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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Parkdale’s a wacky place. Just the other day I was standing on a leafy, pleasant street in this emerging neighbourhood with a client who just purchased a property here. I was speaking to him on the […]
In the Toronto world of selling real estate, some salespeople hold back offers in a healthy seller’s market to help boost the price, and give the public time for buyers to see the house. I’ve […]
