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Cape Cod Home Available In Prestigious Old Millside-Baby Point

February 19, 2009 - Updated: March 20, 2009

    This Cape Cod home will appeal to those who have an appreciation for a prestigious Old Millside address.  The sun-filled l [...]

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Have You Had Enough Fear-Mongering?

February 18, 2009 - Updated: March 20, 2009

It would have to happen sooner or later. Someone has already coined a term for all of this pessimistic news that we are being bombarded with dai [...]

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Is There Light at the End of Toronto’s Housing Tunnel?

January 27, 2009

If you have been watching the news lately there seems to be little hope for things in our Toronto housing market to get better for a long time. [...]

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December 2008 - Davisville Village Market Report and Average Sale Price

December 5, 2008

Comparing home sales in Davisville Village between July and November 2007 to the same period in 2008. Last year there were 65 homes sold, versus [...]

Filed under: tips for buyers tips for sellers comparing home sales in davisville village between july and november 2007 to the same period in 2008

Tough Times Are No Time for Inexperienced Realtors

November 6, 2008

"There are far too many agents out there who don't specialize, who do just two or three deals a year. Would you use a part-time lawyer or a part [...]

Filed under: tips for buyers tips for sellers and the majority of these newcomers are part-timers there are far too many real estate agents would you willingly go under the knife with a part-time surgeon

Toronto Councillor Mihevc Opposes Scrapping Land Transfer Tax

October 27, 2008

The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) needs your help. With resale home sales declining, TREB members are asking you to contact City Hall about [...]

Filed under: tips for buyers tips for sellers toronto real estate in an effort to have the city of toronto scrap the latest land transfer tax the toronto real estate board is asking concerned citizens to contact city hall joe mihevc ward 21 st. pauls has called trebs plea to drop the tax opportunistic

Buffet: Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful

October 21, 2008

Warren Buffet, who many consider to be the world's most successful investor, commented recently: "A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful [...]

Filed under: tips for buyers toronto real estate right now a high percentage of sellers need to sell some of them have bought another house and have to sell the first one

Home Buyers – What Ottawa Giveth, Ottawa Taketh Away

October 19, 2008

First, the good news. This past year has seen a squeeze on credit from all sides. Even banks are experiencing rising costs in mortgage funding. [...]

Filed under: tips for buyers toronto real estate canadian government will buy mortgages from banks to help them make new loans on the other hand ottawa will tighten mortgage conditions that will make it harder for some home buyers to get a mortgage

Reflections on an Ever Changing Toronto Housing Market

October 10, 2008

The Toronto housing market has experienced an amazing change over the past few months. It goes without saying, it's no longer "business as usual [...]

Filed under: tips for buyers tips for sellers toronto real estate our toronto housing market has experienced an amazing change over the past few months those involved in real estate will have to adapt to the new real estate climate or drown

Why Toronto Housing Prices Are at Risk

September 14, 2008

History does repeat itself. The question is ... do we heed any of its lessons? For those of us who have been selling real estate in Toronto for [...]

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Prime Mid-Town Toronto Home with Five Car Parking Available for Sale

September 12, 2008

Circa 1910 wonderfully spacious three storey with prime mid-town address! Steps to Yonge St. with Rosedale boutiques, restaurants, ramsden park [...]

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Toronto Neighbourhoods Average Sale Price - July and August 2008

September 4, 2008

August 2008 recorded a steady pace of resale homes in The Greater Toronto market. The neck breaking speed of the last several years has turned i [...]

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Housing Market Goes on Roller Coaster Ride in Toronto

August 27, 2008

Some of Toronto's prime neighbourhoods do indeed march to the beat of a different drummer. Between May 2008 and August 2008, home sales in Lawre [...]

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Toronto Housing Market is Falling, or Is It?

August 19, 2008

The Toronto housing market has shifted to a lower gear. The last ten years have been nothing short of frenetic, and in the opinion of many, just [...]

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National Post Newspaper Finds Housing Grows Cheaper

August 18, 2008

I love headlines ... sometimes. A few days ago I saw this headline in the National Post, "Housing Grows Cheaper." Cheaper than what ... a Bo [...]

