Saturday, February 2, 2013

Important New Tool For Homebuyers!

I am Lisa McDonald, Sales Representive, and Team Leader of the HeartNHome Team at Keller Williams Real Estate Associates in Mississauga and I am the official Mississauga real estate blogger for ReBuildYourCommunity.com. This morning I was reading an article by Bob Aaron, lawyer and columnist at The Star and he was talking about a new research tool available to realtors, lawyers and indeed the general public that will "research" your home much the same as the history report that you would get before purchasing a used vehicle. That report would show whether the car had been in an accident and any insurance claims against it. The new research tool for houses is being compiled by a company called Home-Verified and is available in major municipalities in Canada. The report would include information about insurance claims, both for the home and for the neighbourhood, school rankings, demographics and local amenities. One of the most important pieces of information will concern grow ops. I for one, think that this is an invaluable report for my clients buying their Mississauga home and most definitely will provide this report to all of my clients buying a home in Mississauga in order to protect them as much as possible. With the ongoing debate as to whether or not homeowners should sign a "Property Information Statement" when listing their Mississauga home for sale, this is a great way for me, their trusted realtor, to provide as much protection to them before they buy the home of their dreams. If you would like to get one of these reports for your own home, please contact me, Lisa McDonald, Sales Representative at Keller Williams REal Estate Associates, 905-812-8123 or lisa@soldwithheart.com. This is an interactive site so please, feel free to let me know how you feel about this...do you think this is an invasion of your privacy (as some have suggested), would you as a seller feel that you would want to provide this to prospective buyers? Will you request this report before purchasing your Mississauga home? Let's Talk! I am Lisa McDonald, Sales Representative with Keller Williams Real Estate Associaties and this is how I ReBuild MY community. To search for ALL Mississauga homes for sale please visit www.findhomesinmississauga.com (I will provide this report to anyone who purchases a home with me).