The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released their resale housing report for May 2014 today, showing that this May was busier than May 2013.
Toronto Real Estate News: May 2014 Mid-month Resale Report
May 16, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released their mid-month resale report for May 2014 today. Check out the report here.
Want To Know The Value Of Your Home Renovation? Check out this calculator from the AIC
March 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Curious about the value of your upcoming home improvement project? Or what type of payback will you get from that $20,000 kitchen reno? Check out this interactive guide called RENOVA put together by The Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC).
CMHC: Canadian Housing Market to Remain Steady in 2012 & 2013
February 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today saw the release of the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Housing Market Outlook (First Quarter 2012). Overall the CMHC is predicting that Canada with see two steady years in the housing market. The report points to low mortgage rates, increased migration, and lower unemployment rates in both 2012 and…
Property Tax: Basic things you need to know
January 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Property tax is an unfortunate reality for homeowners. They can be paid in installments (monthly, four or six times a year) or for some it is added into their mortgage payments (lenders may insist on making the payments). There are a few basic things that you should understand about your…
1912: The Year We Missed Our Subway Moment | Toronto Standard |
November 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Can you imagine how much easier and (most likely) less congested our downtown streets would be if we had another subway line? Just imagine. Apparently we, the City of Toronto, had our chances (and the opportunities passed) to have another subway line along Queen Street. In both 1912 and 1946…
Market Report: November Mid-Month Resale Housing Market Figures
November 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The resale market figures, from the Toronto Real Estate Board, for the first two weeks of the month are in. The GTA saw a 13% increase in the number of transactions completed, a 16% increase in new listings, and a 10% increase in average selling price during this period compared…
Time To Invest: Rental Market Heats Up
September 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Thinking about purchasing an investment property to rent? If so, now might be the time. Last week TREB (Toronto Real Estate Board) released a report on the Toronto Rental market, showing that the rental market is continuing to tighten, thus leading to higher rents. According to the report the number…
Housing Sales Up Across GTA: TREB
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released their mid month numbers for September on Friday showing that sales transactions have increased by more than 25 percent and new listings have grown 14 percent over last year during this time period. The average selling price in the first half of September…
CREA: August Home Sales Hold Steady
September 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Canadian Real Estate Association released their report on the national resale housing market for August today and the feeling is quite positive. Despite a month of heavy turmoil throughout the global economy the Canadian housing market held up strong and remained stable for a second consecutive month, with Toronto…