Nothing says, or smells like spring to me like Hyacinths in bloom. The elixir of their scent makes me swoon in anticipation of fresh new beginnings.  Each year I spend around $20 to pick up three or four pots from the corner store and transplant them into large ceramic bowls. For the couple of weeks…

A cool informative website has just been launched specifically for realtors who work north of the 49th parallel. Isn’t it about time? Author Chad Bowe, owner of gtaconsultant.com, is an inbound digital marketing specialist dedicated to effectively steer we Canucks into Information Age. Along the way he’s using his site to connect the industry, share his…

First, I had a technical glitch that has been preventing me from posting blogs this past week. Golly I’ve missed you! Are you, like me, out of your gloomy weather rut? Sunday’s glorious 18C degree brought swarms of cooped up Torontonians flocking to whatever patio they could find to soak up some sun. College Street literally…

Whether you’re going up or down, a staircase is an opportunity to make a style statement. The photo above attests to my own aesthetic. And for a giggle, click HERE for my past ‘Stairway To Heaven’ blog. I was perusing the amazing Houzz.com website the other day when I took a gander…

Welcome to urbaneer.com’s Home Of The Month. This monthly feature provides a snap shot of what urbaneer.com’s Buyers have recently bought in the City of Toronto. I know it always comes as a surprise for my buyers when I tell them that it doesn’t matter how long it takes to find the…

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.…