To Rent or Not to Rent – Is That the Question?
To rent or not to rent? No, it’s not Hamlet, but that is the question for many people. For some renters, they haven’t saved up enough money to buy some thing just yet, or they […]
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Do House and Condo Prices Rise and Fall in Tandem?
I love the Olympics, and when they’re on, I’ll pretty much watch any thing when I have the time. I even found myself watching the women’s synchronized diving this weekend where Canada snapped up their […]
Phantom Bids: Just How Scary are They?
No, it’s not the undead, up from the grave to make an offer on a Toronto condo, and no, it’s got nothing to do with the “Phantom of the Opera” or Star War’s “The Phantom […]
Are All Heritage Homes Worth Preserving?
Toronto likes to take pride in its historical heritage. Cabbagetown, for example, boasts “the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America”. The Distillery District takes the claim of “the largest […]
The Manhattanization of Toronto: A good thing?
Have you noticed the term “Manhattanization” being thrown around a lot these days? Well I have, especially when it has to do with Toronto. Not only in last week’s Huffington Post, but even in real […]
Can the Feds Really Tame Housing Market?
I really do have to scratch my head when I see the Canadian government in action trying to control the housing market. And right now, the Feds are pretty keen to cool it down, particular, […]
Alderwood: A Suburb in the City?
Alderwood’s not like the other emerging Toronto neighbourhoods. There’s big trees, big parks and generous lot sizes, but there’s no main street with clever new businesses to help it take off. The closest thing they […]
The Truth Behind Bidding Wars
Like bees to honey, when we see the word”bidding war” in a newspaper or magazine headline, we cannot resist the sweet temptation to read on, even if the article that hooks you has little with […]
Residents’ Groups: Friend or Foe of Toronto?
Toronto is a city of neighbourhoods. We’ve all hard this countless time. It’s all a part of the Toronto brand. And though this point may have been driven home a little too much at times, […]
The Effect of Toronto Land Transfer Tax on the Price of Homes
I get it. Toronto doesn’t have any money, and they need to collect money to fund the things that cities do. I’m not here to weigh in on how Toronto should do this. Yes, there […]
The Early Signs of an Emerging Neighbourhood
Once a neighbourhood starts emerging – and I mean fully emerging – there is no stopping that kind of momentum. In some part of Toronto, some locations have transformed from grim and even creepy to […]
What Vancouver’s Cooling Housing Market Could Mean for Toronto
It’s official. Vancouver’s real estate market is cooling. Some may say tanking. Others may say a mild and temporary leveling off. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association, the average price fell by nearly 10 […]
Is King West the new Yorkville?
The other day I had an open house on King West. It was a pretty stylish penthouse suite in a typical condo building for the area. What surprised me the most about this particular open […]
Boomers: Are They Really A ‘Demographic Time Bomb’?
Oh those boomers. They are a often a well-intentioned and always a powerful lot! Because of their massive numbers, they have been able to mold our society to suit their interests as they age through […]
Scarborough: Disaster or Opportunity?
What do you think when I say Scarborough? If you haven’t grown up there and don’t know much about it, you probably think crime-ridden disaster, poorly planned screw-up, a wasteland of highways and 70s high […]
The Last Affordable Toronto Neighbourhood?
Lately, I’ve been receiving some pretty discouraging emails, first time buyers who feel they are taking the right approach when it comes to buying a starter home in an emerging neighbourhood. They’re not condo folk, […]