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What to Look for When Viewing a Home What to Look for When Viewing a Home When buying a home it is easy to fall in love with a home's appearance, but it’s important to look deeper into the home before you decide to purchase. A careful inspection of the home during your viewing can help you eliminate the homes with too many defects. First Impressions Count The Outside of the House can tell you a lot. Look at the condition ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on February 23, 2012		More
Let Your Personality Shine in 2012 Let Your Personality Shine in 2012 Here’s hoping that 2012 brings much luck and joy to you and your family. You may be starting to think about renovating your home or just redecorating to spruce up your living space this year. 2012 is really focusing on the individual style and using existing pieces mixed with new to make it your unique design. In case you are thinking about changing ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on January 21, 2012		More
Showing your Home in Winter? Shopping for a Holyday Tree? 6 tips for showing your home in winter 6 tips for showing your home in winter Winter isn’t the most popular season for home sales, but the market is still active in colder months. Follow these simple tips to make your property shine for winter home buyers. Keep pathways clear First impressions are everything, and snow and ice are dangerous hazards. Shovel sidewalks, ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on November 22, 2011		More
First Time Home Buyers? 1st Time Home Buyers High Ratio Financing High Ratio Line of Credit and Mortgage Combo available for flexible financing "5% Cash Back" Financing for first time home buyers available Start paying off your home instead of someone else’s What Types of First Mortgages Are Available? Not all mortgage brokers are created equal! While most brokers focus on a specific niche and only ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on July 5, 2011		More
What you can do to make a great first impression on buyers? Inexpensive things you can do to make a great first impression on buyers Inexpensive things you can do to make a great first impression on buyers Fall is always a busy time for buyers and sellers. If you’re looking to sell your home this fall, here are some inexpensive things you can do to make a great first impression on buyers: Get rid of the clutter! Cleaning ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on March 21, 2011		More
Spring Market is coming-Lets get Ready!!!!!_TOP 21 TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL HOME SALE TO HELP YOUR HOME SELL FASTER AND FOR MORE MONEY, ASK YOURSELF... From the outside, does anything need attention, e.g. painting or minor repairs, to make a good first impression? Do I need new door mats? Is there any landscaping or gardening to consider doing, such as reseeding a lawn? Do the windows and window screens work well and look good? Are major appliances operating properly? Are ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on February 16, 2011		More
New Mortgage Rules -Effective March 18th, 2011 Effective March 18, 2011, it will become harder to buy a new home or consolidate debt into your mortgage. Please call me to get your mortgage approve before March 18th, 2011 , you can qualify for more.......... That’s due to three new changes: A 30-year maximum amortization on insured mortgages over 80% LTV An 85% LTV limit on insured refinances Elimination of government ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on February 4, 2011		More
Market Watch-August 2010-West District Watch the market-August/2010 Click here to see more information http://www.bramptonandarearealestate.com/uploads/08._August_-_Market_Watch_.pdf Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on December 1, 2010		More
Dressing your House The CENTURY 21 ® System objective is to sell your home at the best price possible in the shortest amount of time. Highlighting the features of your home is very important if you want to sell close to your asking price and as quickly as possible. Home staging is the process of preparing your home for sale. This guide will help you highlight your home’s best ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on November 1, 2010		More
Consumer Confidence National consumer confidence dipped in the second quarter of 2010. According to the Conference Board of Canada’s index of consumer confidence, consumer sentiment lost some ground after having increased in the first quarter, and is now roughly back on par with levels reported at the end of last year. The decrease in confidence reflects weaker outlooks for household budgets and employment, ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on October 1, 2010		More
My services as Mortgage Agent My Services At Mortgage Alliance, our main objective is to deliver value to the mortgage consumer, and make sure that you get the Right Mortgage. Getting you the Right Mortgage means that we take the time to understand your situation and your needs, and use our expertise and knowledge to help you make the Right Mortgage decision. There are hundreds of different mortgage products out ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on September 20, 2010		More
