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 […]


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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, […]


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The Greenbelt and the Future of the GTA

All in all, I’m a pretty big fan of Greater Toronto’s greenbelt policy.  It protect 1.8 acres of prime farmland and green space around the Greater Golden Horsehoe from St. Catherine’s around the bend of […]


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Lamest Real Estate Article of the Week

This article (http://bit.ly/IzU6xr ) called “The Hidden Threat of Home Ownership” that hit the Globe this past week has to be the most riduculous thing I have read in a long time. In it, the writer […]


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Can Regent Park Make a Comeback?

Regent Park. Outside of Toronto those words never meant much, but here in our city, it is often known as the dodgy neighbourhood that went very, very wrong for a very long time. The funny […]


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South Florida: The Great American Sale?

Today I’m gonna mention an emerging neighbourhood that’s pretty far afield. In fact, it’s not even in Canada. I couldn’t sell there myself, but it’s certainly worth mentioning. I just arrived home from Miami and […]


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For Some, Size Matters

Lately, I have been getting a lot of people asking me about where to find a condo with some space without breaking the bank. Developers in Toronto are making more condos that are smaller  than […]


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The Rise of the New Gerrard East

I think in most Torontonians’ minds, when I say Gerrard St. East, they think of Little India (a.k.a. India Bizaar), east of Coxwell. If you search a Toronto travel guide or google “Gerrard East Toronto” […]


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How Low Can You Go?

I received an email the other day from a renter who was tired of renting. And who could blame her? I’m told her landlord, who lives in a different unit upstairs from her, is her ex. […]


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The Art of Noise

I’m lucky enough to live in a downtown neighbourhood where I can actually hear the peaceful purr of crickets on a summer night with my window open. On the other hand, I have a neighbour […]


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