Urbaneer’s January 2014 E-Promo

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Did you know we publish a monthly newsletter that you can subscribe to for FREE? In this month's issue you can read our first Urbaneer Forecast that reflects on the dynamics of the real estate market last year as we transition into the new year. We also share our Top…
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A New Year & A New Marketplace – An Urbaneer Forecast

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Real Estate, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
According to the latest stats from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), 2013 was another banner year for the Toronto real estate market, characterized by robust sales activity and a continued gap between demand and available stock, which put upward pressure on prices. Total sales inched up and prices swelled.…
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West-End Bidding Wars Signal The Spring Market Has Already Arrived!

Little Portugal, Tales From The Real Estate Trenches, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Despite the horrific temperatures that have left Torontonians shivering in our boots this January, the spring market, which often begins well past winter's deep freeze, has already jump started just days after the holidays have ended. Already buyers are competing aggressively for the limited supply of freehold houses currently coming to…
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Dear Urbaneer – On Choosing A Winning Location

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Dear Urbaneer, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Welcome to our monthly “Dear Urbaneer” post, where each month we answer a question asked by one of our clients. This month we tackle the issue of what makes a location desirable when searching for the right property. Dear Urbaneer: We know what we need to have in a home,…
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Dear Urbaneer: Are You North, South, East or West?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Welcome to our monthly Dear Urbaneer post, where we answer questions asked by our clients. This month we tackle the issue of choosing a location, prompted by a Buyer who has recently relocated from Vancouver.     “Dear Urbaneer My wife, daughter and I recently relocated from Vancouver. We’re still…
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A Lake In Trinity Bellwoods Park?

Little Portugal, Queen West
After that record-breaking rainfall a few weeks back, Mackenzie Keast, an urban designer and member of Toronto based collective Distl, saw the deluge of flooding across our green spaces as the inspiration to illustrate how brilliant a lake might look in the middle of west end Trinity Bellwoods Park, one…
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