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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]