The BEST 7 Minute Video you will watch today !

Honestly, the best thing you can do for yourself today is watch this video !!  Truly inspiring and empowering.

15 Iceboat Terrace - Toronto, Waterfront



15 Iceboat Terrace, Suite #2903



$299,900

WILL WORK FOR INVESTOR TOO ~ Tenant willing to stay ! 

Don't miss this great opportunity..... This unit on the 29th floor with a 32 Sq Ft Balcony has a great City View and a Lakeview.  Steps to TTC, Entertainment, Fasion, Financial and Theatre Districts, Waterfront and Rogers Centre. 

24 Hour Conceirge

Amenities include:  Children's Zone, Lounges, Billiards, Table Tennis, Spa, Yoga, Extensive Gym, Lap Pool, Square Court and more.

For more information call Michelle Makos, Re/Max First at 905-831-3300 today or visit www.MichelleMakos.com for details and information.

Keep the energy positive ~ Today and Always ~



Positive Energy - Positive Results

 Before we head into the weekend, there are few things I want you think about.     It always helps me in my decision making and thought process.

• To ignore the truth - doesn't change the truth.   Be honest with yourself !
• Do what you love and do it well - OR DON'T DO IT !!
• Failure is not an option
• Remember, you can never fail, you can only LEARN !
• Eliminate non-supporters from your life !
• Believe in YOURSELF !
• Choose your life !
• Honour your word !
• Between dreams and reality lies risk ~ that is why most peoplenever achieve their dreams !
• We will attract into our lives what we think about on a consistent basis ~ so think POSITIVE !
• When you really want something, you will ALWAYS find a way.  When we don't, we find an excuse.
• You can OVERCOME your challenges or be OVERCOME by them ~ The Choise is YOURS !

So as we go into the weekend, keep your thoughts positive, your standards and heels HIGH !! :)
Have a good one everyone !   xo

2013 Housing Market Outlook

This is definitely worth the watch !!!  2013 Housing Market insight.  What to expect .... the Canadian Housing market will be HEALTHY...  Just more balanced.   Take a peek !!  Re/Max Rocks !

Did you know?????? Information from NAR Conference in Orlando

Here were some key points mentioned at the Conference.

The US inflation rate is currently 2%... It is expected to rise to 4-6% by 2015.

US Residential rents are rising.

Mortgage rates are expected to be 50% higher in 2014 and 2015.

Home Prices are heading UP

Rising Home Prices will dramatically help home owners who are over financed.

Renters do not accumulate wealth.

On Christmas Day 2011 - 7 Million Smart Phones were activiated within 48 hyours - 240 Million apps downloaded.

Visualization - get a picture of what you want and look at it as much as possile.

Read:  "Think and Grow Rich" - after more than 50 years, it is still considered by many to be on the best business books ever !

Have an "Attitude of Gratitude"

Get rid of negative people in your life !

Use the word:  THANK YOU !!!!

In the last 4 years, real estate searches on Google are up 253%

Those are my little tid bits for today !!  Hope they help you in your personal life as well as your business  !!!
THANK YOU for taking the time to read it ! 

Motivational Saying for the day!

Just like Johnny the Bagger (previous video post) - I have decided every day I am going to post a motivational saying from my list of many that I keep in my office and that I read every day.  So I will share one every day to all my Blogger friends.   Please feel free to comment or share one of your own.   Have a super day and make it count !!!  xo

Fear Less,
Hope More,
Eat Less,
Chew More,
Whine Less,
Breathe More,
Talk Less,
Say More and all good things are yours !

Totally Inspiring ... Everyone can make a difference

THE SIMPLE TRUTHS OF SERVICE - JOHNNY THE BAGGER

This video was sent to me with the kindest of sentiment.   I watched it in awe.   It is so true how such little things can have such a big impact on people.   People may never remember what you say, but they will always remember how you made them feel.   This is a story of a Bagger at a grocery store and how his little act of kindness made a huge difference on the people and the store he worked at.   Kudos to Johnny !!  Pay it forward !!!   I had to share it.   Have a super day everyone and remember, kindness counts !

