I was in a phone conversation a few weeks back with a person who had contacted me about viewing one of my listings that was for sale. Originally the prospective buyer had emailed me from some web marketing I was doing about the property and had asked if he could come view the condo I had for sale at […]
For the past four years the Post City newspaper has put together a round table of real estate industry types and ask them their thoughts on the current and upcoming real estate market in the GTA. Interesting read. What do you think? http://tinyurl.com/6
This morning as I was driving to our local real estate board for my companies monthly office meeting I couldn’t help thinking how on January 5th it was roughly zero degrees out and the sun was shinning strong! The nice weather (well nice by Toronto winter standards at least) is welcome to me in more […]
I myself have worked with some very good Home Inspectors over the past 15 years and they can be of incredible value in certain situations. But I have also during this time witnessed some savoury characters and straight up crackpots who have done an incredible disservice to all parties involved. Let’s be open and acknowledge […]
With front yard parking (boulevard parking in some areas) being a major headache for home buyers throughout many neighbourhoods, the city of Toronto is trying to make access to getting information on what is legal (or not) more easily accesible. Many times I encounter sellers during a listing presentation (audtioning to be their choosen agent […]
Comments from me: This article was originally posted in the Globe and Mail December 3rd, 2009. I saved the article and was reading it yesterday and thought it brings up some interesting points to discuss. What are your thoughts? It may be time to ask a key question: Are Canadian cities marching in the right […]
Stephen Dupuis – Toronto Sun In an interactive webinar earlier this week, RealNet Canada Inc., BILD’s official, independent source of new home market intelligence, provided an in-depth analysis of the housing market’s performance in the third quarter of 2010. I was on the panel as one of the speakers, and I was in very good […]
When it comes time to make an offer you will require current market information and assistance in drafting your offer. You will need a Real Estate Professional. A Real Estate Professional will communicate your Offer to Purchase to the seller, or the seller’s representative, on your behalf. Sometimes there may be more than one offer […]
I was reading an article the other day that was discussing the high volume of new condo sales during the first quarter of the year (January-March) in and around highly desirable rental (living) neighbourhoods. A little background first. Brand new rental apartment buildings have been a void in Toronto pretty much since the 1970’s and […]