspects of that sale.
Are you also able to provide guidance for things like CHIP Canadian Home Income Plan versus a Home Equity Line of Credit?
Well Absolutely - We're trained - because - There is a question unto itself, The CHIP program The reverse mortgage - Is it a PRO or is it a CON?
And the answer is Its Both - For some people its a very - Reverse mortgages are excellent For other people its doom. You have to understand a lot about it, and for Accredited Senior Agents are trained to talk about it, and give alternatives by the way there are alternatives for people besides reverse mortgages.
What are the cut off dates that are important for appraisals on properties?
Well we have for instance if you have owned property for many years, its been in the family,
you got to know Dec 31 st 1971 when they brought in V day - Evaluation Day. That's when Canada adapted a very simple thing - Capital Gains. So we have to recognise - Do you have a Capital Gain? Not on your principal residence, thats exempt, but investment property, cottages, there is a lot of complexities and only a certain type of realtor is trained and that's an ACCREDITED SENIOR AGENT.
You made a very interesting point about maintaining a secondary residence and although on paper it sounds fine that each spouse designates one home individually they actually have to prove that they occupy?
You cannot have two principal residences. If you are married, you can have one. Years ago there was an exemption with the cottage versus or the condo versus. You can only have one. The only way to get around it - I hate to be cruel - but you have to legally separate. AND really separate, not just on paper.
So there you have the one perfect reason to leave your spouse.
The perfect reason, to leave your spouse, for Real Estate. Yes.
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Glen Abbey Real Estate Market Report, Oakville - February 2010
Glen Abbey, one of Oakville's most affluent neighbourhoods, is located in the west central part of the City of Oakville. It is world reknowned for it's famous golf course, Glen Abbey. Designed by Jack Niklaus, Glen Abbey Golf Course, with it's picturesque landscaping along Sixteen Mile Creek, hosts the Canadian Open.
The community of Glen Abbey was originally a large tract of farmland which began development in the early '80s.
Today Glen Abbey consists of a wide variety of residential homes, businesses, churches, schools and parks. With it's amenities and extensive system of walking trails, it is one of Oakville's most desirable communities.
Property sales were very active for the month of February, this year, with 31 sales at an average sales price of $534,255 . This is quite a jump over the average sale price in February 2009 which was $305.050 .
Homes in Glen Abbey are selling much quicker this year than in 2009 with an average time on the market of only 11 days in the month of February 2010. It took an average of 48 days for a home to sell in February 2009.
With a relative shortage of listings for sale in the Glen Abbey area, now is an excellent time to sell.
Buyers who wish to live in the Glen Abbey Community would be making an excellent investment when buying a home here.
To have a list of all townhouses, condominiums and detached homes currently available in the Glen Abbey area of Oakville emailed to you or to find out the market value of your Glen Abbey home, contact Jo-Anne Smith at 289-837-2132 or by email at OakvilleAndBeyond@gmail.com
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Brekland Realty Group, Oakville, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com
Glen Abbey, a popular Oakville neighbourhood was a planned community which began development in 1981. What was once 1000 acres of farmland grew quickly to include a variety of different types of dwellings, parks, open space, schools, churches, trails and bike paths. And let's not forget the world famous Glen Abbey Golf Course, home to the Canadian Open and designed by Jack Nicklaus. Glen Abbey Golf Course overlooks the banks of the 16 Mile Creek which is the eastern boundary for this neighbourhood. Glen Abbey sits north of the Queen Elizabeth Way highway and stretches to Upper Middle Road to the north and Bronte Road to the west. The prestigious homes of Fairway Hills overlook the golf course with many backing onto the holes themselves. Dorval Crossing shopping plazas at the south end of Glen Abbey provide amenities with shopping, dining, banking and professional services. Glen Abbey Recreational Centre on Third Line offers family swimming and skating, an Oakville Library branch, fitness and community rooms. The Oakville GO west station is handily located off Third Line south of the QEW. Home styles in Glen Abbey range from condo apartments, to condo townhomes, freehold townhomes, semi-detached and fully detached homes. A large number of Mattamy and Greenpark homes range in size between 3000 and 4000 square feet with many sitting on ravine properties. Glen Abbey is a family oriented neighbourhood and was designed with many cul de sacs and crescents. Glen Abbey is one of Oakville's most sought after areas to call home. Entry level homes in Glen Abbey are priced around $300,000. Average prices for detached, 2 storey, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage properties range from $500,000 - $550,000.
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