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Will the Internet Make Real Estate Agents Obsolete?

August 12, 2008

A few years after the internet started becoming one of the most powerful tools for home buyers and sellers across North America, many in my indu [...]

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Wychwood Park Tragedy – What We Can Learn From It

August 9, 2008

A recent and tragic incident in a respectable Toronto neighbourhood has come to illustrate the importance of selecting the right area, before se [...]

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Central Toronto Housing Market Sends Mixed Signals

July 31, 2008

Most of us are familiar with the most basic law of supply and demand which tells us that when supply goes up and demand goes down, prices ca [...]

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Red Flags to Watch Out for When Accepting Offers On the Sale of Your Home

July 29, 2008

Three weeks ago you put your home up for sale and things are going quite well. The home you are moving into has a flexible closing and you are l [...]

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Which Renovations Give You the Best Return When Selling Your Home?

July 28, 2008

The majority of us tend to make major buying decisions, such as a home,  based on impulse and very little logic. Most home buyers will buy afte [...]

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You Want to Buy a House in Toronto, May I See Your ID Please?

July 24, 2008

New Money Laundering Law Affects All Canadian Real Estate Buyers and Sellers The next time you are involved in buying or selling real estate yo [...]

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Should You Wait for the Market to Bottom Out Before Buying a Home in Toronto?

July 23, 2008

A quick look at the headlines suggests that the Toronto housing market will continue to slow down. The question is whether waiting for the marke [...]

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Finding a Real Estate Bargain in a Changing Market in Toronto

July 17, 2008

Starting in the late 1990's there have been few good real estate buys in most real estate areas. Inventories of homes for sale (listings) have b [...]

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New Law Requires Two Lawyers When Buying or Selling a Home

July 2, 2008

Up until recently both the home buyer and seller could use the same lawyer in the purchase and sale of a home. Personally I never thought this w [...]

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Turn Your Stress Into Success When Buying Your Central Toronto Home

June 18, 2008

How not to put the cart before the horse The internet is by far the most efficient method of obtaining information to help you in your search [...]

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How to Win the Bidding Wars When Buying a Home in Toronto

June 2, 2008

While the real estate frenzy has slowed down in most areas of Toronto, there are still prime neighbourhoods where as a buyer you may run into bi [...]

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What Advice From Your Real Estate Agent You Can and Cannot Rely on When Buying a Home

May 14, 2008

I love the internet for all the wonderful tips and information I can find in a few minutes. The other day I ran into an article (see link below [...]

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Globe and Mail Numbers About Toronto Real Estate Off as Much as 84%!

May 12, 2008

This was much worse than a bad hair day for the Globe and Mail. Upon closer inspection of the figures the newspaper published on April 25, 2008, [...]

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Globe and Mail Housing Information About Toronto Real Estate Market Incorrect

April 30, 2008

  On April 25, 2008 the Globe and Mail featured a two page spread showing average prices of homes in most neighbourhoods in the Greater Tor [...]

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Find Your Central Toronto Home with ONE Click

Find exactly what you are looking for on this site with ONE CLICK. Enter a neighbourhood such as Leaside, or an address such as 786 Bessborough [...]

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Is the Toronto Real Estate Market About to Catch the U.S. Flu?

April 23, 2008

All major Canadian banks cut their prime lending rate by 50 basis points yesterday after the Bank of Canada slashed its main rate by half a perc [...]

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Toronto Home Sales Down But Prices Still Up

March 20, 2008

Homes sales declined by a considerable 18 percent in Toronto during the first half of March, compared to the same period last year. Most of thi [...]

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Will Interest Rate Cuts Fuel The Fires for Toronto Homebuyers

March 6, 2008

Today the Bank of Canada announced it was slashing interest rates by half a percentage point to 3.5 per cent. The bank also signaled more rate [...]

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Rosalin Smith-Carr
Sales Representative

Royal LePage - Johnston & Daniel Division
Brokerage

477 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, Ontario M4S 2L9

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