Toronto Real Estate Sales For January Jump!

Real Estate
So here's a recent press release by the Toronto Real Estate Board: Home ownership in the Greater Toronto Area remains affordable and there are many people looking to purchase a home. In January, the number of homes listed for sale was down quite strongly compared to last year, which means…
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Toronto Life Sale of the Week!

Queen West, Real Estate
As this stunning contemporary home approached its offer date, our buyer went head to head with two other purchasers in an attempt to acquire one of the most stylish renovations Queen West Village has seen since we sold this Toronto Life Home Of The Week Feature back in September. Offered…
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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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Toronto Real Estate Sales For December & 2013 Up!

Real Estate
Happy New Year! So here's the recent press release by the Toronto Real Estate Board: Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 4,078 residential transactions through the TorontoMLS system in December 2013 – up by almost 14 per cent compared to 3,582 sales reported in December 2012. New listings entered into the…
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Urbaneer’s December 2013 E-Promo

Real Estate
As 2013 rolled to a close, we were thrilled it concluded as another top producing year for the urbaneer.com team. Real estate sales and buys are steaming full force ahead for our forward-thinking boutique firm. And we've loved every minute of it. In this issue of our month synopsis we…
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The Condo Game – Doc Zone

Real Estate
Just as Toronto applies political band aids on the burn marks of humiliation for the appalling circus antics of Mayor Rob Ford, the CBC’s cutting edge show called Doc Zone aired a new political scorcher last night in an expose called ‘The Condo Game’. This documentary explores how the political…
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Toronto’s Real Estate Market Dynamics

Real Estate, Uncategorized
This past week the media featured several stories which helped calm any potential jitters Buyers might be having as they navigate the real estate market. On Thursday, The Globe and Mail published an article on the rapid decline of high-ratio mortgages (those purchasing with less than 20% down) requiring insurance…
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Stains On My Window

House And Home, Real Estate
As a lover of architecture and art history, I am entranced by vintage stained glass. Whether it’s the majestic rose of a Gothic church or a wee transom in a modest Victorian rowhouse, I think antique stained glass windows are enchantingly elegant. However, I don’t think this way about modern faux stained glass that is a film you attach…
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