The Golfi Real Estate Show

Some homeowners are experiencing buyer’s remorse

In this episode of the Golfi Real Estate Show, Hamilton Edition, Rob Golfi from RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team, shares some stories about buyer's remorse that some homeowners are experiencing.Special guest Caitlin Lee, Business Development Manager at First Canadian Title, tells us everything you need to know about Title insurance.

The ups and downs of owning an Airbnb

Philip Golfi, sales representative from RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team shares his story about getting into the short-term rental game.He also discusses how recent interest hikes on both sides of the border are impacting the housing market and how smaller communities in Ontario are seeing a steep decline in home prices.

Did you hear about the change to the first-time homebuyer’s program?

Rob Golfi, Sales Representative with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team, is joined by Madelyn Townes from Revel Realty Inc. in this edition of the Golfi Real Estate Show, Hamilton Edition.They discuss the May real estate statistics in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara, as well as changes to the first-time homebuyer's program.Will Doug Ford's promise for the housing market be good news for home seekers?A new report shows Toronto is one of the worst places to buy real estate.And many Ontario renters are being forced to choose between food and paying rent.

What happens when a home seller asks a realtor to meet in the nude?

Find out what happened when Rob Golfi of RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team, was asked if one of his agents would meet with a home seller, who is a nudist, in the nude.The Bank of Canada's latest interest rate hike will have an impact on the housing market and is Canadian real estate heading for a crash?Also, Carrie Trembinksi from St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation joins the show to talk about their fundraising efforts.

Can you still buy a home under $200k?

In this edition of the Golfi Real Estate Show, Hamilton Edition...Rob Golfi from RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, the Golfi Team, explains how the housing sector has become a more balanced market.We search for homes that are priced under $200,000 and discuss the danger of mistaking a housing market correction for a crash.Rob also talks about alternative mortgage lenders and the Golfi grad signs.

Coming soon to your neighbourhood: triplexes and fourplexes

Rob Golfi, sales representative with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team says the real estate landscape continues to change as more buyers gain leverage in a balanced market.Rob discusses how to make an offer in Canada's cooling housing market and how the pandemic-fueled real estate boom is coming to an end.We also discuss a Niagara Falls couple that has been charged in a real estate fraud case and reflect on Canada’s history of recessions and how they can help us predict what’s to come.

Introducing a blind bidding alternative

In this edition of the Golfi Real Estate Show, Hamilton Edition, Rob Golfi gives his opinion on a pilot program from the Canadian Real Estate Association that is an alternative to blind bidding.Also, what is each political party promising when it comes to Ontario's housing crisis?

Hamilton’s housing market finally finds some balance

After a long stretch of seeing Hamilton's real estate sector as a seller's market, the latest statistics from the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington show the market has become more balanced.In this edition of the Golfi Real Estate Show, Hamilton Edition: Rob Golfi from RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, the Golfi Team, is joined by Brian Hogben, the owner and principal of Mission 35 Mortgages.They discuss the record high sales of pre-construction condos in the GTA, the ongoing strike by construction workers, what is means to be house poor, and a power of sale.

Learn everything you need to know about Title insurance

In this episode of the Golfi Real Estate Show, Hamilton Edition, Rob Golfi from RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team, tells us about the ups and downs of buyer's remorse that is experienced by homeowners.Special guest Caitlin Lee, Business Development Manager at First Canadian Title, tells us everything you need to know about Title insurance.

Will rising interest rates greatly impact Hamilton’s housing market?

Welcome to the Golfi Real Estate Show, Hamilton Edition, on 900 CHML.Rob Golfi and Phil Golfi from RE/MAX Escarpment Realty, The Golfi Team, talk about some of the interesting real estate deals they have encountered over the last week.They also discuss how rising interest rates are impacting the local housing market and how wealthy investors are a main driver behind Ontario's dwindling housing supply.Plus, will real-time bids and the recent federal budget help first-time homebuyers?