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Selling: Markham Real Estate Blog
Every selling post on the blog, newest first.
Posts for selling a home in Markham, including selling for a parent or an estate, with the rules that decide who can sign and when.
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When is the best time to sell a house in Markham?
How activity tends to shift through the year and what the seasonal pattern can and cannot tell a seller about timing. -
How Selling Your Markham Home Works, From Decision to Closing
A map of the sale in the order it happens: who does what, what you sign and where to find the detail on each stage. -
How real estate commission works in Ontario: who sets it and what the agreement must say
The rules behind a seller's commission, from what the regulator says about setting the amount to the written agreement, buyer brokerage fees, holdover and HST. -
Selling a House in Probate in Ontario: The Certificate and the Order of Steps
A plain guide for estate trustees and families on when a sale needs probate, what Ontario advises about signing and how the steps line up. -
Moving a Parent to a Retirement Home: Sell, Rent or Keep the House
A plain comparison of the three options for the family home when a parent moves into a retirement home or long-term care, with the tax and tenancy rules that come with each. -
Can a Power of Attorney Sell a House in Ontario? What Families Need to Know
How a continuing power of attorney for property works when a parent's Markham home has to be sold, what the attorney owes them and what happens when no one was ever appointed. -
Selling a Parent's House in Markham: Who Signs, What Proof and When
A plain guide for adult children helping a parent sell, whether your parent is still deciding, has lost capacity or has passed away. -
Downsizing in Unionville: A Practical Guide for Homeowners
Unionville has a lot of long-time owners who bought their homes when their kids were young and the neighbourhood was still filling in. Now those same homes, often four or five bedrooms with a big yard, no longer match how people actually live day to day. -
Before You Downsize in Markham: Taxes, Belongings and Timing
The reasons are fairly consistent across the clients I work with. The kids have moved out and three or four bedrooms sit empty most of the year. The stairs, the lawn, the driveway in winter, all of it becomes more work than it used to be. -
Selling Your Markham Home to Downsize: Price and Preparation
A lot of the calls I get about downsizing in Markham come from the same place: a home that made sense fifteen or twenty years ago now feels like too much.
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