The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-03-21, Page 11V.
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Livi i�r h�M�
Real estate is a, good in
vestment but buyers and
shouldn't get too emotional
should take precautions before
deal is made, the Lions Club o
Wingham was told at its March 1'
meeting.
RPal estate agent John Breit
said a real estate transaction
tricky legal business, to which
buyers and sellers may not pay
enough attention.
There are plenty of legal snags
which can hold up a sale or cam
problems after a sale, but with a
good real estate agent and a good
lawyer to check the land title
there shouldn't be any legal
surprises.
More than 95. per cent of offers
to purchase AQP
Many are conditional on finan-
cing or whether the punccaW
can use the property for the
purpose intended, as zoning or
other bylaws may restrict use of
the property.
Other offers to purchase are
conditional on the sale of the
house in which the buyer is
living.
Anyone shopping for a house or
JOHN BRENT
Real Estate was the topic at
the Lions Club of Wingham
meeting last week as John
Brent described the process
of buying and selling property
and what to look for in a
home.
re. esiu, dviulls
other building who has some from time to time a ai xere
sellers knowledge
and
a
3
Brent
is
of the current real
buyer.
estate market can estimate the In Lions club business Ted
value of a property with six
f
Hempel of Mitchell asked the
criteria, Mr. Brent said. •
club members to vote for him in
1'he first is the type of con-
the April 22 Lions District Ae
struction, whether the building is
district governor elections.
brick or frame, one -storey or
Andy Ritskes reported he will
two, how the building has been
probably have more than enough
maintained and its condition.
acts for the three preliminary
The second thing to look for is
centennial tart contests which
the size of the building. Many
lead up to the final show ip-
new houses cost about xis a
August. The Brat show will be
square foot for the house alone.
March 29 at the town hall.]
Utility and layout are im-
portant f --tors in the value of a
home. If space isn't used well
within a home or other building,
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the whole building can't be used
effectively either.
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Tic ,ice of lot is important. A
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large house lot is desirable to
Demand has been grow' for
many people who want flower or
the Maitland Valley Co
vegetable gardens, but to an
tion Authority's reforestation
older person who finds it difficult
assistance program since it was
to cut the lawn a large lot isn't as
started in the early 1960s and the
attractive.
program is expanding to accom-
The loc8tion or neighborhood is
modate the demand.
important to most people. Is the
Under the program landowners
house close to schools, shopping,
can have trees hand planted and
transportation and work? Is it far
machine planted or can get a tree
enough away from a noisy fac-
planting subsidy if they do the
tory or a busy street? These are
work themselves.
also important considerations to
The conservation authority's
look at, Mr. Brent said.
interest in having trees planted is
When considering the value of
to reduce soil erosign and provide
a house also consider other
protection for animals.
amenities like a veranda,
Tho the r
� program has been
fireplace or
P picture window
expanded, applications for spring
which may or may not appeal to a
planting must be received a year
buyer.
in advance.
A real estate agent can play an
The charge to landowners for
important part in making sure
machine planting is $20 per
both buyer and seller get the best
thousand trees planted and for
deal because he can tell each of
hand planting the charge is $M. a
the comparative value of the
thousand. The cost of trees is one
property, he can find a buyer and
cent each. To qualify for the
ensure he has the ability to pay,
machine and hand planting
he can show the property to best
services a minimum of one acre
advantage while showing the
disadvantages too and can help
must be planted in trees at a
time. Under '
buyer and seller enter into a legal
the tree planting
subsidy a minimum of half an
agreement.
Because of the high price of
acre must be planted. A
maximum of 10 acres per lan-
real estate, which he guesses will
downer may be planted under the
do nothing but rise in the long
conservation authority's assis-
run, it is important that buyers
tante program.
make the right decision.
In return for the low planting
Though most people trying to
rates the landowner must agree
sell their homes look at
to refrain from cutting the trees
prospective buyers as all having
for 15 year's except for scotch
potential a real estate agent
pines, diseased and dead trees
comes to know what category of
and for neces-ary thinning.
person is doing th,_� looking. There
The species of trees to be
are curiosity seekers who want to
planted will be determined by
see what their neighbor's house
conservation authority staff
looks like, the renovator who
during a field inspection of the
wants decorating tips, the hob-
area to be treed.
byist who spends spare time
For more information on the
looking at houses, the dreamer
assistance program contact the
who wants to look at expensive
conservation authority at 335 -
places presently out of reach and
3557.
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The Wingham Advan*-Tithes, March 21, 1WN— 11
PUTTING IN TIME—Rick Deichert, top, and Rance Willis
took their turn in the timekeepers' box at the arena on the
weekend to help with the big Wingham Midget Hockey
1, !rnament. Junigr Citizens and others volunteered to do
the timekeeping fbr the tournament's 40 games.
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