Will Rent Control Work?
Whether you’re a lord or lady of the land or Toronto tenant, Ontario’s new rental rules that took effect on September 1, 2017 is going to change the ways Torontonians rent. If you own income […]
Toronto Real Estate Blog
Should You Sell First or Buy First?
Remember when you bought your first place? You were terrified. Maybe a little clueless about the process. But generally, speaking for most people, it was easy. Why? Because you didn’t have to sell a house […]
Why Do People Want to Live in Cities?
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 […]
The End of Parking
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 […]
Inside the Mind of the Seller of 2017
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 […]
What Do You Do When There’s No Bidding War?
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 […]
Is Toronto’s Foreign Buyer Tax Working?
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 […]
The Rise of the Yimby
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 […]
Top 5 Issues Affecting Toronto Real Estate in the Next 10 Years
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 Fall and Rise of the Union-Pearson Train
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 […]
Waiting on the Sidelines
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 […]
WHY SELLING YOUR HOME IS LIKE MAKING A MOVIE
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 […]
Don’t be Seduced by the List Price
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 […]
Is Toronto’s Real Estate Market Going Down?
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” […]
50 Years of Gentrification
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 […]
How Do We Add Supply To Toronto?
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 […]