The Fall Newsletter

You gave us feedback and we listened. Introducing our new and improved newsletter, full of Tips and tricks from the trenches. Our tips and tricks are about getting useful practical information to you so you can avoid those costly mistakes. We are here to make sure you have an enjoyable experience during the search for your new home. So sit back and enjoy and no need to take notes, you can always access back issues. In this issue, we are giving all our Buyingblock friends the first opportunity at entering our Blog your way home contest, where the winner takes home all their closing cost and more.

  1. Don't think you can afford the neighbourhood you're renting in? Well think again, Co-buying is here
  2. How to SAVE $$$ whey buying your home!
  3. Timing the Purchase of Your Home
  4. TREB Reports Strong Growth in October MLS Transactions

  1. Buyingblock offers 6 - Steps to cover your home buying needs from start to finish.

In the News Upcoming Events

Energy Options in Your community

Residents of Toronto’s Ward 30 (Toronto-Danforth) will be leading the way in using the sun for home water heating thanks to a new program announced today by Toronto Mayor David Miller.

The Solar Neighbourhoods program is providing additional financial incentives, technical assistance and support for residents who install Solar Domestic Hot Water systems (SDHW) for their homes. Combined with recently enriched federal-provincial “ecoENERGY” incentives, the program makes solar water systems a very attractive choice for homeowners looking to reduce utility bills and their environmental impact.

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Win Your Closing Costs

Dreaming of your release from the vicious rent trap, and opening the front door of your very own home? Can you imagine the excitement, pride, freedom and style of it all?  Well, here’s your chance to STOP the nightmare and START packing!  

Simply, 1. BLOG your best rental story, 2. Get the most VOTES and, 3. WIN!

The winner gets a cool and affordable home to buy + pay for the legals, inspection,  energy audit, moving, first month’s mortgage payment and home insurance payment.

Plus, the winner gets a Weber BBQ & Altec Lansing InMotion speakers and docking station.