buying a house Archives - Tania Ellerbeck

Do I Have to Sell My House?

Multiple offers are becoming more common, leading clients to ask: “If I receive a full price offer, do I have to accept it?” The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might think.

Cause and Effect in Real Estate

A hot housing market means buyers are feeling the pressure to act fast. But in their haste, they may be short-changing their brokers.

French Drains and Sump Pumps

Growing up around horses, I often heard the expression “no hoof, no horse”. Essentially, it means that you have to take good care of your horse’s hooves or it will become lame and you’ll have no horse to ride. The same goes for houses: the foundation of a home must be solid and protected. If […]

Pre-Listing Building Inspection

Recently, I had a client comment that she hadn’t realized how much work a real estate broker does after the offer to purchase is accepted. Getting a signed offer is just one part of the sales process. Getting from the signed offer to the notary’s office to finalize the transaction is just as important – […]

Sellers Declaration

The Sellers declaration is what I like to call a CYA form (cover your a..) It is a form for the seller to declare to best of his knowledge, everything he knows of importance about his home to a buyer. It is to protect the seller, buyer and real estate broker so everything is transparent. […]

Certificate of Location; What is it Really?

A Certificate of Location is a document, prepared by a land surveyor(arpenteur), consisting of a plan(map) and report on the current situation and state of immovable (the piece of land and all things attached to it, house, shed, servitudes) with respect to titles, lot regulations, zoning regulations and municipal bylaws. In the standard Quebec Brokerage […]

Multiple Offers

Dealing with a multiple-offer situation as a Quebec buyer Entering a bidding war with another buyer isn’t ideal, but when the market is hot and the property well-priced, it’s bound to happen. Knowing the ins and outs of a multiple offer situation will help you come out the winner. First come, first served? The first […]

Conditions of Acceptance – The Promise to Purchase Deadline

When you’re ready to make an offer on a property, your real estate broker will help you fill in a Promise to Purchase to present to the seller. In this document, you specify the price you want to pay, any applicable conditions and the deadline for responding. Until this deadline passes, you are legally bound […]

7 Things to do before you buy a home

Buying a home is a big investment, so make sure you do it right! Here are 7 things you should do before writing an offer on your dream home: Find out what your budget is! Get pre-approved by a mortgage lender. This is a great exercise as it gives you an idea of just how […]