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🏡 Spring Buyers, HST Rebates, Real Estate Scams & Hidden Cameras 🎥🚨
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- May 30, 2026
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- 2925
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Summary
🏡 Spring real estate season is here — and buyers are officially looking! If you are buying, selling, building, showing, listing, or even just thinking about real estate, this episode is packed with practical advice, real-world stories, and a few warning signs you definitely do not want to ignore. From house viewings and HST rebates to email fraud, showing etiquette, lawyer delays, and hidden recording devices, this is one of those episodes that covers the stuff people only learn the hard way — unless they listen first. Spring is one of the busiest times in real estate, and buyers often walk into homes excited, emotional, and maybe a little overwhelmed. 🌷🏠 But what should you actually be looking for when viewing a house? Beyond the pretty kitchen, fresh paint, and staged furniture, there are important details that can affect value, comfort, future repairs, resale, and your overall confidence in the purchase. We talk about how buyers can slow down, pay attention, and avoid getting swept away by first impressions. We also dive into the HST rebate for new buyers , especially when it comes to new construction. 💰 New homes can involve rebates, assignments, builder paperwork, and CRA rules that are not always as simple as people think. There are no guarantees with CRA, and if circumstances change or something was misrepresented, buyers may find themselves being asked to repay money later. That is why clauses need to be written carefully, with room for CRA decisions and possible outcomes. For real estate agents, there is also a big business lesson in this episode: if you were starting over, what would you do differently from day one? The answer may not be another ad campaign, another sign, or another social media post. It may be building a true loyalty circle — a trusted netwo…