Demand For ‘Forever Homes’ In Toronto’s Downtown Family Neighbourhoods Persists Despite COVID-19

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Cabbagetown / Corktown, City Living, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, Tales From The Real Estate Trenches, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
Okay, to start off this blog – and for your listening enjoyment – here’s some Eddie Money rocking it out in 1982. I give props to Edward Joseph Mahoney for changing his name to Eddie Money. I don’t know why, but names that are a type of currency crack me up. Like James Bond’s…
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The Movement To Hipsteading During The Covid-19 Pandemic & Toronto Real Estate

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, Healthy Home, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design in Toronto, where I share my insights, ideas and point of view on the many facets of the Toronto Real Estate Market! So we’re six months into a global pandemic and, as we live and breathe with gratitude (I certainly do), the risk and…
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Dear Urbaneer: Should I Move Or Renovate?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Dear Urbaneer, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Real Estate, Renovation, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
Welcome to this month’s instalment of Dear Urbaneer where I take on tough real estate questions that are posed to me by my inquisitive clients. This time, I’m responding to a client who requires more space but is weighing the pros and cons of buying a larger property or modifying the…
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Urbaneer’s Toronto Real Estate Forecast 2019: Part Two

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Best of Urbaneer, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
. I’m Steve Fudge, and I help Owners’ sell – and Buyers’ purchase – Toronto Real Estate!     Welcome to Part Two of my Urbaneer Toronto Real Estate Forecast for 2019! In Part One, I examined the state of the Toronto real estate market in terms of recent activity and prices,…
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Urbaneer’s Toronto Real Estate Forecast 2019: Part One

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Best of Urbaneer, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
Welcome to Urbaneer.com’s most recent shelter prognostication – my Toronto Real Estate Forecast for the latter half of 2019! I’m going to take a little bit of a different approach in this edition. In this first part, I’ll explore the Provincial and Federal governments’ efforts since Spring 2017 to dampen demand and diffuse the potentiality of…
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Toronto Real Estate, Yellowbelt Zoning & The Missing Middle: Part Two

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, City Living, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Real Estate, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
Welcome to the second of my two-part exploration on the ‘missing middle’, where I discuss how a lack of housing type diversity – and the accompanying affordability challenges facing middle-income households in Toronto – is fueling a housing crisis. In Part One, I explored how restrictive and antiquated urban planning policies have impeded…
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Toronto Real Estate, Yellowbelt Zoning & The Missing Middle: Part One

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Beaches, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Corso Italia / Davenport, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Forest Hill, Harbourfront, High Park North / The Junction, Junction / High Park / Bloor West / Swansea, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Midtown, Queen West, Real Estate, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Swansea / High Park / Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village, Wychwood / Humewood - Cedarvale, Yorkville / Summerhill / Rosedale
Welcome to my blog on housing, culture and design in the City of Toronto. Today I’m going to explore how a lack of housing types, along with restrictive antiquated urban planning policies, contribute to Toronto’s housing crisis. Have you heard the term “missing middle” being bandied about in the press as of late?…
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Boating At Harbourfront In Toronto

City Living, Harbourfront
Hello Spring! So glad you could finally join us! Now that the weather is finally drying out and warming up, we Torontonians will be looking to get outdoors and get active! In a city with extensive green space – and situated on Lake Ontario – how could we not?! Did you know you can rent…
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