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Basement Blues

May 14, 2012 - Today was a bit boo-hoo for urbaneer.com and one of its fab Buyers. Over the weekend our Buyer popped through an Open House in the central west end of the City and developed a bit of a crush on the property. Within 48 hours her note pad comprised a…
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Have Suitcase, Will Buy

May 09, 2012 - It was near a year ago when I proposed the next growing niche real estate market to cater to the busy professional would be the turn-key furnished residence, especially as I intend to sell my Movie House Loft with pretty much everything inside it! Click HERE to read that…
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About Condo Speculation

May 05, 2012 - A few weeks ago I posted an article by Diane Francis of The Financial Post who suggested one way to regulate Canada's housing market is to ban foreign investment. Click HERE to read that article and post. Yesterday, Diane offered insight into the practice of speculators purchasing to-be-built condominiums…
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It’s All Visual

May 02, 2012 - In a competitive market, Sellers are well-served when their listing broker provides more, not less, information for Buyers to review in advance of actually crossing the threshold of a property. I mean, what's with those realtors who post blurry, oddly-angled photographs showing open crammed closets, messy kitchens littered with…
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Ban Foreign Buying?

April 14, 2012 - To tame Toronto’s housing ‘bubble’, ban foreign buying Diane Francis Apr 13, 2012 – 2:26 PM ET While I don't want to present myself as xenophobic, I thought Diane Francis' article published in The Financial Post yesterday offered a solution to regulating Toronto's condo boom before it bursts…
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A REAL esTASTE OF SPRING

April 06, 2012 - The past five days have encompassed a 64-hour work week for us at urbaneer.com as we've endeavored to successfully ride the crest of the Spring market in a calm, albeit frenetic, state. It's been intense but we're not complaining! Having personally spent the previous week exploring the colonial city…
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House-Hunting In Spring

March 05, 2012 - Despite the weekend's blustery, teeth-chattering weather that kept Torontonians shivering in their winter boots, Buyers were out en masse touring the Saturday & Sunday Open Houses in the hopes something perfect suitable acceptable habitable would match their budget. One pair of clients was positively giddy to see one especially well-priced contender, until they noticed how the stylish tuque-wearing latte-drinking mob of buyers in their midst lingered far too long, subconsciously staking out their finder's claim.…
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Ready To Buy

February 16, 2012 - A number of my Buyers are asking me "Where are the decent listings?" And then, when they find one, they suddenly find themselves participants in a frenzied bidding war to secure it. The other night my adorable 'soon-to-have-baby' couple fought hard with their chequebook to win a downtown 480k east-side house in competition.…
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Coveted Outdoor Space

February 08, 2012 - If you're a regular reader of my blog, you may have seen my previous writings on the importance in showcasing your outdoor space when selling. After all, in our Canadian climes, there's at least six months of each year where we can comfortably consider our outdoor space as an additional 'living room'. For…
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In The Service Of Love

February 06, 2012 - I was recently interviewed for PropertyWire.ca about the difference between working for friends and family versus clients. For me, there is no difference. I love my career so much that you'll get the same exacting prudent professional guidance regardless of who you are. However, if there's one thing my friends and…
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