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Buyer guide

Buying Your First Home in Markham

14 min

The conversation we have with every first-time buyer, recorded once so you can have it before you start looking rather than halfway through.

Key takeaways

  • A pre-approval is a ceiling, not a budget
  • In Markham a first purchase is usually a choice between space, location and property type and you get two
  • Milliken Mills, Greensborough, Cornell and Downtown Markham are the usual entry points
  • Understand how offer dates and conditions work before the day you need to use them

About this video

We go through how to build a real budget from the monthly payment rather than the pre-approval, which parts of Markham that budget reaches and what actually happens in a multiple offer situation here.

There is also a section on the costs that land after closing, which is where most first-time buyers get caught short.

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Transcript

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Not advice. This video and these notes are general information only. Nothing here is legal, tax, mortgage or investment advice.

Market data. Any figures mentioned reflect the period stated at the time of recording and may be out of date. Always confirm current figures before acting.

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