Toronto: the new Miami?
Never would I have thought any one would compare Toronto to Miami, but alas it is now happened. in fact, I’ve read a few articles in the past week or two comparing these two seemingly […]
Never would I have thought any one would compare Toronto to Miami, but alas it is now happened. in fact, I’ve read a few articles in the past week or two comparing these two seemingly […]
Is it here yet, the housing crash? Lately, this question has been asked of me more and more. With the ups and downs of the stock market, a new plot twist every week with the […]
At least once a week I hear: “Who can live in a 500 square foot condo?” To which I say: “Someone who doesn’t want to live in a 270 square foot condo.” People love space. Even […]
I recently chatted with someone who bought a condo downtown around Queen and Yonge for what seemed like an amazing price. A loftie, exposed brick, open concept place that sounded like a real find. But […]
Today I walked out of an open house in the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood, just south of Bloor. It was a beautiful house and every thing had been redone from top to bottom with a professional […]
For well over a hundred years or so, we all know that large North American cities, whether it’s New York, Toronto, Montreal or Miami have been built on immigration. The result: Culturally distinct “ethnic enclaves” […]
You know, I went to a nice little restaurant, last night, called Zocalo. Less than year old. It was set up on Bloor Street near Lansdowne and Bloor, an intersection famous for it’s low-end strip […]
Another performance map came out today about Toronto’s real estate market in the past year. I cannot resist these things and will spend a good chunk of time staring at each neighbourhood and wondering why […]
Earlier this year, I helped a buyer purchase in a pretty amazing loft conversion at a reasonable price on the subway line. We were not the only ones who thought it was amazing though. There […]
I received a call the other day from a Toronto magazine researcher who was trying to figure out where the next up and coming neighbourhood is going to be for 2011 and 2012. She asked […]
Toronto Life just came out with a feature story with the title “Exodus to the Burbs” on the front cover. As I read this article, I was left scratching my head. It seems that Toronto […]
Just above you’ll see a photo from a recently discovered flyer found in the Sherbourne and Dundas area. I’m not sure whether I think it’s pretty clever or just plain sad. You can really take […]
Parkdale’s a wacky place. Just the other day I was standing on a leafy, pleasant street in this emerging neighbourhood with a client who just purchased a property here. I was speaking to him on the […]
In the Toronto world of selling real estate, some salespeople hold back offers in a healthy seller’s market to help boost the price, and give the public time for buyers to see the house. I’ve […]
Community is one of those wishy washy words that I don’t like to throw around. It means different things to different people. For some, a good community is a lawful place where there’s no crime, […]