Market Value vs Asking Price

Steven Ho Buyer

How do we figure out the listing price of your home, and how do we come up with an offer price for the house we want to buy? What should you know before buying or listing a property? There are more videos just like this one with tips and tricks of the real estate industry located here:  

Multiple Offers: Rules of Engagement

Steven Ho Buyer, Seller

More about multiple offer situations! What rules are there? How does this process actually work? How can I ensure I have the best chance to win? Watch this short video to learn more!

Why NOW is a great time to Upsize

Steven Ho Buyer, Seller

How do you know when the best time is to upsize or downsize? Well, there’s no end-all answer to that question. The answer depends on a lot of factors-  like the neighbourhood, the price point, and the type of home (condo, detached, semi, or townhome). Watch our quick video and decide for yourself:

Top FIVE Ways to WIN in a MULTIPLE OFFER SITUATION!

Steven Ho Buyer

Hey guys, I’ve been receiving a lot of questions about multiple offers lately, so I figured it was time to make a video. Multiple offers are definitely not as common at the moment as we saw in 2017, but they are still happening. How can you make your offer stand out? Well, it all depends. You can do many things …

Foreclosures vs. Power of Sale

Steven Ho Buyer, Seller

The difference between Power of Sale and Foreclosure really comes down to real estate laws. In the United States, banks WANT to own houses. They buy them up from people who can no longer pay their mortgage payments, and sell the house for the remaining total of the mortgage. This is often below market value. This is why some houses …

Deliciously Cute Cupcake Recipes

Steven Ho Food & Drinks

Valentine’s day is coming up quickly, (February 14th, for those who might have forgotten) which means getting a gift or doing something special for your loved one. I always find that doing something your significant other is always a better option, because their reaction upon seeing what you’ve done is always really heartwarming! This year, we decided to do a …

3 Tasty Pizzas to Wow your Guests

Steven Ho Food & Drinks

  Pizza is a favourite of many people for a reason- it’s simple, savoury, and hot! However, we wanted to find pizza recipes with some more depth to them, so they could be used both for a weekday dinner or entertaining guests. All three of these recipes are courtesy of our friends at bhg.com.   Baked Potato Pizza Ingredients 1 recipe …

December 2017 Market Watch

Steven Ho Market Update

The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) has just released their numbers for December 2017. Below you’ll find our video recap, and a more in-depth written report on what happened last month. You can also go to TREB’s own website for the raw data HERE.  To compare this information to last month’s report, click HERE. Overall sales are down from this …

4 Recipes for When You’re Totally Sick of Turkey

Steven Ho Food & Drinks

With the holidays comes a plethora of holiday parties and, usually, very specific kinds of food. I look forward to turkey and other holiday foods all year long- ham, stuffing, sweet potatoes…until after the holidays- when I never want to see those foods again! We found that a lot of people have the same sentiment about turkey after the holidays. …