Switched blog to my server

Mark Argentino Mississauga Real Estate BlogI just switched my blog to my server at bluehost.com not sure if this is better, but I imagine it likely is. Does anyone know if this is preferred over having my blog at a fee hosted site?

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Thanks,
Mark

TREB (Toronto Real Estate Board) Average Single Family Historical Home Prices and trends for Toronto and Mississauga

TREB (Toronto Real Estate Board) Average Single Family Historical Home Prices and trends for Toronto and Mississauga
Graph of TREB Prices

7,000 Plus! September Home Sales Break Record
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 -- The Toronto Real Estate market continued its record breaking ways in September, with 7,326 sales transacted through the TorontoMLS system, Board President John Meehan reported today. "This figure is up 11 per cent over last year (6,588 sales), and up eight per cent over sales in September 2003 (6,751), which was our previous best September."
The President went on to note that, with 66,480 sales year-to-date, 2005 has closed to within a single percentage point of the 2004 nine-month total (66,668). "If the fourth quarter market performs as well as the previous three months," said Mr. Meehan, "there is a strong possibility that 2005 could end up as the best year ever."
The President went on to note that prices strengthened considerably in September, with the average rising five per cent to $338,267 over the August figure of $323,255. In addition, the year-to-date average, at $335,267, is up seven per cent over 2004.


Below is a Graph showing TREB Historical Average Price Data
The graph below shows a graph of sales price data obtained directly from the Toronto Real Estate Board showing the average selling price of single family homes from 1985 to date in our GTA marketplace.
Note the historical trends for spring and fall price increases, where spring typically has a larger increase compared to the fall.
The benchmark for changes in price is chosen to be the average price of homes at the last height of the market, which was $273,698 in 1989.
If you want the actual values of prices for every month going back to January 1995, I have them, and would be pleased to E-mail them to you upon request.
See the Average Price Cycles from January 1995 to Date - a very interesting cyclical pattern is clearly seen!
You may also see the average mortgage interest rates back to 1979
Send Mark a request for the actual prices of homes since 1995 or you can call Mark now at 905-828-3434

Another test of my blog on Sunday

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Mark Argentino's Mississauga Real Estate Blog

This is a test of my new blog,
Mark

my first blog post

Hello. This is my first post, not sure if I know what to do, but here goes.

I will attempt to put my thoughts and ideas and feelings into this blog over the weeks and years to come.

Thank you,
Mark

26 Excellent Articles about Buying or Selling your home and selecting a realtor

This series of articles is brought to you by A. Mark Argentino and the Ontario Real Estate Association as the source of information.

See all 26 articles here

This page will give you 79 Ideas & Suggestions to get you more $$ when you Sell Your Home

These 79 Ideas and Suggestions will Help You Improve Your Sale Price by $1000 TO $5000 - These are ways to help you sell Your Home (some are Quick Easy Fix Ups) Faster and for Top Dollar!
SETTING THE "STAGE" these are some preliminary thoughts...

You will profit by using some ideas I have compiled in the list below. Beyond the obvious considerations of location, size, present condition and design of your home, buyers look for special qualities that appeal to their emotions.
It is your job to prepare the groundwork, to "set the stage" for a buyer to fall in love with your home. Think of what has made your home so special to you and try to highlight these features. Although no home is perfect, you must try to become aware of its shortcomings. Once you do, you have the opportunity to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negatives by making your home more visually appealing.

For example: a long dark hall will appear shorter if wall papered in vertical pastel stripes; or by hanging a few pictures on the walls and installing inexpensive lights above them, you will stop the buyer's eyes along the way. The monotonous tunnel effect will be immediately eliminated!
I've compiled this list of 79 suggestions and ideas to improve possible problem areas in your home. Selling your home, though rarely a "fun" experience, can be a painless and profitable one if both you and I put in the effort. It is this cooperative venture that will meet your goal of selling your home fast, with the least amount of inconvenience and at the best price and terms for you.

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