Canadian Banks Offset Toronto Transfer Tax

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November's Notable Numbers

November ushers in some heady figures here at PropertySold, thanks to unprecendented activity on the site and some great work by homeowners. A windfall of a fall market allowed us to ring in $150 million in real estate sold, a full 50% increase since August.

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Toronto Land Transfer Tax Approved

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FSBO Jumps the Pond

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PropertySold Takes to the Streets

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US Prime Rate Cut Unlikely to Spread North

Yesterday's announcement of a cut to a key US interest rate is unlikely to be mirrored in Canada, say financial experts, as the loonie soars and the Canadian housing market holds strong.

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Coast to Coast

As the summer season comes to a close, the property market has raked in strong figures across Canada, continuing to defy dire predictions by experts of a bubble

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Float or Fix - the Mortgage Dilemna

The Canadian Press recently published an interesting article called ‘Float or Fix’ – a look at the decision homebuyers face in choosing a fixed or variable mortgage rate.

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August Ushers in $100 Million in Sales

August is starting off with a bang as sales on PropertySold pass the $100 million mark. June and July saw unprecented activity as our homeowners sold a whopping total of $20 million in properties.

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PropertySold Welcomes New Atlantic Rep

PropertySold is proud to welcome Bryan Dufresne as its new Atlantic sales representative.

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Mid-Year Marks One Million Visitors on PropertySold

PropertySold is proud to announce the millionth visitor to the site this month, marking a new record in traffic, and ensuring growing exposure for our 'For Sale by Owner' client listings.

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For Sale by the Owner

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Bank of Canada Raises Rates, More to Come

The Bank of Canada announced a quarter-point hike in its key interest rate this week, and warns that more increases are still to come.

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Toronto Land Transfer Tax Causes Uproar

The Toronto Star recently published a report on a new land transfer tax under consideration by the municipal council. The land tax would make Toronto homeowners the only Canadians to pay two, concurrent land transfer taxes, both provincial and municipal.

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PropertySold Marks $5 Million Milestone

PropertySold is proud celebrate a significant milestone this June as homeowner savings hit five million dollars, thanks to our ‘no agents’ approach to home-selling.

This major savings milestone is hot on the heels of last month’s coup of reaching $80 million in home sales. While the majority of the sales have been in Ontario, led by the Greater Toronto Area, strong inroads are being made in the Western and Atlantic provinces.

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New Study Suggests FSBO Sale Prices on Par with MLS Listings

University researchers in Madison, Wisconsin, have released the results of an interesting new study that shows homeowners who sell on their command much the same prices as those who sell through an agent.

The findings fly in the face of what real estate agents have often touted as their greatest warning: that DIY home sellers are risking not getting the best price for their home. The study shows For Sale by Owner sellers got ‘at least as much’ as those who used the services of an agent and MLS listings.

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PropertySold Prices Soar Past National Stats as Sales Hit $80 Million

The flourishing ‘For Sale by Owner’ real estate market is set to outpace traditional agent-assisted sales, as purchase prices rocket past the national average.

The do-it-yourself approach to home sales is becoming increasingly popular in Canada. FSBO, as it is known, eliminates real estate agents from the sale of homes, allowing homeowners to pocket what typically amounts to thousands in commission fees.

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