The MLS®, Service Fees, and Selling your Own Home Questions and Answers for Consumers 1. What is the MLS® and why am I not able to access it? The Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) is an online business tool developed for REALTORS®, including CENTURY 21 sales representatives, to upload and share listing information on properties and collect market data. There are multitudes ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on April 1, 2010		More
New Mortgage Rules MORTGAGE INSURANCE RULES ANNOUNCEMENT February 16th, 2010, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced prudent changes to mortgage insurance rules intended to come into force on April 19, 2010. CAAMP was actively engaged in the discussions around these changes which are as follows: All borrowers must meet the standards for a five-year fixed rate mortgage even if they choose a mortgage with a ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on March 1, 2010		More
5 ways to improve your credit score 5 Ways to improve your credit score With mortgage markets still tight, it’s more important than ever to have a good credit score. Having a good score not only increases the odds of being approved for a mortgage, but it can also affect your rate, as the best interest rates are generally reserved for applicants with top credit scores. Many consumers aren’t knowledgeable about their ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on February 1, 2010		More
Happy New Year!!!!! Happy New Year to all my Clients and Customers and Thanks all of you for a wonderful year!!!!. Visit my website for more information about selling or buying a home. Call me this new year for all your Real Estate and Mortgage needs. Sincerely Madeleine Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on January 1, 2010		More
Mortgage Rates Visit my new website www.newmortgageinfo.ca, you will find the post rate. Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on December 5, 2009		More
Housing Statics NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GTA REALTORS® REPORTING OCTOBER MID-MONTH HOUSING STATISTICS TORONTO, October 19, 2009 REALTORS October 2008. The average price for these transactions was up 17 per cent year-overyear to $414,479. "While demand for existing homes has remained strong, it is important to recognize the context of current statistics. We are now making comparisons ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on November 2, 2009		More
Now is a great time to buy or sell!!!!!!!! Why???? WHY? ® Sales Representative can help REAL ESTATE IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS YOU CAN MAKE. Despite recent slowdowns in some markets, housing remains a good long-term investment, and demographic demand favors housing over the long term. Homeownership offers immediate benefit value. Homeowners accumulate wealth for the future while enjoying the benefits and ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on October 3, 2009		More
The Cash Back Program How would like to receive 3% of the mortgage amount cash, paid to you, on closing? That's $4,500 on a $150,000 mortgage. This program is available to everyone, but since we are discussing first-time home buyers, it could help you in the following ways: with closing costs, with appliances or furniture, paying down some other debt, or making a prepayment on your mortgage, right after closing. The cash ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on June 24, 2009		More
Buy your home with only 5% down payment Buy your home with only 5% down payment Buyers purchase their first home with only 5% down. The 5% down program was initially set-up for qualified First Time Home Buyers but has recently been made available to everyone, providing they qualify. As all mortgages that are above 75% of the purchase price must be insured with default insurance (CMHC or GE Capital insurance premiums), the insurance premium ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on June 23, 2009		More
How Marketable is your home?/ On average buyers visit 19 homes before putting in an offer to buy. What does this finding mean for sellers? There is more competition on the market than there was even 10 years ago. If you want to sell your house, you need to make it look its best in order to compete in the housing market . I have 7 rules that I follow to help sellers give their homes a competitive edge on the real estate market. ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on May 13, 2009		More
Tips to sell your home-Call me now for a Free Staging Tips to sell your house When you are ready to sell your house you'll want to enlist the help of a REALTOR. He or she will provide the professional advice and service you need to make the selling process go smoothly. Showing you ways to make your home as marketable as possible is just one of the many ways your REALTOR can help. Here are a few tips from the experts: Clean everything in and ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on March 2, 2009		More
Home Evaluation Your home will sell quickly trough the tools that Madeleine offers homesellers: Prepare a CMA to establish fair market value. Present CENTURY 21 Millennium's Value Added Package. Prepare and sign listing contract. Send listing to MLS board . Place "For Sale" sign on property. Place lock box on property, if needed. Notify the Top Area Agents of the new listing. 24 Hour Pager. Schedule ... Posted by Madeleine Rodriguez on February 10, 2009		More

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