There’s a movement afoot in many cities across North America aimed at taxing vacant store fronts. There are proposals going to local governments in Montreal, New York, San Francisco, Vancouver and yes, here in Toronto […]
Inventory is low. Perhaps you’ve heard? When real estate prices go up in Toronto, often we hear that low inventory is to blame. It’s not a new thing, but it’s increasingly becoming a bigger thing. […]
Remember 2017? At the beginning of that year until the Spring, the Toronto real estate market was on a tear. Prices were going up across all property types from downtown to the suburbs. The demand […]
It’s happening. A full ban on any new single family houses. Maybe not in Toronto. Not yet. But in many U.S. cities from Portland to Minneapolis laws have been passed to end neighbourhoods zoned exclusively […]
Here’s a question I often receive: What is Toronto’s next emerging neighbourhood? Not what is emerging now. Not what has successfully emerged. We’re looking at what is the NEXT emerging neighbourhood. In other words, what […]
Predicting real estate is part instinct and part guesswork. It’s better than a shot in the dark, but it’s not exactly done with scientific accuracy. Simply put, there are too many variables to flawlessly nail […]
All in all, 2018 Toronto real estate was a fairly cautious and tame. After a wild 2017, it was a welcome year. 2019 started off much the same as all of 2018. Cautious and tame. […]
There are a lot of reasons why you may buy an income property. Maybe you want to grow an empire of income properties to build a reliable income stream. Maybe you simply want a basement […]
Being a bully in this day and age is strongly discouraged. That’s not always the case in Toronto real estate. In Toronto real estate, a bully offer doesn’t mean you are being a jerk on […]
Is it time to say good-bye to Airbnb and other short-term rental companies here in Toronto? Some may be asking that question after the big changes that have come through this month. In a nutshell, […]
The last few years have been an anomaly in Toronto real estate. They don’t follow the basic rule book of supple and demand economics. Simply put, the value of condos have been rising faster than […]
Real estate discussion around condos can get heated. It could be around maintenance fees, management companies or the sites and costs of future condos. Then there are the discussions around whether condos are for you. […]
No matter who you are. No matter what your price point. You will ultimately be faced with this question: Do you prefer to have a nicer, more spacious home or a more preferable location? Many […]
I work in a profession that is largely distrusted. On the trust-o-meter, my career calling likely falls somewhere between a used car salesman and a politician. The basic bundle of trust, reliability and honesty often […]
I come across this problem frequently. It all starts with good intentions. Like many of us in this day and age, you start your real estate search online. Maybe you are a first-time buyer who […]
Does this sound like you? You or you and your partner would like to buy a house in Toronto. Not just anywhere, but somewhere in pre-amalgamation Toronto before Etobicoke, Scarborough and North York joined in. […]
