http://www.valeriezinger.com Valerie Zinger on Ottawa Real Estate Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:08:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a buyer, you will legally have possession of your new home right after midnight on possession day.   Your ownership happens even before you have the keys and signed all final documentation. It is not possible to transfer insurance from one owner to the next.  Make sure that your house is ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/zinger-13-rest-insured-340/ This neighbourhood appears to be named after physical shape of the area.  Generally, the Golden Triangle is bordered by the Canal on the East, Bank Street on the west, Laurier on the north and the Queensway on the south.  Not quite a triangle but getting there.   For the real estate ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/neighbourly-ottawa-all-that-glitters-in-the-golden-triangle-354/ As I go out with Buyers looking at houses and host Open Houses on Sundays, there are things buyers seem to repeatedly notice.  This series looks at the good and the not-so-good things that buyers have noticed. Children Not that children are lined up to be viewed but that all the paraphernalia that is synonymous ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/listing-your-ottawa-home-things-buyers-will-notice-17-325/ You want to get the final applause on your home.  It is time to sell, sell, sell.  Take down heavy floral drapes and replace them with sheers that will let in lots of lights.  Update the window treatments at a reasonable price with ready made sheers, roman blinds and bamboo rollers.   Be ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/zinger-12-as-the-curtain-falls-366/ What has happened to the price of homes in the Civic Hospital area?  In an earlier article, I tracked the price of a three bedroom home in the Glebe and in Old Ottawa South from 2003 to mid-2008.  This article looks at the trend in the Civic Hospital area.     Please keep ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/civic-hospital-area-house-sale-trends-2003-to-ytd-2008-303/ If you are looking at homes in older neighbourhoods such as the Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Alta Vista and Centre Town/ Golden Triangle, you might find a home that you want with an oil fueled furnance.  Oil fuel, unlike gas, is trucked to the home and a tank is normally ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/buying-a-house-with-an-oil-fueled-furnace-312/ Buy some toss cushions.  Winners/ Homesense stores have a great pillow selection and some are dirt cheap.  These will freshen up the living, family and bedrooms.  If your dog sleeps on the sofa, you might want to put out the pillows only when there is a scheduled showing of your home.    Feather your ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/zinger-11-lay-down-your-weary-head-300/  Ask for advice only if you want to hear other people's opinions.  Not everyone is an expert but everyone has bought or sold or is contemplating buying or selling a house.  They all have something to say.  Valuable?  You will have to determine the value. Listen to your real estate sales representative.  Listen ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/selling-or-buying-in-ottawa-how-to-avoid-unwanted-advice-224/ THINGS FOR SALE IN THE HOUSE As I go out with Buyers looking at houses and host Open Houses on Sundays, there are things buyers seem to repeatedly notice.  This series looks at the good and the not-so-good things that buyers have noticed. Several years ago I was a buyer looking for a new home.  ... http://www.valeriezinger.com/listing-your-ottawa-home-things-buyers-will-notice-16-273/ Okay, none of that either but I want you to toss out the pot pourri.  The perfume is always awful.  Nothing says "sad and desperate" like a big bowl of dead leaves, acorns, pine cones and bark.    Say "Bye Bye" to the Pot http://www.valeriezinger.com/zinger-10-pot-275/