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Lies and Statistics

Categories: Articles, Buying, Secrets, Selling    Tags: down, lies, market stats, statistics, townhouse, up, who knows    Date: January 10, 2025   

Is January always the slowest month for real estate sales?

Categories: Articles, Buying, Secrets, Selling    Tags: best, busy, historical, market stats, slow    Date: January 3, 2025   

Is it a good idea to buy a home on Christmas Day?

Categories: Articles, Buying, Secrets, Selling    Tags: christmas, deal, holiday, mistake    Date: December 27, 2024   

Should I buy a condo or keep renting? The answer might surprise you.

Categories: Articles, Buying, Condos, Financing, Renting    Tags: buy or rent, condo market, effective cost, forecast    Date: December 20, 2024   

Right, it’s time to fix the Landlord and Tenant Board.

Categories: Articles, Investing, Renting, Secrets    Tags: delay, housing, LTB, renoviction, rental    Date: December 4, 2024   

Is it time to leave Toronto?

Categories: Articles, Buying, Secrets, Selling    Tags: exodus, LTT, Toronto    Date: November 29, 2024   

Does offering a high commission on a home for sale get it sold?

Categories: Articles, Secrets, Selling    Tags: commission, effective, quick sale    Date: November 22, 2024   

Do Airbnb and short-term rentals still make financial sense?

Categories: Articles, Condos, Investing, Renting, Secrets    Tags: airbnb, HST, short-term rental    Date: November 1, 2024   

What renovations give you the best (and worst) bang for your buck?

Categories: Articles, Renovating, Secrets    Tags: bang for your buck, renovation, return on investment    Date: October 25, 2024   

Why can’t I rent out this property?

Categories: Articles, Condos, Houses, Renting, Secrets    Tags: landlord, rental rate, vacancy    Date: October 18, 2024   

Where the magic happens!

Categories: Articles, Condos, Houses, Secrets    Tags: bedroom, building code, canada, closets, ontario, Toronto, window    Date: October 4, 2024   

A place for everything, and everything in its place.

Categories: Articles, Condos, Houses, Secrets    Tags: locker, storage, stuff    Date: September 27, 2024   

Fixed or variable? What to do, what to do…

Categories: Articles, Financing, Secrets    Tags: bank of canada, fixed, interest rates, prime, variable    Date: September 20, 2024   

Party like it’s 2007!

Categories: Articles, Buying, Financing, Secrets, Selling    Tags: 2007, bank of canada, interest rates, prime    Date: September 6, 2024   

That is..unique. And, no, that’s not a compliment.

Categories: Articles, Buying, Renovating, Secrets, Selling    Tags: terrible, unique, what on earth    Date: August 30, 2024