According to an article in USA Today, a 40 acre Hamptons, NY ocean view property has been sold “For Sale by Owner”, saving the owners well over 5 million in real estate commissions*. The buyer of the property was Mr. Ron Baron of the Baron Funds investments and the seller was Adelaide de Menil, […]

According to an article in USA Today, a 40 acre Hamptons, NY ocean view property has been sold “For Sale by Owner”, saving the owners well over 5 million in real estate commissions*. The buyer of the property was Mr. Ron Baron of the Baron Funds investments and the seller was Adelaide de Menil, […]

According to an article in USA Today, a 40 acre Hamptons, NY ocean view property has been sold “For Sale by Owner”, saving the owners well over 5 million in real estate commissions*. The buyer of the property was Mr. Ron Baron of the Baron Funds investments and the seller was Adelaide de Menil, […]

According to an article in USA Today, a 40 acre Hamptons, NY ocean view property has been sold “For Sale by Owner”, saving the owners well over 5 million in real estate commissions*. The buyer of the property was Mr. Ron Baron of the Baron Funds investments and the seller was Adelaide de Menil, […]

A random follow-up thought to the 60 Minutes controversy: one thing we’ve always wondered about is how traditional real estate brokers can insist on calling Redfin a discounter while strenuously maintaining there is no standard commission? The six percent commission is supposedly an emotionally void concept, but anyone who offers to charge less is reviled […]

So, you?ve finally decided that homeownership is right for you. Now you need to determine if you are financially ready to buy a house. In this previous post you can find a set formulas to calculate the size of your loan and evaluate your current financial situation.
Knowing your net worth is important because you will […]

ByTheOwner.com set a new record today! We just had a $1,400,000 Lot in Muskoka sell privately in less than 1 month! This is the most expensive property that we have ever had sell on our website! And of course this sets a new record for the most commissions saved!
Real Estate commissions in Muskoka vary, so […]

I’ve gotten over a dozen calls and emails this morning about my beautiful view home rental advertised on Craigslist. Great, right? Except I have no rental listing available.
Someone, not in malice, erroneously put an ad from the CBBain website on Craigslist, with my contact information on it.
Obviously, we have seen ads places there […]

ByTheOwner.com / DuProprio.com is seeing a slight change in our customer base. When we first started out in Quebec city in 1997, we were mainly a new advertising form for people who were already selling privately. Owners who were accustom to using newspapers and small signs to sell their home privately, realized that posting photos […]

The buying of undivided co-ownerships is getting more popular in Montreal, specially in the Plateau area. And it’s quite understandable why.  There are advantages over the divided co-ownership (condo), specially when talking about Condo fees. When buying the undivided, this is an important piece of information to have, both for real estate agents, as well […]