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25/2/2025 0 Comments your home inspection
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 By Alan Carson Realtors know how stressful buying a home can be. The process can seem confusing and complex, especially for first-time buyers. A home inspector’s goal is to reduce anxiety, not add to it. The home inspection and report should provide clarity and reassurance. The best way to make the inspection a positive experience is to properly set the stage so your clients have the right expectations every step along the way. 
Winter 2023: A look forward The combination of Covid-19 and a crazy sellers' market, led by low interest rates and soaring house prices decimated the home inspection profession in Ontario, and across Canada. With homebuyers placing unconditional offers on resale properties, an estimated 85% reduction in demand sent an overwhelming number of professional inspectors out of the business and into retirement or elsewhere.  Buying a house should be more exciting than stressful, and in a more typical real estate market, home inspections have helped both homebuyers and sellers understand the condition of a house – and what should be expected in terms of repairs and maintenance.
24/9/2021 1 Comment inspecting the home inspectors You’ll save time and money! For most of us, owning a home is not a “Spectator Sport.” Many homebuyers, especially first-timers dive into homeownership with little or no thought about who’s going to look after the day-to-day needs of their home. Unless you’re quite well off, paying other people for general maintenance, upkeep and repairs can quickly drain a family budget. 15/3/2021 0 Comments walk-thru inspections? Photo: inman.com “Walk and Talks” are becoming popular as homebuyers waive conditions in a frenzied market. |
AuthorGil Strachan is a professional home inspector, representing Electrospec Home Inspection Services in east-central Ontario since 1994. 
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