Toronto Condo Construction is Booming Big. Is it a Good Thing?
I’m of two minds when it comes to condos. Part of me feels we have to make it easier for developers to build condos. It can take up to ten years from when land is […]
Author: David Coffey
Toronto’s Real Estate Trends and Surprises of 2018
Every month the Toronto Real Estate Board publishes their statistics on how the Toronto real estate market is behaving. The June 2018 statistics have come out, and for the most part, they don’t reveal anything […]
SHOULD YOU LIVE HIGH UP IN A HIGH RISE?
This past month, one of my clients went into battle with several other buyers to buy a downtown condo on the 27th floor. We lost, but when the first offer fell through, we moved in […]
Best Toronto Beaches to Buy A Property Near
For many Torontonians, the beach is something you associate with a vacation. Or maybe it’s a day trip to Wasaga Beach or Sand Banks. For most of us, if we dare to dream about living […]
Why You Want to Be Near the Eglinton Crosstown
Let’s talk about buying property as an investment. More specifically, let’s look at which neighbourhoods are more likely to show greater appreciation over time. Let’s put aside the emotional pulls that draw you to a […]
When Should You Adjust Your Expectations?
With almost every client I have, whether it’s a buyer or a seller, there is often an adjustment in expectations at some point – especially when it comes to the Toronto real estate market. I’m […]
Is French Immersion a Good Idea?
Let’s face it. For some families, landing the right school is a big deal. Some big spenders may choose the private school route, and some will try their best to land in the top public […]
Is It Always Smart to Live Near a Park?
Four years ago, when I first arrived home from Ugly Mutts with my eight week old puppy Abbey, I discovered an off-leash dog area not too far from my house. It was small, covered in […]
3 MOST TRANSFORMATIVE TORONTO CONDO PROPOSALS OF 2018
There was a time, not too long ago, where Toronto developers would have a lot of land to choose from. It’s like arriving at a buffet on an empty stomach. There is a lot of […]
Is this Neighbourhood Safe?
“Is this neighbourhood safe?” Every once in awhile I will hear that from one of my buyer clients, particularly the ones who are not familiar with Toronto or the Toronto neighbourhood I’m bringing them to. […]
Toronto, the City with the Biggest Real Estate Bubble in the World?
In the past few years, a Swiss bank called UBS has been publishing a list of the cities most at risk of a real estate bubble. In their latest publication, guess who ended up at […]
Condos vs Houses: Why Everything is So Different in 2018
For a long, long time houses have often been the better investment in Toronto when compared to condos. Over the past 15 years, they tend to appreciate in value more than condos. It’s a very […]
The Kids Wanna Rock
Adult children and their parents may all be grown-ups at some point, but the legacy of their parent-child relationship often lingers on forever. For whatever reason, parents of adult children will often see their children […]
Does Toronto Need More Two and Three Bedroom Condos?
There is a housing crunch happening in Toronto, but it’s not everywhere. I’m not speaking in the generally sense here, but with regard to a very specific property type: two and three bedroom condos. As […]
Too Much Corktown?
Let’s say you were once familiar with Toronto’s Corktown neighbourhood in 2010, maybe you lived there, then left Toronto to work in another city until now. You would come back to Corktown and barely recognize […]
HOW REAL ESTATE STATS CAN MISLEAD YOU
People trust stats…. when they come from reliable sources. Me included. There is just something straight-forward and honest about numbers. But don’t be too trusting. Numbers can be easily manipulated, even from rock-solid, reliable sources, […]