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Get Your Home Organized With a Back-to-School Checklist

Seeing old friends, meeting new teachers and saying goodbye to summer (waah!): The beginning of the school year is a flurry of activity and mixed emotions. Make this transition as smooth as possible for kids and yourself by spending some time during the last few weeks of summer vacation putting smart systems in place around […]

East York home attracts 13 bids in absence of alternatives

Sydnia Yu, Special to The Globe and Mail 41 Wolverleigh Blvd., Toronto Asking price: $859,000 Selling price: $1,021,000 Previous selling price: $490,000 (2007) Taxes: $3,907 (2017) Days on the market: 5 Listing agent: Sandra Pate, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston and Daniel Division The Action: East York homeowners were slow to give up […]

Older Broadview condo with city views draws over-asking bid

Sydnia Yu Special to The Globe and Mail Published January 25, 2018 BROADVIEW AVE., NO. 1107, TORONTO ASKING PRICE: $639,000 SELLING PRICE: $640,000 PREVIOUS SELLING PRICE: $530,000 (2014); $425,000 (2010); $275,000 (2007) TAXES: $2,868 (2017) DAYS ON THE MARKET: Seven LISTING AGENT: Sandra Pate, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston and Daniel Division The […]

Riverdale Ice Rink & Skating Trail Grand Opening!

Saturday, December 16th – 11am – 12pm Winter came early to Riverdale Park East this week when the City announced that the rink and skating trail was completed a month earlier than expected! Let’s lace up our skates, hit the fresh ice and enjoy a free hot chocolate together. Please bring a non-perishable food donation […]

Incoming ‘stress test’ mortgage rules could spark buying rush

The wobbly Toronto real estate market may have more trouble finding its footing now that buyers who take out an uninsured mortgage face a more stringent “stress test,” industry watchers warn. Real estate agents, economists and mortgage brokers predict more potential purchasers will put off buying a property or drop out of the market all […]

I’m in the News Again!

Ontario Foreign Buyer Tax is “Working,” says Finance Minister Sales of Greater Golden Horseshoe Region homes to foreign nationals drop significantly Home sales to overseas buyers in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region dropped significantly in late spring and summer, immediately following the introduction of the foreign buyer’s tax, according to new Government of Ontario data. […]

Why Buy Real Estate in Canada’s Two Costliest Cities?

Toronto and Vancouver are pricey, and getting pricier. So what’s the upside? Money now costs every Canadian just a little bit more after the country’s big banks hiked their prime rates in response to the Bank of Canada’s increase earlier this week – and it could affect real estate markets in the country’s two costliest […]

Detached duplex seals the deal for $311,000 over asking!

135 COTTINGHAM ST., TORONTO ASKING PRICE: $1,699,000 SELLING PRICE: $2,010,000 TAXES: $7,430 (2016) DAYS ON THE MARKET: Seven LISTING AGENT: Sandra Pate, Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Johnston and Daniel Division THE ACTION: Agent Sandra Pate set the price of this detached duplex under $1.7-million with hopes of fetching $2-million mid-May. She surpassed her […]

New Protections for Condominium Residents Coming This Fall – Here Are The New Rules in a Nutshell

New disclosures required for directors – whether they are unit owners/occupiers; if they have interests in contracts involving the corporation Mandatory training for condo directors Clearer rules so that condo owners can easily access records of their corporation Better notices/quorum/voting rules making it easier for owners to participate in meetings Mandatory education requirements for condo […]

A neighbourhood, out of thin air

Architect Tye Farrow’s Living Bridges concept would build a condo community atop the Bloor Viaduct. — Dave LeBlanc, The Globe and Mail I wasn’t there, but when I hear architects speak of Toronto in the 1960s – and I try to listen as often as I can– it’s hard not to smile: There was unbridled […]

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