Given the steadily swelling average home prices in the Toronto, many first time homebuyers are seeking assistance to jump on to that first rung of the property ladder. And what better place for these first-timers than to get a boost, than on the financial shoulders of Mom & Dad? Recently,…

Welcome to the second  installment of urbaneer’s real estate 2013 Fall Forecast, where we look at the role that demographics, investment as well as buying behaviour play in shaping the future of this market. Did you miss Part One where we examined the influence of interest rates and lending policy?…

Welcome to urbaneer’s 2013 Fall Forecast – Part One. While we’re pleased that the condo market has overall shown stability this year, and the scorching demand for freehold housing suggests that values will keep escalating until buyers reach their own thresholds of affordability, Toronto’s condo market is a marionette hanging…

Welcome to the second installment of urbaneer’s current round of prognostication: our Spring/Summer forecast for 2013 on Toronto’s condominium market. Last year we predicted we’d be in for a wonky market. Well, it’s come true. Click HERE to see last year’s forecast. Like in nature, real estate follows a cycle…

Welcome to the first installment of urbaneer.com’s prognostication, our Spring / Summer 2013 Forecast. This installment explores the dynamics of the central Toronto freehold housing market, with our second installment – coming soon – analyzing the city’s condominium market. Last year we predicted we’d be in for a wonky market.…