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As of today, Good Friday, March 25th, 2016, there are 4,848 places for sale in Toronto.  That includes both freehold homes as well as condominiums. The latest population figures for Toronto proper (not the GTA, just Toronto) places it about 2.8 million residents.  That means there is one place for

Let’s talk about renting.

2018-02-27T12:20:52-05:00March 25th, 2016|

Given I spent an hour shovelling snow this morning and then took twice as long to get to my morning appointment, winter weather is definitely on my mind today. When I saw the latest market data for February, it gave me the idea to talk about how the weather outside

Yes, the weather impacts real estate prices.

2018-02-27T12:20:53-05:00March 4th, 2016|

I’ve been in some bad homes. Condos with layouts that make me scratch my head, where the bathroom has an inexplicable diagonal jog behind the tub and living rooms are bisected by a pillar that makes placement of a couch or TV pretty much impossible. Houses where modern touches have been

Good Design Matters

2018-02-27T12:20:53-05:00February 26th, 2016|

On this cold Friday, I thought I would warm your heart with some of the pictures I’ve come across while previewing listings for clients. To be clear, these are not photos that you will gaze on with appreciation, marvelling at the composition and quality. If I had to describe one

These pictures are not worth a thousand words.

2018-02-27T12:20:53-05:00February 12th, 2016|

I’ve been thinking a lot about multiple offers lately.  I know, I know, as far as opening lines for an article go, that’s right up there with watching paint dry.  (Mental note – write future post on drying paint.) Multiple offers on a property happen fairly regularly in a seller’s market,

Saying something is patented means its patented, right?

2018-02-27T12:20:53-05:00January 29th, 2016|

Oh boy.  I’ll be honest, as soon as I wrote this post title, I regretted it. For the last decade or so, predicting real estate has been a bit of a chump’s game. If I had a dollar for every time an economist, business magazine or bank predicted the collapse of

This is What Will Happen to Real Estate in 2016

2018-02-27T12:20:53-05:00January 14th, 2016|

With only 15 days until Christmas, today is a good day to talk about how the holidays impact real estate. I know this is a fascinating topic, because every year my family can barely contain their excitement when I start discussing this as we open presents on Christmas Day.  The

Don’t Panic, It’s Just Christmas.

2018-02-27T12:20:53-05:00December 10th, 2015|

As we all love to do, I spent the morning reviewing the latest Toronto Real Estate Board sales statistics.  I think I speak for everyone when I say that nothing compares to a hot cup of coffee and a detailed review of the index and benchmark prices of real estate

It’s time to buy a townhouse.

2018-02-27T12:20:53-05:00November 26th, 2015|

It’s Friday in late August, so I know you feel like doing math. Damn autocorrect. I meant to say, it’s Friday in late August, so there is no way you feel like doing math. So I will do it for you, because it’s actually kind of interesting.

Here’s the really quick math.

2018-02-27T12:20:54-05:00August 28th, 2015|

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