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What are Real Estate Contingencies and How Do They Affect Buying a Waterloo Region Home?
Real estate markets are booming, including the Waterloo Region real estate market, and buying a house is still one of the best ways to...

Team Pinto
Oct 20, 20216 min read


What You Can - and Cannot - Can Ignore When Buying a Waterloo Region Home
We can honestly say that after years in real estate, we've seen it all. Toilet seats up in listing images, shag carpet strewn with dog...

Team Pinto
Oct 4, 20213 min read


How to Calculate the Square Footage of a Waterloo Region Home
It may not matter if the reported footprint is correct when purchasing a Waterloo Region home you love. After all, a property with a...

Team Pinto
Sep 8, 20215 min read


Final Walk-Through Before Closing: What It Involves and Why You Need One
You’ve nearly gone through the entire homebuying process. From those early days of using a mortgage calculator to see how much house you...

Team Pinto
Aug 27, 20216 min read


Separating Wants From Needs to Get the Best Waterloo Region Home for You
Separating what you want from what you need can be difficult when looking for the ideal house. Here's how to think about the differences,...

Team Pinto
Aug 20, 20213 min read


How to Get the Most From Attending a Virtual Open House
After months (or maybe even years) of saving up and researching your real estate options, you are ready to buy a home. You had planned on...

Team Pinto
Aug 9, 20215 min read


What Waterloo Region Homebuyers Should Know About Easements
Y You might be surprised to learn that you have to work around a property easement once you've found the ideal Waterloo region home....

Team Pinto
Aug 4, 20215 min read


Upsizing Your Living Space: How to Make a Larger House a Home
It’s becoming more and more common, especially for Millennials, to skip the smaller starter home and upgrade right from a smaller rental...

Team Pinto
Jul 30, 20213 min read


All About Earnest Money - Including Mistakes to Never Make With It
Your real estate agent – or the seller's agent – will ask about "earnest money" as you get closer to making an offer on a home. Earnest...

Team Pinto
Jul 23, 20215 min read


Understanding the Canadian Mortgage Stress Test Changes in 2021
Meeting the criteria for a mortgage and getting accepted can be hard enough, but some people, particularly first-time buyers, fear that...

Team Pinto
Jul 9, 20216 min read


What is Title Insurance? Do I Need It When Buying a Waterloo Region Home?
When you buy a house in Waterloo Region, you're suddenly drowning in information—property taxes, mortgages, lawyer fees, home insurance,...

Team Pinto
Jul 5, 20213 min read


Waterloo, Ontario, is Canada's Silicon Valley. Here's Why
Waterloo is a small and relatively unknown city in the rest of the world, with a population of only 550,000 people but home to over 1,100...

Team Pinto
May 12, 20213 min read


Moving From The City To The Suburbs: What to Expect and How to Do It Right
If you live in the city, you may have thought about moving to the suburbs at some point. Maybe it was when you were awakened at 4 a.m. by...

Team Pinto
May 7, 20216 min read


The RRSP Home Buyers’ Plan Explained
An RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) is a great way to save for retirement because it allows you to defer taxes on both your...

Team Pinto
Apr 29, 20214 min read


15 Ways to Turn Your New House Into a Home
Your new home should make you feel welcome the moment you walk in the door, but this isn’t always the case. It’s time to start focusing...

Team Pinto
Apr 14, 20217 min read


How to Safely Buy a Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
If you were planning on buying a home before the pandemic, you might feel like that goal is now out of reach. That’s not the case though....
Aron Pinto
Mar 24, 20215 min read


The Do’s and Don’ts of Buying Your First Home in a Tight Market
As of January 2021, the Waterloo Region has seen housing prices increase over 20%. A home that may have listed at $600,000 last year is...
Aron Pinto
Mar 3, 20213 min read


5 Things Not to Go Cheap on As a New Homeowner
It’s nothing to be ashamed of if you’re a new homeowner on a budget; in fact, most people tend to keep their spending in check,...
Aron Pinto
Mar 1, 20214 min read


Ultimate Guide to Credit Scores for Homebuyers
Do you really need to read another big guide devoted to the subject of credit scores, credit reports and how (and how not) to improve...
Aron Pinto
Feb 26, 202117 min read


How Much Home Can You Afford As a First Time Homebuyer?
It is exciting to buy a home-the independence, the space, the white picket fence-but it is also usually the biggest financial undertaking...
Aron Pinto
Jan 29, 20215 min read
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