On Financing An Investment Property

Real Estate
  The hot property market in the city of Toronto casts definite allure for potential investment opportunities. However, as we at urbaneer.com contend, profitable investors are those who invest first in understanding the implications of their decisions and how they figure in to their overall investment strategy. After all, unless…
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Toronto Real Estate Sales For March Spike

Real Estate
So here's a recent press release by the Toronto Real Estate Board: Toronto Real Estate Board President Dianne Usher announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported strong year-over-year increases in Toronto MLS home sales and the average selling price in March 2014. Home ownership affordability, backstopped by low borrowing costs,…
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Staging Nightmare

Real Estate, Style Enhancement
While I understand, and as a realtor participate, in the heightened media-induced obsession to ‘stage’ properties for sale using home furnishings that are ‘aspirational’ (though, at urbaneer.com, we prefer to implement ‘Style Enhancements’ which are less contrived and more personable – click HERE for an example – ), sometimes the staging effort is executed all WRONG! In fact, there are occasions where staging makes…
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Bosley’s February Infographic

Real Estate
Are you a visual person? If your answer is a resounding “Yes!”, you may enjoy this February infographic, prepared by our Broker Bosley Real Estate Ltd. whom we've been a happy division for over twenty years! Check it out! We LOVE! ~ The Urbaneer Team Real Estate
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Remember Your Home in Your Investment Portfolio

Real Estate
During RRSP season (which this year closes out on March 3) there is always heightened scrutiny placed on your investment portfolio and on the performance of your retirement savings plan.  But are you really looking at the whole picture? What kind of investments do you have? Are you pleased with…
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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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