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For whatever the reason, some people who buy a pre-construction condo do not want to close, but instead, sell it, to another buyer as an assignment

The Toronto Real Estate Board reported February sales were down 35% from February of last year. Get use to it: we will be reporting the same story for at least the next couple of months.

Trying to compare this January’s sale results (down 22%) to those of last year makes little sense. The market was crazy last year- and irrational too. Far better to look at TREB sales for January in 2016 and 2015. When you compare; 2018 sales were 13% lower than 2016 (the record sales year for TREB) and 7% lower than 2015

Rent controls have created two markets. For Tenants who stay put, they'll pay below market rents. For new tenants, they can expect to pay even more because of a shortage of rental units

t's pretty obvious that two groups of people are trying to forecast the 2018 real estate market in Toronto. The first group are those pouring over data, far removed from the actual market. The second group, are street people, like our agents!

On December 7th, the City of Toronto passed new changes to reduce the number of Airbnb rental units and force owners to rent them out as long-term rentals. The rules will go into effect July 1st. The focus, of course, is on investor condos downtown. This is just a PR and vote-appeasing move that will have little impacto n the condo rental market downtown

What does 2018 have in store for Toronto's Real Estate Market? This is a difficult year to forecast with all the mortgage and tax changes made in 2017, but we belive the market will continue to be driven by the influx of people to the GTA.

What's in store for the Toronto Real Estate Market in 2018? We Give our Predictions for the New Year.

When you want to lease a home in Toronto there are many reasons why hiring your own agent (A Licensed Realtor©) is important. The main reason is to avoid being scammed and ensure you are working with a professional who will represent your interests.

When doing an offer, the main focus is usually about what conditions to include, that's important. But sometimes you cannot get an offer accepted with conditions. Not just in a multiple offer scenario, but at times when a seller wants a quick sale and wants the buyer to take the property 'as is'