How to Survive the Predictions of 2012
Whether you’re waiting in line at the supermarket, sitting around the festive turkey or after enough New Years’ drinks where you feel you have the right to be heard yourself, predictions in real estate for […]
Toronto Real Estate Blog
Lotsa Space or Perfect Location: What Hooks You?
This past week, I toured a few properties with a new client from Montreal. After spending over a decade living in Canada’s second largest city, she decided it was time to call our country’s largest […]
Toronto’s Next Best Neighbourhood – Did Toronto Life Get It right?
After many years, Toronto Life has finally decided to update their “where to buy next” list in their Toronto Real Estate Guide 2012. (I would attach this list, but it’s only available in print at the […]
Toronto: the new Miami?
Never would I have thought any one would compare Toronto to Miami, but alas it is now happened. in fact, I’ve read a few articles in the past week or two comparing these two seemingly […]
Is the Housing Crash Near?
Is it here yet, the housing crash? Lately, this question has been asked of me more and more. With the ups and downs of the stock market, a new plot twist every week with the […]
80 CONDOS VS. MODERN CONDOS
At least once a week I hear: “Who can live in a 500 square foot condo?” To which I say: “Someone who doesn’t want to live in a 270 square foot condo.” People love space. Even […]
Do your future self a favour: Get Parking!
I recently chatted with someone who bought a condo downtown around Queen and Yonge for what seemed like an amazing price. A loftie, exposed brick, open concept place that sounded like a real find. But […]
The Dream That Stays a Dream
Today I walked out of an open house in the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood, just south of Bloor. It was a beautiful house and every thing had been redone from top to bottom with a professional […]
Little India: Ready for your transformation?
For well over a hundred years or so, we all know that large North American cities, whether it’s New York, Toronto, Montreal or Miami have been built on immigration. The result: Culturally distinct “ethnic enclaves” […]
Lansdowne and Bloor revisited
You know, I went to a nice little restaurant, last night, called Zocalo. Less than year old. It was set up on Bloor Street near Lansdowne and Bloor, an intersection famous for it’s low-end strip […]
Pretty but shallow?
Another performance map came out today about Toronto’s real estate market in the past year. I cannot resist these things and will spend a good chunk of time staring at each neighbourhood and wondering why […]
Selling a Condo? Timing is every thing
Earlier this year, I helped a buyer purchase in a pretty amazing loft conversion at a reasonable price on the subway line. We were not the only ones who thought it was amazing though. There […]
Buying Under 300K
I received a call the other day from a Toronto magazine researcher who was trying to figure out where the next up and coming neighbourhood is going to be for 2011 and 2012. She asked […]
Exodus to the suburbs?
Toronto Life just came out with a feature story with the title “Exodus to the Burbs” on the front cover. As I read this article, I was left scratching my head. It seems that Toronto […]
Crack is Whack
Just above you’ll see a photo from a recently discovered flyer found in the Sherbourne and Dundas area. I’m not sure whether I think it’s pretty clever or just plain sad. You can really take […]