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 […]
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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 […]
READING THE TEA LEAVES: PREDICTIONS FOR TORONTO REAL ESTATE IN 2013
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 […]
Toronto: Are You Ready for Your Future?
Lately, Toronto appears to be more and more like a teenager. Not because it has a few blemishes and is relatively young compared to the older cities in Europe, but because, in just a few […]
Buying A Condo New: Still a Good Idea ?
Remember when buying a Toronto condo off the floor plan was the best idea in the world? Investors would purchase units from a developer before any dirt was dug up to make way for the new building, […]
Condo Fees: More Than Just a Number!
Condo fees. The mightiest of obsessions among the condo owner across the city, the world, and possibly the universe, if there are condos on other planets. And for good reason! You can spend a lot […]
How to Navigate in an Inconsistent Market.
A couple of months ago, when I was obsessed with the Olympics, I suggested that the housing market and the condo market were not in sync any longer. They are synchronized divers no more, to […]
The Rise of the Landlord
I own a fourplex. That’s four apartments in one house. For the most part, I don’t mind being a landlord. I’m not particularly handy, but I have learned a few things from youtube, my handyman […]
The End of the High Rise?
Toronto loves a good high rise. We’re a city whose identity is very much wrapped up in it’s own ever-expanding skyline. In fact, some of the most visually exciting proposed projects, like the Gehry proposal […]
Toronto’s Traffic Nightmares
Toronto is a good ranking city. For the most part, we deserve a good pat on the back for that. Year after year, we land on the top 20 of the most livable cities in […]
MPAC is back: Be Very Afraid!
If you own a house or condo or any property in Ontario, you have likely come to know MPAC all too well. And maybe, after understanding what they do, you wish you never knew them […]
Are bidding wars over?
Are bidding wars over? The short answer: no. In fact, I’m sporting my helmet and sword, and I’m headed into a bidding war tonight to smite the competition! And it’s going to be tough fight since […]
Frank Gehry: Good For Toronto?
Okay, I’ll say it. I love them! Monster-sized condos are not usually my thing, but I like these three monsters, quite a bit. Love can be like that some times… There’s been a lot of […]
How To Spot the Next Hot Hood Before the Prices Go Nuts
With a blog spot called “Emerging T.O.” and as a real estate salesperson who specializes in emerging neighbourhoods, it’s not very surprising when I am frequently asked: “What is the next hot neighbourhood going to […]