Category Archive: Real Estate News

Condo Act is . . .unfair! Says MPP Marchese

Do condominium owners need more protection when it comes to disputes with builders and property managers? Rosario Marchese (NDP), member of provincial parliament for Trinity-Spadina believes so: “The fact of the matter is that the… Read More

Market Watch for April – 8.5% Increase in Avg. Prices

  Here is a market update released by the Toronto Real Estate Board. Sales activity through Toronto MLS® reached 10,350 for the month of April, that’s up from the 8,778 transactions recorded last… Read More

RRSP contributions to decline to record lows: RBC

Contributions to registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) in Canada will shrink to levels not seen since the 1970s, according to a report released by the Royal Bank of Canada on Thursday. A main reason given… Read More

Enough Already!

I am sick and tired of it all. Constantly, and for the last 10 years, the media pounds us with sensational headlines, or reports about affordability levels, or household debt, or average prices,… Read More

No Sale, But Agent Still Gets $9,446.

A recent court ruling on a Tillsonburg, Ont., property forced the seller to cough up commission fees — even though the property didn’t sell. When you put your house up for sale and… Read More

Toronto is the Fastest Growing City in Canada

According to a CIBC report, Toronto was first in the country in terms of rate of economic growth. The index, which tracks changes across variables including employment, home sales, population growth, and bankruptcies showed strong performance… Read More

Would You Rather Save Money or Make Money?

Imagine that you have $10,000 in cash in your pocket right now. I would guess that you would be really nervous about losing it. You probably wouldn’t tell anyone that you have it,… Read More

Real Estate In The News

Flaherty keeping wary eye on housing market (Globe and Mail) A January state of mind (Globe and Mail) Moderate growth eases concern of crash in housing market (Globe and Mail) Bouncing back from… Read More

Scotiabank to sell Bay Street tower for record $1-billion

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Drag our Leaf Icon above to… Read More

Asking Price for NYC Penthouse jumps to record $110M

The developer of One57, slated to become New York City’s tallest residential building, raised the asking price for the six-bedroom penthouse overlooking Central Park by 12 percent, to $110 million. The previous price… Read More

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