The Truth About Real Estate Flyers
Alas! It’s Spring! Flowers are bursting! Birds are tweeting! And your mailbox is jam packed with real estate flyers. Not that real estate flyers are the sole domain of this season, but they really do […]
Author: David Coffey
Hamilton: Toronto’s Next Emerging Neighbourhood?
Over the years, I have developed some pretty decent skills at spotting an emerging neighbourhood. I look for the obvious signs: artists moving in, a commercial strip improving with new independent shops, young families popping […]
South Etobicoke: Suburban No More?
I was in Etobicoke today with a photographer for a listing I have coming out this week. It’s a sleek, modern condo in the Network Lofts. Really great finishes, and incredible value, I believe, for […]
Is Flipping a Renovated Dump Still the Way to Go?
Renovating and flipping has been a Toronto tradition for quite some time, particularly with older houses. It usually follows a path like this: A buyer comes along and purchases a dumpy house that needs to […]
Links that Stink: Does Toronto Need More Diesel Trains?
I want Toronto to be a better place. I know that sounds all warm and fuzzy. I mean, who actually wants Toronto to be a worse place than it is? But some times, when I see […]
A 16% Decrease in Home Sales. Should You Worry?
Stats can be a scary thing. Especially in real estate. Words like “drop”, “decrease”, “plummet”, “bubble”, and “crash” can ignite the kind of anxiety a homeowner may feel if he or she were being chased […]
Size Matters: In Praise of Older Condos
I don’t want newer condos to get a complex. Some are fantastic. Condos built in the last five years often have better-designed units. They display a wiser use of space. They often, but not always, […]
Wanna Live in the Next Hot Hood? Get Your Pioneer On!
You’ve scrimped. You saved. You’ve bagged your lunches, given up your morning latte, and slowly built up your down payment. You, of all people, know how much it takes to save for your dream home. […]
What Opinions Really Matter in Real Estate?
Every body has their opinions. Especially when it comes to real estate. I know I do. But I also know my limitations. No one can really tell you flat out that they know where the […]
Buying a Condo New? Get Ready for the Age of Incentives!
People like new. And I’m a lot like people. I like new gadgets, new cars, new appliances, new mattresses, fresh, new towels, even a new toothbrush is a little exciting for me. I know that […]
The Luxury Condo/Hotel: Will Fancy Work in Toronto?
Toronto never used to be a fancy place. Sure, people loved good food, and is some neighbourhoods you would spot a few snappy dressers, but generally we never really had the interest to push our […]
I Support Rob Ford! This One Time…
I didn’t vote for Rob Ford. I don’t think he has the chops to run a big, complicated city that’s in a constant state of transformation. I do, however, believe many voters in Toronto had […]
First Time Buyers: They’re Back!
I’m not sure they were ever really gone, but it seems as we move further into 2013, first time buyers are coming back to the real estate market. After crabby reports on the slumping prices […]
Is There Such A Thing as A Balanced Market?
Everyone’s using it. It’s the new real estate catchword of 2013: Balanced Market. This term has been thrown around by agents, water cooler gossipers, pundits, think tanks, banks, cranks and columnists talking and writing about […]
Move over Boomers, the Echo Boomers Are Flexing Their Muscles
Demographics and real estate have a relationship you can’t really ignore. The baby boomers have been given most of the spotlight (or the blame) for how the real estate market has grown. This massive bulge […]
Are Bidding Wars Back for the Spring?
Real estate is seasonal. Whether we’re in a hot market where prices are rocketing skyward, riding a parachute down as prices return to the earth or if we’re some where in between in a balanced […]