The Toronto Real Estate Board released their numbers for the first two weeks of February today. MLS transactions were up over 9% and new listings were up by 13% compared to the same time period in 2011. Check out the report below. TORONTO, February 16, 2012 – Greater Toronto REALTORS®…
GTA REALTORS® Report February 2012 Mid-Month Resale Housing Market Figures
February 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Shopping For A New Home? Start with this basic property wish list
February 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When starting to shop for your new home it’s always helpful to start with a basic list of things that you would love to have. As you go through the shopping experience expect that this list will undoubtedly change; you’ll exchange some of your old wish list items with new…
A Photographic History of Toronto: City of Toronto’s Photostream on Flickr
February 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Not long ago I posted a blog with pictures of the CN Tower under construction. While searching for the pictures I stumbled across numerous other photos of the city at various points in history that are truly fantastic. Like this one of the Royal York, complete with a blimp in…
MLS Introduces Home Price Index: January 2012 Report
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Toronto Real Estate Board and CREA (along with 4 other major Canadian real estate boards) released a new report yesterday called the Home Price Index. It’s kind of like the real estate world’s version of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It is meant to provide information in a clearer…
Getting Yourself Ready For The Move: Three Weeks until Moving Day Checklist
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For most, moving can be an extremely stressful time and the best way to help things go smoothly is to plan ahead. Procrastination may work for you at certain times, but moving is certainly not the time to discover how you react to leaving things until last minute! Often you…
The Homeowner’s Maintenance Schedule
February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Inspecting and maintaining your home is one of the best ways to protect the money you’ve invested in it and with springtime right around the corner (that is if you choose to listen to Wiarton Willie!) it’s a good time to start thinking about what you should be doing to…
5 reasons why the housing market won’t crash | CanadianBusiness.com
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From fundamental structural differences between the US and Canada to large regional real estate differences here in Canada, the following article by Larry MacDonald published by CanadianBusiness.com gives 5 sound reasons why our housing market won’t crash. Check it out. 5 reasons why the housing market won’t crash By Larry…
Tips For Staging Your Kitchen
January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Staging your home for selling is a balance between costs and results. When deciding where to spend your time and money you should most definitely put the kitchen on the list. Arguably kitchen design, improvement and cleanliness contribute more to the resale value of your home more than the rest…
Condo Renovations: Tips on starting your project
January 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With over 58,000 high-rise units built in Toronto between 1984-1994 (according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.) many condo owners are at a point where they are considering renovating their suites and some buyers find that they are considering purchasing a unit with the intention of renovating. Renovating a condo…