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Buying A
Home - Background
One of the best general guides
for home-buyers we've come across is available from
CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,
1-800-668-2642): Homebuying Step By Step is
a workbook that leads you through
all stages of the process - and it’s FREE! Review the
online
version, download a pdf-format version
(requires Adobe Acrobat reader) then print it off,
or e-mail us
and we’ll mail you a hard copy!
Other online resources include: |
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Buying
and Selling Real Estate |
An excellent overview of the whole
buying/selling process, in PDF format, published by the Public
Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan. Includes a
comprehensive glossary. |
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Information Bulletins
Lifespans/Costs |
From Grassroots
Inspection Services,
based in Ontario and Alberta, a searchable series
of articles on home systems and components, from
roof to foundation. |
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Home
Repair Costs
A Walk-Through Inspection |
From southern Ontario’s Electrospec
Home Inspection Services. |
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Home
Improvement Costs (PDF)
How
Old Is This House (PDF)?
60-Amp
Service
Wet
Basements
Vague
Real Estate Terms |
From the Home Inspection Library of
Carson, Dunlop & Associates,
a Toronto property-inspection firm
that also offers training courses and materials for
other inspectors. |
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closing-cost calculator
Ontario costs |
A League Savings & Mortgage
calculator and an explanation of the various
out-of-pocket expenses buyers or sellers might
face from
Invis, Canada’s
largest independent mortgage broker. |
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