Market is still going strong !



Re/Max Sells - #1 Pickering

 Its been a long day... just in but happy to say my Buyers are thrilled to have purchased their dream home tonight in Pickering.  First day on the market and we moved on it and it paid off !   Listing agent was a true professional and negotiations were fair and everyone walked away smiling.  Thats real estate !  If it is done right, everyone walks away happy !!

Welcome to Pickering, Olga and Lou... you will love raising your family here. 

Not only do I feel good about tonight's sale, I have made friends for life.  Real estate is about relationships.  It is about building trust and working together.   Next time you are thinking of moving, make sure the Realtor you work with is someone you feel comfortable with.  WE are on the same side.

Ok well I am signing off now, going to get some much needed sleep and back at the grind in the morning ! 
Night night !

Dellbrook Avenue in Pickering will be closed today

Public Service Announcement

Road closure on Dellbrook Avenue in Pickering

WHITBY, ON November 8, 2012 – The Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department would like to advise residents and businesses that a section of Dellbrook Avenue in Pickering will be closed for approximately two days, starting Nov. 12.

WHEN:
The road closure will be in effect, starting Monday, Nov. 12, during construction hours (between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.) and is expected to last until Tuesday, Nov.13.

WHERE:
Dellbrook Avenue will be closed between Brock Road and north entrance to Brock North shopping plaza, to accommodate the paving operations at the intersection of Brock Road and Dellbrook Avenue. Access will be still be available into the shopping plaza, located at the southwest corner of Brock Road and Dellbrook Avenue.

WHY:
The road closure is for the safety of motorists and construction workers during the road reconstruction work.

NOTE:
Please note that unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

When it the BEST time to sell our home?

Very few Listing Presentations I go to,  that I am not asked, "When is the best time to sell our home?".

My thoughts and the reasoning behind them are an assessment that deals with Selling in Durham Region and the GTA, remembering that Real Estate is a truly local business and is completely different as you travel the world....

Durham is a very diverse community with many service-based businesses abound and there are two major vacation times in this Region's calendar. Very little happens here in the two weeks before or after Xmas and during the humid Summer months of July and August, Suburbanites head to the Lake regions surrounding the City. All one has to do is monitor the traffic in the Downtown during these times and you know that a large number of people have escaped.

These are the holidays that affect the Real Estate Market in a really good way. A lot of families are so busy during their regular weeks that they have no time to talk about plans and goals for the future. The Holidays allow goals to be set, a lot of them include moving up, down or sideways. My phone really starts to ring in the second week of January and the second week of September. That is when Clients are ramping up to get their homes ready for the market to come.

Smart Sellers will bring their houses to the market in September, October, November and January, February, March, April. Beware that you don't wait till May or June when you think that the gardens will show the best and sell the house. The market gets flooded with other Sellers jumping on that bandwagon, and the competition stiffens.
It may be hard to consider bucking what you think should be the trend for Toronto Real Estate, but historical sales figures show graphs bumping up in the schedule that I am proposing. Not that houses do not sell at other times, but if you want to take advantage of the Prime selling months, get ready for September and January starts to the Market.

For your free market evaluation, please don't hesitate to contact me at michelle.makos@rogers.com or call my cell at 416-300-3004. Looking forward to working with you.

Lest We Forget !



Lest We Forget

 Today, around the World,  we bow our heads to remember those who fought for us.  The red rememberance poppy signifies the poppies from the poem "In Flanders Fields where poppies grow..."

These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war.

So today, please take a moment to remember the brave men and women who fought in World War I, II and any war ... they deserve a moment of silence.  


A sunrise ceremony started at 8 a.m. at Prospect Cemetery near St. Clair Avenue West and Lansdowne Avenue.


CityNews Channel will have live coverage of Toronto’s Remembrance Day ceremonies starting at 10:30 a.m. Watch it if you can't be there.  I will be !  xoxo
God Bless and Stay Safe Everyone