Suzanne Hodgson has obtained her Accredited Senior Agent (ASA) designation through completing a program designed to provide the skills necessary to serve the specific needs of the mature/senior real estate market.
Suzanne has significant experience working with clients in the 55+ demographic and their families to assist with transitioning in this stage of life. Click the following bullet points for more information about each topic:
If you are buying a home, then, before you decide on whether this home is your dream home, the following checklist will help you look at prospective homes with a critical eye. We suggest printing this page and putting it on a clipboard. When you find a home that really interests you, mark the features you see and note their general condition on this list.
Home value sometimes referred to as "Value in Use", is best described as the probable price at which a home trades in a free, competitive, and open market and is synonymous with the market value.
When should I sell my home? Your answer to this question might be right now! If you have taken a job in another city or made an offer on a new home, or had an addition to your family, selling your home fast might be the most important goal you have. Most people, however, have some flexibility when they sell their home. Let us take a closer look at the most important factors that can go into this decision.
HOW REAL ESTATE MARKET CONDITIONS AFFECT YOUR OFFER PRICE
HOW DO REAL ESTATE PROS PRICE A LISTING?
A hot market is a "seller’s market". During a seller’s market, properties can sell within a few days of being listed and there are often multiple offers. Sometimes homes even sell above the asking price. Though most buyers want to get a "deal" on a home, reducing your offer by even a few thousand dollars could mean that someone else will get the home you desire.
A very accurate saying is that "Any home will sell once you get the price right." Of course, this is usually said from the perspective of dropping a price until it's too attractive to pass up. Actually, the accurate pricing of your home prior to listing is as much an art as it is a science.
You may have lived in your home for many years. The location factors that you considered when making your purchase decision may not apply to today’s buyers. The task is to identify the current positive aspects of your home’s location and market them aggressively. When it comes to positive locations, people’s different attitudes and preferences will determine if a location is a “good” one.
Marketing a home for sale is quite different from most other types of marketing and advertising. Unlike marketing many products, homes are each unique. Marketing decisions will be based on thorough examination of the home’s features and comparison to the competition in the marketplace. Decisions must also be made concerning improvements that might enhance the home and sell it faster and for a higher price.
Whether buying or selling a home, one activity will be part of the process in all cases and for all involved. Let’s look at the offer to purchase contract and negotiation process from both sides
Suzanne Hodgson has obtained her Accredited Senior Agent (ASA) designation through completing a program designed to provide the skills necessary to serve the specific needs of the mature/senior real estate market. 
The microFIT program is an initiative of the Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA) Feed-in Tariff program to assist in the development of “micro” renewable energy sources across Ontario. The premise of the program is to encourage property owners to invest in small scale renewable energy projects in return for a contract with the Ontario Government that pays them a fixed price for the power their project generates for the full term of their contract.
Moving or not, when it comes to replacing functioning parts of your home, consider these facts before purchasing. These tips may save you money on the sticker price and reduce your water/fuel consumption as well.
Anyone considering to put their house up for sale wants to maximize both presentation of the house and the amount they sell the house for. Often, we are emotionally attached to our properties, and our choices in improvements may not reflect what the public is really looking for. Putting in a $200.00 faucet may not bring you the same return as a $50.00 faucet and $150.00 spent on 
