HoodQ HomeBuyer Hub to Be Available to LSTAR Members in 2024

2024 will be a big year for LSTAR, as we will be joining the insight and tool-rich PropTx MLS® Service along with the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, the former Brampton Real Estate Board and the Central Lakes Association of REALTORS® - which encompasses the former boards of Durham, Quinte, Northumberland, Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes.

Thanks to LSTAR’s transition to the PropTx MLS® Service, the HoodQ Homebuyer Hub will become available to you and your clients in the new year.

What Is the HoodQ Homebuyer Hub?

HoodQ is a user-friendly one-stop home buying research platform for both REALTORS® and their clients.

HoodQ Homebuyer Hub Highlights

  • Detailed guides and maps for every neighbourhood in the GTA. That's over 450 Neighbourhood Guides covering 6.7 million people in 25 municipalities. Each guide profiles the demographics of people, families, transit options, and the size of homes that make up the neighbourhood.
  • School information like never before. The School Locator tool allows you and your clients to quickly find which GTA neighbourhoods match their criteria for school type, grade level, school score and special programs. Neighbourhood School Guides feature all GTA schools and available catchments, each with a link to a more in-depth school profile page.
  • A personalized recommendation engine you need to see to believe. Using a first-of-its-kind technology, neighbourhood recommendations will be provided to your clients based on all of their wish list criteria. It's done through a short quiz and provides priceless insights.
  • HoodQ Reports for as many GTA addresses as you like. That's 2,591,351 unique address report packages that highlight each property's best neighbourhood features. This new platform now covers Greater Golden Horseshoe, including Hamilton, Wellington Region, Northumberland County, Dufferin County, and Simcoe County.
  • Home Shopping Tools in every address you search: Your client can easily apply for a mortgage, then lock in a rate in only 10 minutes.
  • Easy-to-use homebuying calculators: You can help your buyer estimate their expenses and avoid unforeseen ones with these mortgage, purchase, closing cost, and LTT calculators.

January's In-Person Training Sessions

Here are the In-Person Training Sessions about all the products included in the PropTx ecosystem that we will be hosting in January 2024:

  • January 10 & 11 - Three-hour Sessions for Brokerage Admins and Managers ONLY (in-person)
  • January 16, 17, 18 - All-day Sessions for All Members (in-person)
  • January 23, 24, 25 - All-day Sessions for All Members (in-person)

To register for any of these sessions, log in to Matrix™, then click on the “Links” tab along the top of the main page of Matrix™. On the next page, scroll down to “Member Portal - Profile, Account/Payment, Education Registration”, and click on that link. Once you're on the LSTAR Member Portal, you'll see all the learning opportunities that are available to you. Click the REGISTER button beside the name of the course that interests you.

Please note that if you don't receive a confirmation email after you register, you have not completed the registration correctly. If you require additional support, please email Learning [at] LSTAR.ca (Learning[at]LSTAR[dot]ca).

Learn about the HoodQ Homebuyer Hub At Your Own Pace

To learn about the HoodQ Homebuyer Hub in your own time and at your own pace, you can read this list of frequently asked questions or watch the training videos below.

For information about the other products that come with the PropTx MLS® Service, please visit the new "PropTx Transition page" on the LSTAR Member Hub.