There is a scene in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when one of the characters (Principal Rooney) asks the score of the baseball game on TV. The answer is “Nothing-Nothing” and Rooney responds with “Who’s winning?” After a moment’s thought, the answer that comes back is “The Bears”. This
As the media blitz for the Pan Am Games builds to a frenzy for the opening of the games this Friday, I thought I would mention a word of caution about renting out condos to visiting tourists. The caution has less to do with making sure you qualify the person
On this rainy Friday I thought I would take a brief foray into the exciting world of statistics. Wait! Come back and keep reading! I promise I’ll make it interesting for you or your money back. (If you are one of the rare people who aren’t in fact paying top
Great day yesterday at Lord Dufferin PS in Rexdale. My brokerage, Keller Williams Advantage, chose the school as the recipient of our annual day of giving back to the communities we work in. Fun fair, bbq lunch, landscaping – all in a day’s work! Check out some of the fun
I regularly keep on the look out for properties going up for sale in a particular area, street or building for my clients. It occurred to me that you might want an easy way to get notified about real estate activity in your area. If you tell me an address,
One of the most common reasons for moving from one home to another is space. Whether it is too little space or too much space, when your home no longer matches up with your life, it makes moving to a home that is a better fit very appealing. Now don’t
Here it is, the post you have been waiting for! At long last we will put to rest the eternal question of who is better – Peel or Toronto. Now there are those of you who say that there are absolutely better questions than this. We should explore the question of
We all love a good anecdote. Here’s one I particularly liked when I heard it. Bill Murray was at a bar in Austin, Texas, one night with RZA and GZA of the Wu Tang Clan and jumped behind the bar to serve drinks to the crowd. Regardless of what they
Four millimeters is pretty damn small. Stack a couple of pennies together and they would be about that thick. A few weeks ago, something that small cost us $4,000. My family owns some investment properties. One of them is a century triplex near downtown Brampton. We have spent lots of
In Toronto, finding a home that is in good proximity to a TTC subway stop and a good school is pretty much the holy grail. Or the golden ticket if you are more of a Roald Dahl fan! Such properties combine two of the most sought after features in Toronto
Today the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by a quarter of a percent, down to 0.75%. It tells you something about how exciting my life is that news like that is something I feel the need to talk about! As a Realtor and a Mortgage Broker, my
I thought I would take a minute to share what my year in real estate looked like. It was a fantastic year for me and I had the opportunity to work with some absolutely lovely clients on both the buying and selling side. Below are pictures of the properties that
I know that nothing heats up a crowd of real estate enthusiasts like using the latest in buzzwords. Given that, I predict that this will be my most popular email to date. Mind you, I also predicted that the Blue Jays would be in playoff contention this year and that
That’s right, I’m comparing New York City against Toronto. The Big Apple against the T.Dot. NYC against T.O. The 5 Boroughs against, uh..the 6 municipalities. I could go on, but I would have to start making up more nicknames for Toronto and New York and if life has taught me
