Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design! I’m Steve Fudge and I’m celebrating over 3 decades as a realtor and property consultant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto is often called – ‘The City of Neighbourhoods‘ – due to the strength and vitality of the many unique communities…

The January 2024 housing stats are out! TRREB President Jennifer Pearce had this to say about the outlook for mortgage rates and high rental prices: “The Bank of Canada expects the rate of inflation to recede as we move through the year. This would support lower interest rates which would…

Have you heard? The average selling price for all home types in 2023 was $1,126,604, representing a 5.4 per cent decline compared to 2022! In the early days of January, after much reflection on last year’s data, Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer confirmed that “buyers who were active in the…

In November, TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer reported:  “Home prices have adjusted from their peak in response to higher borrowing costs. This has provided some relief for buyers, from an affordability perspective. As mortgage rates trend lower next year and the population continues to grow at a record pace,…

  Welcome to the Urbaneer blog on housing, culture, and design! I’m Steve Fudge and I’m celebrating 34 years as a realtor and property consultant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In May 2023 the City of Toronto introduced the ‘as-of-right’ to permit multiplexes up to four units in locations that were…

In October, TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer reported:  “High borrowing costs and uncertainty on the direction of interest rates has seen many would-be home buyers remain on the sidelines in the short term. When mortgage rates start trending lower, home sales will pick up quickly.” Here is the Toronto…