Whaddup With Da Market?

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Yesterday reporter Grant Robertson of The Globe and Mail posted an article on how Canada’s big banks are warning of a cooling real estate market. Led by Vancouver and Toronto, and showing signs first in the condominium market, speculation is that we’re in for a “soft landing”. You can read that article…
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Ready Set Go

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At the beginning of each year Toronto Realtors are usually timing when to bring new listings to market based on the amount of snow we’re already navigating through while anticipating the next blizzard. After all, one doesn’t want to bring a property to market if no one can get to it! But it’s different…
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Sky-High Park

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When my friend Mark brought this to my attention I had instant goosebumps! The two towers, currently under construction in Milan, Italy, are incorporating a hectare of forest on the building’s terraces. With the addition of 480 big and medium sized trees, 250 small size trees, 11,000 groundcover plants and 5,000…
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Happy New Year!

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For you lovers of real estate, what better way to kick off the New Year than with urbaneer.com’s latest press! Read on for our newest press on ‘The Future Of Real Estate’ in PropertyWire.ca Wishing You A Brilliant 2012! ~ Steven   The Future of Real Estate Heather Wright, Real…
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Snowbird

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We Canucks love our Ann Murray, whose musical talent is highlighted in her great hit ‘Snowbirds’. Click her album cover above to enjoy her saucy singing whilst reading today’s post. Over the years Canadians have come to be colloquially called ‘Snowbirds’, given our frequent need to escape the arctic temperatures of our winter hinterland in search…
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December 2011 Home Of The Month – Dupont & Ossington

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Welcome to urbaneer.com’s Home Of The Month. This feature provides a snap shot of what urbaneer.com’s Buyers have recently bought in the City of Toronto. In a City where housing prices have continued to escalate for 14 of the past 15 years, locating a freehold house in a convenient location within proximity to…
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Happy Holidays

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A couple of nights ago I returned from a joyous week with my family in Victoria. Nothing beats being in their company… golly do we laugh a lot! Here’s a couple of quintessential Holiday snaps from quaint Victoria! Wishing You All A Happy Holiday! ~ Steven Lifestyle Travel
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E11even For A Bite

St. Lawrence Market
Early last night I had drinks and appetizers at E11even Restaurant in the heart of the Sports and Entertainment District, right next to Maple Leaf Square at 15 York Street, a short stroll from the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood. Amidst the ‘Bright Lights Big City’ crush of rush hour and the streams…
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Tackling The Property Tune-Up

Tales Of Upper Hillsborough
In our last instalment I revealed the process by which my friend James (now a fab fellow associate here at urbaneer.com Bosley) and I searched, identified and purchased the right income property for us in idyllic Charlottetown. In this post, James and I want to share our recommendations on what to do when you…
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Stains On My Window

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As a lover of architecture and art history, I am entranced by vintage stained glass. Whether it’s the majestic rose of a Gothic church or a wee transom in a modest Victorian rowhouse, I think antique stained glass windows are enchantingly elegant. However, I don’t think this way about modern faux stained glass that is a film you attach…
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