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| | { PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE anD CLASSIFIED @DVERTISING VOL.1 No.28 - FIRST CHOICE REAL ESTATE - TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1990 Published weekly by the Port Perry Star = ROYAL LePAGE = = CTT J --_-- = A member of the group. Residential Real Estate Services 171 King Street East Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1C2 Office: 576-5544/852-6118 Toronto Line: 294-6067 Res.: 985-0076 Fax: 852-9050 MAGNIFICENT EXECUTIVE Northwest of Port Perry on 1%: acres. Quality custom built with European precision. This 4 bdrm, 3250 sq.ft. home features a fabulous gourmet kit- chen, sunken family room, formal dining room, a huge master bedroom with a marble ensuite accented with 24 carat gold. Oak tongue and groove flooring and bevelled glass Vindows compliment many other luxurious ap- pointments throughout. This impressive home is offered for sale at $499,900. APPLE VALLEY SWEETIE! This 3 bedroom, 1500 sq.ft. family home features an open stone fireplace and walkout from living room, eat-in kitchen with separate dining area, finish- ed rec room with pine wainscotting and a workshop or hobby area. This family home is situated on a manicured landscaped lot within walking distance to all amenities. $195,000. To view these properties please call: Valerie Harbour 985-0076 / 576-5544 (24 hr. pager) T0 VIEW THESE PROPERTIES CALL YOUR REALTOR TODAY. Survey of your property shows if 'title' is good A property survey is something most people come across rarely; and when they do they usually recoil at the expense -- bet- ween $800 and $1,000 -- of a procedure that seems sim- ple on the surface. A survey is most often re- quired when property changes hands because the seller of a property is re- quired to provide evidence of 'good title.' For home buyers, it's a "good idea to include a new..--aroun = 4 BCAUSEe . -in your-offer to pur. Quality is Ally 60 chase. However, sellers are only required to provide the purchaser with any existing survey in their possession or control. If there is no survey, the seller cannot be forced to provide one. A surveyor can be hired for a small fee to tell you if a new survey is necessary. Financial institutions will * often request a survey in the execution of a mor- tgage, as they usually want to know exactly what they are lending money against. A survey can also be re- quired to obtain a building permit when major renova- tions are being considered. Choosing a surveyor is a relatively easy process. A lawyer or Realtor can be asked for recommenda- tions. To obtain a licence, a surveyor must secure a degree and serve a period of apprenticeship. Training is quite comprehensive and the profession is strictly regulated by the Associa- tion of Ontario Land Surveyors and by the Cana- dian Council of Land Surveyors. It's generally a good idea to hire a surveyor who is familiar with your area. However, try to shop charges are not reg and each surveyor sets his or her own fee schedule. In smaller communities it may be difficult to get com- petitive bids but it is a recommended policy if possible. Much of a surveyor's day is spent in registry offices. There, they will do a title search of the property under consideration land all the adjacent lots, back to original street plans for reference. A rather large area needs to be ex- amined to ensure that a pro- perty is correctly described in relation to streets and neighbouring properties. After doing the paper- work, surveyors go to the (Tum to page 4) The Bod Bovey Sto | READ EVERY WEEK BY OVER 20,000 PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES * * ASHBURN - BLACKSTOCK - BROOKLIN CAESAREA - EPSOM - GREENBANK - JANETVILLE LITTLE BRITAIN - NESTLETON PORT PERRY - PRINCE ALBERT SEAGRAVE - SUNDERLAND - UTICA = UXBRIDGE and surrounding hamlets & villages. * COLUMBUS