With the high stakes of the upcoming US presidential election on November 3rd, people are getting nervous about what they will be waking up to. If you’ve been holding off purchasing property or investing until after the election because of the uncertainty, here is...

Fleeing the city? It may be cheaper to buy a home in the “burbs” but have you stopped to think about some of the extra costs? Property taxes are a good place to start. Toronto and Vancouver, the country’s two most expensive housing markets: they’re both property tax...

Now that fall is here the real estate market is sending us puzzling signs. The GTA benchmark house price has continued to rise; however, condo prices are beginning to drop, and the market is running into strong headwinds. Homebuyers were sidelined March through May,...

Condominium prices, rents, and sales have taken a substantial hit from COVID-19, much more so than other housing types, leading many to wonder if condos will recover from the pandemic. For the moment, the news isn’t good. For example, second-quarter condominium sales...

Canadian real estate prices are growing at a breakneck speed. More homes were sold in July than any other month on record, with data going back more than 40 years. The performance of the housing market during this pandemic recession has been a big surprise. The price...

The real estate market remains hot! July was a record-breaking month for real estate as the GTA reported 11,081 sales - a 29.5% increase over July 2019 and a new record for the month of July. It’s hard to believe we are in a pandemic and the numbers for July are...

Toronto new condo sales fell to their lowest level as developers stopped launching projects when Covid shuttered the economy and slowed home building. There were only 1,385 new condo sales in April, May and June, the weakest activity since 2009 when the U.S. housing...

The Ontario government has lifted the ban on public open houses effective today in regions entering Stage 3 and Toronto is expected to follow suit by the end of the month. But is this such a good idea? Will sellers allow them? And will buyers attend? And what about...