Let’s first acknowledge that Toronto is not the perfect city. There is too much traffic. Less public transit that a city this size needs. Crumbling infrastructure. A serious social housing shortage. And it’s an expensive […]
Let’s face it. Parking is not the most titillating of topics. But it’s very possible that how we think of parking is about transform before us. In fact, it may be going the way of […]
Let me offer a snappy break-down of the Spring market in simple, digestible terms: Winter 2017. Sellers were kings of Toronto. Crazy bidding wars. Bully offers. Huge price increases. Buyers were sad. More sellers came […]
Let me be clear. Bidding wars are not over. They still exist and and with the right strategy, could be very effective for a seller. When the market is tilted so much in the favour […]
The Toronto real estate market is the new Donald Trump. If you’re looking for drama, fear, and entertainment 2017 will not disappoint. From runaway prices in the first four months to cooling prices in the […]
Many of us have heard the term nimby. Some of us may have been a part of a nimby initiative in their own neighbourhood. In case you are not familiar with the term, nimby is […]
Real estate in Toronto has rapidly transformed our city in the past ten years. Price appreciation, rejuvenation of many Toronto neighbourhoods like the Junction, Leslieville, Corktown, Liberty Village, and Wychwood Park, and increased densification on […]
The Union-Pearson Express. It was a great idea that became one of the most reviled transit links in the city of Toronto for a time. But today I’m coming in on a hopeful note. I […]
There is a category of buyers – not a new category – but one that has certainly swelled in numbers over the past month or so. It’s a group I call the “Waiting-on-the-Sideline-Buyers”, or just […]
Selling your home used to be fairly straight forward. Fifteen to twenty years ago, there was a lot less staging. There was a lot less technology, and prices where not nearly as high. So the […]
As humans, we like to make sense of the world. It helps us survive. We don’t want to feel like we are randomly hurtling through time and space without any direction or control. A little […]
Something’s different. Toronto sellers know it. Toronto buyers know it. The Toronto real estate market is not what it used to be even two months ago. Things have cooled off this Spring. And by “cooled off” […]
Gentrification is just over 50 years old. It may have been happening in Roman Times when a couple of huts were knocked down to make way for the emperor’s swimming pool, but the term itself […]
Let me start by making my point to those who regulate Toronto: Stop obsessing on the demand for properties, and start thinking about the supply of properties. We’ve been all about taming the demand for […]
There have always been Torontonians who “cash out” of their properties. Many simply head for the nearby suburbs or smaller cities to have a larger house and a big yard where they or their kids […]
Status Certificate reviews and the purchasing of a condo were almost inseparable at one point. They went hand in hand with each transaction. But this romantic relationship has hit the rocks lately. Nowadays something a […]
