Microsoft offers several wonderful databases of free on-line tools to help web surfers. HomeAdvisor and MoneyCentral offer a wide variety of information for the home buyer or seller. They are both very useful web sites and definitely worth looking into
HomeAdvisor now offers access to listings all over Canada! Plus lots of other Canadian real estate information!
The International Real Estate Directory is as it says, a listing of agents and brokers throughout the world. It also has links to other related sites all over the world.
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation web site gives you the latest in information on the housing market. There is information on buying your home and on various publications of the CMHC, as well as information on investment opportunities.
Strategis has been set up as a web site by Industry Canada to offer a database filled with Canadian business information. It is one of the most used Internet sites in Canada and the single most used site of the Canadian government.
The STAR INSPECTION GROUP site and the following one offer suggestions on how to assess potential problems that may be encountered when buying an older home. These are sites essentially geared to Americans, however each site offer a few useful tools that you might find of interest.
This site has a section called, " How Not To". Using photographs they help illustrate some common problems that can confront the homeowner.
FreddieMac is a company offering financial services to Americans, however they too offer some useful pointers with their home inspection kit!
Microsoft offers web surfers an amazing map tool. You can use it to plan your vacations and also use it to give yourself a visual point of reference in areas where you may be interested in looking to buy a home.
