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…

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. As a first-generation Canadian of working-class immigrants who moved to Canada in 1957, I’m extremely grateful to call ‘The Great White North’…

In September, TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer reported:  “GTA home selling prices remain above the trough experienced early in the first quarter of 2023. However, we did experience more balanced market in the summer and early fall, with listings increasing noticeably relative to sales. This suggests that some buyers…