Fall Real Estate Roundtable 2010
In a lively e-mail exchange, our experts reassess the Toronto real estate market
In a lively e-mail exchange, our experts reassess the Toronto real estate market
Adding another item to the “Things we already knew” file, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced Wednesday that Toronto’s housing market will slow.
Toronto’s new condo market helped fuel strong growth in home construction in April, according to a new report.
For months, the lack of listings in Toronto has prompted flocks of frenzied buyers to jump into bidding wars all over the city. But, according to a new report, it looks like relief may be in sight as more and more homeowners are putting their properties up for sale.
T.O. housing is reaching historic heights, but with the HST, mortgage changes & interest rate hikes ahead, is our inflated market floating toward a giant pin?
If there is a housing bubble to burst, it’s not going to happen this month. Agents are telling us that the market hasn’t been slowing down much, even though the holiday season is approaching. But it’s the numbers that really tell the story. In the first two weeks of November, Greater Toronto REALTORS reported 3,666 sales — a whopping 84 per cent jump compared to the same period in 2008 — according to a report from the Toronto Real Estate Board.
Luxury home sales in Toronto were up slightly between January and September 2009, compared to the same period last year, according to a new report. The Bridle Path, Hogg’s Hollow, and York Mills areas all led in terms of both sales and price appreciation.
There’s no denying it — Toronto’s resale housing market is hot right now. But, as the old saying goes, what goes up must come down. At least that’s what real estate commentator and former MP Garth Turner has been trying to tell people.
Looking for an unconventional home that allows for your full creative expression? A historic schoolhouse might be just what you’re looking for — think, one large and very open room, high ceiling, lots of land.
A controversial Forest Hill development proposal will go to the Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing this month.
VENERABLE MIDTOWN GOURMET food shop Pusateri’s might be making a move south of the border, if reports are true.
Diversity is one of Thornhill’s greatest strengths
Ida Pusateri flying south?
In a riotous ‘reply all’ e-mail exchange, our experts reassess the market, six months on
What a difference a year makes. Last year’s roundtable came at the height of the real estate boom, and our panelists were accordingly optimistic about the health of housing.