The Toronto Tea Leaves: Real Estate Predictions for 2018
We all know that the yearly tradition of guessing what will happen in Toronto real estate is about as certain as the future of bitcoin, but since a new year is upon us, I cannot […]
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The Upside Down Year of Toronto Real Estate
Have you seen Stranger Things on Netflix? Well, if you have, 2017 may very much be the year in Toronto real estate that took place in the upside down. It’s not that we had creepy […]
Are Boomers’ Real Estate Needs Being Addressed?
It would seem like the world has bent to their will for 50 years. The Boomers, born between 1945 and 1965 have dominated almost everything they moved through, from the rise of hippie counter-culture in […]
Gen X and Real Estate
The world seems to be obsessed with two demographic groups: The Baby Boomers and the Millennials. And for obvious reasons, they’re big. Because of that, the world seems to bend more to their will. But […]
Real Estate and Climate Change: A Bigger Connection Than You Think
Let’s face it. 2017 has really shown us just how vulnerable many cities have become in our current political and environmental climate. We’ve seen hurricanes, huge forest fires, destabilizing populist governments that seem to unhinge […]
The Autumn Market of 2017: Is the Free Fall Over?
So far, 2017 has proven to be like no other year in Toronto real estate. Heads spun. Naysayers neighed. Predictability appeared to have been thrown out the window. Toronto real estate in 2017 has defied […]
Will Rent Control Work?
Whether you’re a lord or lady of the land or Toronto tenant, Ontario’s new rental rules that took effect on September 1, 2017 is going to change the ways Torontonians rent. If you own income […]
Why Do People Want to Live in Cities?
Let’s first acknowledge that Toronto is not the perfect city. There is too much traffic. Less public transit that a city this size needs. Crumbling infrastructure. A serious social housing shortage. And it’s an expensive […]
The End of Parking
Let’s face it. Parking is not the most titillating of topics. But it’s very possible that how we think of parking is about transform before us. In fact, it may be going the way of […]
Inside the Mind of the Seller of 2017
Let me offer a snappy break-down of the Spring market in simple, digestible terms: Winter 2017. Sellers were kings of Toronto. Crazy bidding wars. Bully offers. Huge price increases. Buyers were sad. More sellers came […]
Is Toronto’s Foreign Buyer Tax Working?
The Toronto real estate market is the new Donald Trump. If you’re looking for drama, fear, and entertainment 2017 will not disappoint. From runaway prices in the first four months to cooling prices in the […]
The Rise of the Yimby
Many of us have heard the term nimby. Some of us may have been a part of a nimby initiative in their own neighbourhood. In case you are not familiar with the term, nimby is […]
Waiting on the Sidelines
There is a category of buyers – not a new category – but one that has certainly swelled in numbers over the past month or so. It’s a group I call the “Waiting-on-the-Sideline-Buyers”, or just […]
Is Toronto’s Real Estate Market Going Down?
Something’s different. Toronto sellers know it. Toronto buyers know it. The Toronto real estate market is not what it used to be even two months ago. Things have cooled off this Spring. And by “cooled off” […]
50 Years of Gentrification
Gentrification is just over 50 years old. It may have been happening in Roman Times when a couple of huts were knocked down to make way for the emperor’s swimming pool, but the term itself […]
How Do We Add Supply To Toronto?
Let me start by making my point to those who regulate Toronto: Stop obsessing on the demand for properties, and start thinking about the supply of properties. We’ve been all about taming the demand for […]