Toronto’s real estate market was back on fire with a substantial year-over-year increase in home sales in April 2019. The number of residential transactions jumped by 16.8 per cent to 9,042 compared to 7,744 in April 2018. After a slower start to the year, April’s activity is encouraging for those looking to move. New listings […]
Snowstorms, ice storms and even rain, all make for a good time to be a smart buyer and out looking at homes. The problem is, most buyers want to hibernate during bad weather times. What makes it a good time? January and February tend to be two of the slower months sales activity wise for […]
Sales prices are up 3.5% In October 2018. Sales activity up a healthy 6%. Active listings available for sale have dropped 2.7%. What does this mean? Well for starters, the real estate market is doing just fine, thank you very much. That housing crash we’ve all been hearing and talking about, well Bloomberg thinks we’ve […]
I don’t know about you, but me, I’m starting to get really confused about what falls under rent control and what doesn’t? The Ontario government recently released their 2018 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review. In it, there were modest attempts to address the shortage of affordable housing. This government is bringing back exemptions for […]
Now that sold data will be available for the public to access in Ontario, when and how should this information be used? The most likely scenario for its use would entail what I playfully have called, N.N. or the nosy neighbour. The N.N. takes place when a property is up for sale and a public […]
For anyone who has walked through an open house of a property listed for sale, you may have encountered directly or overheard a conversation between what you thought was a potential buyer for the property and that of the host real estate agent, which in reality turns out to be that of a curious neighbour. […]
Let me ask you a question. Do think the values of Toronto condominiums will only rise in the future? I want to keep the question vague for now and only apply it to investment condos, so answer to yourself with a simple Yes or No. Yes you say? Well some might say (myself included) that […]
It’s official! The Supreme court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal from TREB (Toronto Real Estate Board) regarding the publishing of sold information on properties. This currently applies only to property sold through TREB’s MLS listing service. But look for it to be rolled out nation wide once the dust settles around how […]
With the United States election finally behind us, many have posted the question, “where can those who want to flee from the land of the free, under a Donald Trump regime, go?” Well, for starters, the entire world is becoming a lot less friendly with fewer options to live in. With England and their Brexit […]
Some of you know that I recently returned from San Diego after attending yet another training and learning session. I write ‘yet another’ as from time to time, I’ve been asked by some friends and colleagues: why after 20 years of being a successful Realtor do I still go to such events? What else is […]