If you are thinking of selling, you no doubt want top dollar for your property. What visible steps can you take to elevate your property’s value and what items typically yield the biggest bang for your buck? Here are our eight favorite strategies:   The Kitchen is the Heart of…

Affordability is a funny animal. With a scarcity of property listings in a booming city, prices keep climbing. With the forces of migration, demographics, international investment and three generations of Torontonians competing for property in the original city boundaries, demand for downtown housing far exceeds the limited supply. Today, a typical freehold…

You’ve certainly heard the adage, “if these walls could talk,” in reference to a home and the lives that unfold between the walls. But….what if your walls could think? Well, guess what? It’s happening. Right now. The House of the Future There's no question technology has become an anchor in…

If you are actively following the downtown real estate market, you know most of the escalation in Toronto property prices are the result of a mismatch between supply and demand. This is predominantly in the single-family housing market, where fierce competition and precedent-setting bidding wars are pushing prices high –…

We did a little renovating on the website last week to place our HomeWatch Newsletter link at the top of the page just under our logo – making it a little easier and more accessible for your reading pleasure. Our HomeWatch Newsletters address most everything you need to know about…

Although no investment is a “sure thing”, real estate has shown its mettle as an investment vehicle over the years. If you employ a cautious investing mentality that includes in-depth research into all areas that surround each investment property purchase, you can prudently secure your retirement future. Because most types…