Archive for Toronto condominiums
Lovely 1,824 sf North York 3-Storey Townhouse Just $458,880
This upgraded 4-bedroom 3-bath condo townhome has a gas fireplace in the living room and a walkout to a deck with a hot tub. The kitchen is eat-in size with a breakfast area and a pass-thru to the dining room. The rear bedrooms on the 2nd and 3rd levels are both ‘master-bedroom’ sized, each with walk-thru [...]
2011 Predictions For Toronto Real Estate
Some predictions based on reports on Toronto real estate and Canada’s real estate market for 2011.
Bully Offers and Toronto Real Estate
Toronto Real Estate. What is a bully offer, and what are the pros and cons for both buyers and sellers in a bully offer situation?
Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Target Stays At 1%
The Bank of Canada held its last meeting for the year this week, and in doing so decided to leave the prime rate target where it is – at 1 per cent. This means that those with a variable-rate mortgage will not see an increase in their monthly payments, but it is possible to still [...]
Toronto Real Estate Market Expected To Stay Stable: RBC
A new Royal Bank of Canada report says that the Toronto housing market will remain stable through 2011. According to the report, the Toronto real estate market has recovered significantly since late summer, which proved that demand has not decreased, but that instead special circumstances like the Harmonized Sales Tax and new mortgage rules drove [...]
More Boomers Considering Detached Toronto Real Estate
More Baby Boomers Considering Detached Homes As Next Toronto Real Estate Purchase The 2010 TD Canada Trust Boomer Buyers Report has found that the majority of Canadian baby boomers are planning on downsizing their real estate when they retire, but aren’t looking to move into condominiums to make that happen. Most Baby Boomers Downsizing Their [...]
No Housing Bubble For Toronto Real Estate: BMO
The Bank of Montreal says that there is no cause for concern about housing bubbles in Canada or in the Toronto real estate market. With all of the worries about mortgage debt rising in Canada (The Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals recently said that residential mortgages have finally topped $1 trillion) the Bank of [...]
Toronto Real Estate: Do Average House Prices Matter?
The Globe and Mail recently published an excellent look into Toronto real estate month-to-month pricing and whether or not it’s helpful to the average homeowner to consider these statistics when deciding to jump into the Toronto real estate market. In an interview with chief economist for the Canadian Real Estate Association Gregory Klump, Klump says [...]
Toronto Tops Best Roads Survey
The Worst Roads List is a survey is released each year by the Canadian Automobile Association. For once, Toronto doesn’t have a road in the top spot but has the top three spots on the Best Roads in Ontario list, another CAA annual survey. Last year, Toronto’s Steeles Avenue was voted the worst road in [...]
Over-Sealing Your Toronto Real Estate To Conserve Energy?
The weather in Toronto is cooling fast.. Many Toronto homeowners will take to using heat in order to warm up and get a decent night’s sleep. Smart homeowners also know that the smallest crack or opening will seriously lessen the efficiency of their winter heat, and will seal up their homes to prevent their precious [...]
