Here’s an alarming statement: “Canadian home values fell last year for the first time in three decades amid falling prices in some of the country’s priciest markets, even as debt burdens increased.” The above statement […]
1879. That’s how many Toronto real estate transactions there were in February 2019, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board. To be clear, this is not the GTA. It does not include York Region, Durham […]
Should Toronto’s Greenbelt go? Some realtors, politicians, and developers think so. They feel the Greenbelt has been a huge contributor to higher home prices in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas. Developers are eager to […]
Toronto buyers are frustrated. And who can blame them? Yearly gains in home prices have eroded affordability in this city for over a decade now. And yet the buyers still come. The city and region […]
I like kids. I really do. I have helped many, many families buy property who have kids or are planning on having kids. At the risk of sounding a little mushy, I really like to […]
Picture this: It’s offer night. You, or you and your significant other, have found a home you love after months of going through duds or homes that get snapped up in bully offers. You lied […]
Let’s not kid ourselves. A good condo is a highly subjective thing. One person’s dream kitchen is another person’s room they’ll never use. For some, it’s better to use the oven to store your workout […]
Houses have had an amazing run. For a rather long time, detached houses have been the coveted house type to buy in Toronto. Study after study points to how Boomers would like to stay in […]
There’s renovations. There’s evictions. But are you aware of the renoviction? In case you are not, let me put the term “renoviction” in its simplest terms: A renoviction is an eviction given to a tenant […]
I was originally going to title this: “Let’s Look at the Dark Side: What Forces Could Bring Down Toronto Real Estate Market?” Not only was it too long, but as soon as I wrote it […]
Every year I offer a number of educated guesses on how the Toronto real estate market will roll out in a given year. And for the most part, my predictions have been roughly 80% on […]
Compared to the Toronto real estate roller-coaster ride of 2017 that had some people looking like this… 2018 has been relatively tame, even a little boring. No wild rides up and down like we saw […]
Some will argue that soft lofts are sad imitations of the hard loft original. At best, they mimic the industrial look of hard lofts, the converted factories, churches and warehouses of 100 or more years […]
You’re a sucker for high ceilings. You like double-bricked houses with turrets, dormers and wrap-around front porches. You’re a fan of steep roofs, red brick, and those stain glass windows from a bygone era. Victorian […]
I have a deck off my office on the top floor of my house. When I bought my house, this deck played a small part in my decision to buy here. I had dreams of […]
When I was 27 years old life was pretty good. I’d just finished my Masters Degree and I was working at a well-respected and cutting-edge advertising firm here in Toronto, where there was free breakfast […]
