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 […]
Author: David Coffey
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, […]
Should You Pay For The View?
Let’s not kid ourselves. What you look at every day when you glance out the window(s) of your condo plays a very important role in what you paid for your condo and what you will […]
Are FSBOs Dead?
I know. The title’s a little much. How can people who sell their own property without the help of a real estate salesperson be dead? Well, the people themselves are not dead, but the practice […]
Where Are Condo Prices Going in 2018?
I don’t have special powers, and I’m not going to tell you definitely where the Toronto market is going to be in the future. With that said, let’s have a look at where it MAY […]
A Single Person’s Guide to Buying a Property
When I decided to buy my first property, I was single. I considered a condo, but instead I decided to purchase a semi-detached, Leslieville house split up into a duplex. This was at a time […]
Can an Urban Neighbourhood Rise Out of Mississauga?
For the most part, Mississauga is not exactly known for its walkable streets and distinctive neighbourhoods. Mississauga has grown to become emblematic of what is has always so brazenly expressed itself to be: Suburban. It’s […]
The Toronto Tea Leaves: Real Estate Predictions for 2018
We all know that the yearly tradition of guessing what will happen in Toronto real estate is about as certain as the future of bitcoin, but since a new year is upon us, I cannot […]
The Upside Down Year of Toronto Real Estate
Have you seen Stranger Things on Netflix? Well, if you have, 2017 may very much be the year in Toronto real estate that took place in the upside down. It’s not that we had creepy […]
Toronto Suburbs You Won’t Recognize in the Future
Let me be clear. Toronto suburbs are not going any where. They are still growing. Many people still dream of owning their own house, which is much more attainable in the suburbs. Something is changing […]
Are Boomers’ Real Estate Needs Being Addressed?
It would seem like the world has bent to their will for 50 years. The Boomers, born between 1945 and 1965 have dominated almost everything they moved through, from the rise of hippie counter-culture in […]
Top Emerging Toronto Neighbourhoods (and Beyond) for 2017
Recently on the cover of Toronto Life I saw a reference to “the New Leslieville”. I found this to be a little curious since only 15 years ago Leslieville was considered to a “new” and […]
The Three Best Older Condos in Toronto
Sometimes they look like a 70s prison. Often they have condo boards run by cranky retirees who do not want a dime spent to update the decaying hallway carpets. And then there’s the maintenance fees. […]
Will Rents Rise Faster than Toronto Prices?
We’re not New York. We’re not Vancouver. But Toronto is a more expensive place to buy property than many North American cities. No doubt about that. And with the multitude of government rules and regulations […]
Gen X and Real Estate
The world seems to be obsessed with two demographic groups: The Baby Boomers and the Millennials. And for obvious reasons, they’re big. Because of that, the world seems to bend more to their will. But […]
Real Estate and Climate Change: A Bigger Connection Than You Think
Let’s face it. 2017 has really shown us just how vulnerable many cities have become in our current political and environmental climate. We’ve seen hurricanes, huge forest fires, destabilizing populist governments that seem to unhinge […]