Condos 101
Some home buyers aren’t quite sure whether a condominium lifestyle is right for them, but condos are particularly appealing because they’re generally a more affordable alternative to a house. There’s a...
View ArticleDo Condo Owners Have To Pay When Their Glass Balconies Explode?
Last summer, glass fell from the balconies of several condo buildings in downtown Toronto. And once the falling glass first started making the news each and every day, there was a lot of chatter –...
View ArticleCondo Bubble?
What’s Going On With The Condo Market? Toronto’s condo market remains one of the most chatted-about topics in the media, especially with the recent implementation of new mortgage rules designed to cool...
View ArticleChanges to the Condo Act?
Changes to the Condo Act? While the local condo market has slowed down, Toronto, as always, is abuzz with new condo activity and development in the industry. There have been a few interesting...
View ArticleNew Toronto Loft Listing: 952 Kingston Road #406
I am happy to showcase this new Toronto loft listing at 952 Kingston Road #406. This New York-style loft has 10-foot ceilings, wall-to-wall glass and a large terrace. The gourmet kitchen comes with...
View ArticleThe Condo Boogeyman: Special Assessments
The Condo Boogeyman: Special Assessments Right now, a downtown Toronto condo building is undergoing a special assessment. Because of needed repairs, condo owners in the building will have to pay up to...
View ArticleHappy Halloween! Trick-or-Treating, Canvassing and Door-to-Door Sales in Condos
If you are living in a condo and are excited to be expecting trick-or-treaters, make sure you’re not disappointed this year and that you check your condo’s rules on trick-or-treating in the building....
View ArticleA Home For The Holidays: The Best Time To Buy?
First off, I’d like to welcome Paul Stavro-Beauchamp to the LoftHunting team! Paul’s been a close friend of mine since we met in grade 6… and he’s an excellent agent with a focus on the Toronto loft...
View ArticleA Home For The Holidays: The Best Time To Buy
It may sound a bit surprising, but I strongly feel that the best time to buy a home is around the holidays. This is because properties listed in December are being listed by people who either: need to...
View ArticleHappy Holidays! But Are Those Decorations Allowed?
I’d love to take this opportunity to wish you and your families all the best for the holidays and a Happy New Year! One thing I’ve noticed in my years helping people find their ideal condo – and living...
View ArticlePet ownership in condos/lofts — rules & regulations
July 8, 2015 For this post, I’ll be focusing on pet ownership in condos/lofts. I get a lot of inquiries about this and maybe a bit less than fifty percent of my clients have pets. One thing I have...
View Article“Latent Defects”— Must a seller disclose a murder in their home… or if it’s...
July 22, 2015 With about four years in the real estate business now, I can tell you that this doesn’t come up often, but it does ‘just’ enough to justify my first newsletter being on the topic. If...
View ArticleWhat Happens When a Seller Changes their Mind After Accepting an Offer?
August 5, 2015 What happens when a seller changes their mind after accepting an offer? Quick answer: all hell (may) breaks loose. Thankfully this scenario doesn’t happen often due to the laws we have...
View ArticleTrump’s (Condo Hotel) Blunder—Are Condo Hotels a Smart Real Estate Investment?
August 12, 2015 Donald Trump’s real estate record is one of the stronger portfolios—so when he created a condo-hotel concept on Adelaide it commanded attention. Unfortunately, it wasn’t his only news...
View ArticleSt. James Town—the Lil Development that Wouldn’t
August 26, 2015 St. James Town truly is the lil’ development that wouldn’t. Since the 1950s the city of Toronto has touted St. James Town as a development area that should see sustained development and...
View ArticleThe 25 Best and Worst Walkable Neighbourhoods in Toronto (according to Walk...
September 16, 2015 Torontonians are walkers. Whether by design or necessity most of us walk far more than the national average (9,500 steps per day for men and 8,500 for women)—but even walking rates...
View ArticleToronto: Raccoon Capital of the World
October 7, 2015 Toronto has previously held titles like ‘best place to live’—but we’ve got a new one to be ‘proud’ of…the raccoon capital of the planet. I suppose that makes our city the ‘best place to...
View ArticleCrime By the Numbers—Which Neighbourhoods are Toronto’s Safest?
October 21, 2015 Toronto is one of the safest cities in the world according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index…and I couldn’t agree more. But, we can’t look at the city through...
View ArticleAre New Condo Builds Keeping up with Needed Rentals?—and what that means to YOU
November 11, 2015 A cursory glance at the Toronto skyline is all the proof one needs to know that there’s a boom of new condos. But, is all of this upward growth a ‘win’ or curse for renters and...
View ArticleCondo Value & The TTC—what the proposed additions mean to condo buyers in 2020
November 25, 2015 Comparing subway maps between Toronto and other large cities, like New York or Tokyo, can seem a bit like David & Goliath—but Toronto is finally making some expansion plans to put...
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