Overview: a case study of how I sold a $3.4 million Toronto penthouse, with insights on marketing, luxury condos, and the future of Toronto real estate. It’s no secret that GTA home prices have been soaring over the past few decades. In spite of ongoing health restrictions, job uncertainty and the prospect of interest rates hikes, buyers are still eager…
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3 Things To Know Before Selling Your Home
Overview: a look at the 3 things to know before selling your property, including proper pricing, timing tips, and marketing strategy. In fact, the CBC estimates that up to 13% of downtown condos are currently sitting empty. The reality is just because you put your home on the market doesn’t guarantee it will sell, or fetch over-asking price. But there…
Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Buy A Home
Overview: a look at why the next few months are the perfect time to buy a home in Toronto and the GTA, including upcoming rule changes, market trends and the impact of COVID-19. What makes me so sure? Simple: they’ve gone up every month since 2018. That’s right—despite the first, second and now third wave of the pandemic, home prices…
GTA Home Prices Hit Record High In March 2021
Overview: a look at the GTA and Toronto housing market’s record-breaking performance in March 2021, including sales, prices, trends, forecasts and more. Toronto home prices just hit a new all-time record —blogTO Average GTA home price sets new record, up almost 22% from last year —Daily Hive Toronto March home sales, prices blow past record set during the 2016 real…
Upsizing: Why Couples Are Picking Real Estate Over Weddings
Overview: a look at how COVID has inspired couples to invest their wedding budgets in real estate, whether it’s buying their first home or upsizing to something bigger in the city. Work, travel, school, recreation—COVID has turned every aspect of our lives upside down. Weddings are no exception. Many couples have had to cancel or postpone their big day because…
February 2021: Toronto’s Cold Winter & Hot Housing Market
Overview: an analysis of the February 2021 Toronto housing market, including sales, prices, competition, and the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout. The short answer is no. In fact, despite stay-at-home orders and a brutally cold winter, Toronto’s housing market has been on fire. Sales, listing and average home prices are all up, while competition has been…
Case Study: How I Sold 2 Condos Fast & Over-Asking Price
Overview: a Case Study of how I sold two condos, 560 Front St W Unit 622 and 38 Cedarland Dr Unit 1206, in less than a week and for well above asking price, plus what it means for Toronto’s condo market. If you follow real estate news like I do, you might’ve heard that condos were hard hit by the…
Selling Tips: 10 Ways To Increase Your Property Value
Overview: 10 tips for home sellers to increase their property value and maximize their profits. But in order to make money, sometimes you have to spend it. Expenses can include renovations, landscaping, upgrading old equipment and more. While it may cost a bit upfront, the return on your investment will definitely be worth it. The following guide offers 10 tips…
King West: A Profile of Toronto Neighborhoods [2021]
Overview: a comprehensive guide to King West and Toronto’s Entertainment District—updated for 2021. King West: Then Named after George the 3rd, King St was one of first roads to be laid in 1793 when Toronto was still called York. It soon became Toronto’s primary commercial thoroughfare, only to be destroyed and rebuilt following the Great Fire of 1849. The…
The 2021 Toronto Real Estate Market Forecast
Overview: a forecast of the 2021 Toronto condo market, including the impacts of vaccines, jobs, immigration, rental supply, the freehold market, price predictions and more. Before the pandemic, condo sales were strong, competition was fierce, and prices were soaring. Today, however, condos seem to have fallen out of favour. While freehold properties such as detached homes are seeing a boom…
The Impact of COVID Vaccines on Toronto Real Estate
Overview: a look at the potential impacts of COVID-19 vaccines on Toronto real estate, including buying, selling, renting and more. According to CTV News: Ontario is seeing almost a doubling of the rate of vaccines getting out of freezers and into arms… Just as the pandemic disrupted Toronto’s housing market, vaccines are set to do it once again. Buying, selling,…
Post-COVID: Toronto Real Estate In 2021 and Beyond
Overview: a look at Toronto’s housing market post-COVID, including home prices, house vs condo sales, immigration and more. 2020 has been one terrible surprise after another. So how can anyone predict what next year will look like? While we can’t be 100% accurate, we can use the latest data and trends to forecast 2021 with some confidence. Plus hope is…
October 2020 Housing Market: GTA Shatters Records
Overview: a look at Toronto’s October 2020 Housing Market, including its transition to a buyers market, house vs condo sales, prices, the impacts of COVID-19, and more. Our last market report ended with the question: what does next month hold for Toronto’s housing market? We now have a definitive answer. According to the latest data, total sales, new listings, and…
Toronto Has Officially Become A Buyer’s Market – Listing up 215%
Overview: a look at the current buyers market and why now is the perfect time to invest in Toronto real estate. According to blogTO: With 4,539 new builds sold in the area, last month marked a shocking 217 per cent increase from August 2019, with numbers 119 per cent higher than the 10-year average. But it’s not just the sheer…
170 Bayview Avenue Unit 512 – 1 Bed + 1 Bath – For Lease
Building Name: River City 3 Address: 170 Bayview Avenue – Unit 512, Toronto ON, M5A0M4 Neighbourhood: Corktown (West Don Lands) Developer: Urban Capital Architect: Saucier + Perrotte Interior Designer: Urban Capital Property Manager: Dash Property Management Year Built: 2018 # of Units: 332 # of Storeys: 29 Parking: N/A Locker: N/A Size: 557 sq. ft. Rooms: 1 Bedroom + 1…