MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS

Happy Holidays

From all of us at Axiom Mortgage, here's to a safe and happy Holiday Season - and all the best in 2012!

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Perks of using a real estate agent

With the Competition Bureau pushing for a more publicly-accessible Multiple Listings Service (MLS), and for-sale-by-owners sites, such as Property Guys, picking up steam, you may be tempted to forgo the services of a real estate agent and tackle your home sale yourself.

Before you invest the inevitable time and money to this endeavour, however, you may want to reconsider the pros of using a real estate agent.

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Renovating can be a time for donating, too!

While home renovations often create a new, more modernized, living environment, they frequently create a lot of waste as well. So what should you do with the extra – but useable – flooring, kitchen cabinets, doors and other remnants of your old life that you no longer have room for? Why not consider donating them?

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Bringing new life to old Ikea designs

If you hate the idea of buying mass-produced Ikea furniture, but like the price, you may want to check out IkeaHackers.net.

While everything on the website starts out as Ikea furniture, it’s full of ideas to help you make these boring pieces into much, much more. While the revamps vary in difficulty, there are plenty of photos, how-to instructions, and inspirational ideas to help you create such things as custom-looking shelving, floating media units, and unique workspaces that are visually interesting to look at, and yet extremely affordable.

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4 survival tips for last-minute holiday shopping

If you're thinking about braving the mall in these last few days before Christmas, keep the following tips in mind:

1. Make a list.

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