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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I can’t help it. I get caught up in it like everyone else. As the new year begins, I want to stare into my tea leaves to see what kind of predictions I can make […]
