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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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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Accolades From A Repeat Client

Roncesvalles Village
I recently received a lovely note from one of my long term clients which left me glowing. They were kind enough to let me share it with you today:   “Dear Steven In my many years of working with you I have always trusted in your ability to steer our…
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How Safe Is Your Neighbourhood?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
That today is Halloween makes this post rather gruesome and haunting. After all, what’s more scary than the dark side of reality? CBC Toronto recently compiled police data spanning the last seven years to create a comprehensive map of crime occurrences and drug charges in each of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods.…
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Termites For Our Anniversary

College Street / Little Italy, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Recently I was both charmed and horrified when a pair of my fab newlywed buyers gave me a gift as a ‘One year Anniversary’. As I accepted their delicious sweets and treats (Hello Wine!), they saw a look of confusion pass across my face. I couldn’t compute how they had only recently got married…
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