If there was one part of the Toronto real estate market to really be hammered by Covid, it would have to be the residential rental market. Renters were disproportionately affected by Covid. More job loss. […]
I’m often asked, “When is the best time to buy or sell real estate in Toronto?” or “What season are you able to get the best bang for your buck?” Luckily, in a city as […]
First up, I know there are no guarantees of a post-Covid anything. We know that any variants of the virus could easily throw a wrench into our post-Covid Toronto lives. Still, things are looking up. […]
If there’s one kind of property type that took a serious hit from the arrival of Covid, it would have to be the downtown Toronto condo apartment. For most of last year, condo sales and […]
When talking about another “red hot” real estate market, it’s a pleasant surprise for a change to not have Toronto or Vancouver be the focus. In fact, Toronto feels tame compared to some other regions […]
If you have been ignoring real estate for all of 2021, you may not know that Toronto prices are up. And by “up”, I mean significantly up. Not just in Toronto, but the suburbs, other […]
Well, it’s happening. The vacancy tax in Toronto has been passed at the end of 2020, and it’s officially coming to town in 2022. In its very basic form, a vacant home tax requires that […]
I don’t think there is a person out there who does not want 2021 to be different, or more specifically, better than 2020. And though we would like to see Covid in the rear view […]
So long 2020! You certainly made your impact. But your time here is done! And now it’s time to scratch our chins and ponder life in 2021. I don’t think there has been a year […]
As the year wraps up, I often review my past predictions from last December, and see how close they lined up with what really unfolded in Toronto real estate in 2020. And, at the risk […]
This year it may feel like the only thing that has influenced Toronto real estate has been Covid-19. And to a large extent, that’s true. But I’m here to tell you that’s not entirely true. […]
It may be far too early to start dreaming about an end to this pandemic, but with positive reports coming out about a potentially successful vaccine that could be ready for us in early 2021, […]
Now that we are officially in the second wave of the pandemic, the long-term reality of Covid-19 infiltrating our lives and our economy has settled in with most of us. But it’s different this time […]
Let’s start off with what we know: The Liberal Federal government currently DOES NOT have any plans to put in a capital gains tax on principal residences in Canada. Still, the CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and […]
2020 may be one of the toughest years to predict where Toronto’s real estate market will pivot next. Covid-19, with all its economic, social and health implications, has taken real estate in directions that could […]
Renters around Toronto are finally rejoicing. Landlords… not so much. It seems for the first time in a long time, rents in Toronto have gone down. Nothing crazy. Nothing I would consider a huge correction, […]
