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Toronto Real Estate Sales Up & Listings Down In April 2026

May 8, 2026

This month, TRREB’s Chief Information Officer said: “Lower home prices and borrowing costs over the past year have been a catalyst for some homebuyers this spring. However, we still have a substantial amount of pent-up demand in the marketplace. More certainty on the trade front and an easing in geopolitical…

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Toronto Home Buyers In June Were Looking For Further Interest Rate Relief

July 5, 2024

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The June 2024 housing stats are out! TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer said: “The GTA housing market is currently well-supplied. Recent home buyers have benefitted from substantial choice and therefore negotiating power on price.” Here is the Toronto Real Estate Board’s analysis for June 2024, with graphics courtesy…

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Dear Urbaneer: Why Are There Bidding Wars For Toronto Real Estate During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

February 24, 2021

COVID-19 & Toronto Real Estate, Dear Urbaneer, Tales From The Real Estate Trenches, Uncategorized

Welcome to this month’s installment of Dear Urbaneer. I take time every month to sift through our virtual mailbag to answer real estate questions from our readers. In this month’s installment, one of our clients is wondering about the accelerating trend of bidding wars and rising prices during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Are You An Architectural History Buff? We Adore The Dazzling Distillery District!

October 27, 2020

City Living, Uncategorized

While retreating indoors is a natural activity as the Autumn temperatures dip, there are many destinations in Toronto that are well worth braving the elements for, like Toronto’s Distillery District with it’s vintage industrial vibe. This historic locale provides a charming pedestrian village, lined with cobblestone streets and a great selection of galleries,…

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Dear Urbaneer: How Can Millennials Possibly Afford To Buy Real Estate?

June 24, 2019

Real Estate, Uncategorized

Welcome to this month’s instalment of Dear Urbaneer where we tackle tough real estate questions from our inquisitive clients. This month’s question came from one of our millennial house hunters who is wondering how (and if) he’ll ever be able to become a homeowner. Dear Urbaneer: I’m getting…

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October 2016 Real Estate Statistics Reveal Unrelenting Price Growth in the GTA

November 7, 2016

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In October 2016, the average selling price for all home types was $762,975 – an increase of 21.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. This is unsurprising, given Toronto's shortage of available housing stock; this October, there were almost 35 per cent fewer active listings in the…

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Urbaneer’s October 2016 E-Promo

October 28, 2016

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Did you know we publish a monthly newsletter that you can subscribe to for FREE? Just click the link at the bottom of this post! Here's what you'll find in the October 2016 edition of our e-newsletter, as Toronto's real estate market races through autumn! First, we share our Homewatch News…

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From Boardwalks To Park Places, Toronto Reveals Plan For Don River Valley

October 18, 2016

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200 hectares is a lot of land to go unused. As the Toronto real estate market continues to dominate the media and our collective consciousness, it becomes more and more clear that the city’s demand for low-rise housing – detached, semi-detached, and townhomes – is a major contributor to atmospheric…

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How The Demand For Low-Rise Housing Is Fueling Toronto Real Estate Prices

October 11, 2016

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If you're actively engaged in the Toronto real estate market, one soon realizes you don't have to be an economist to determine that the depth and strength of the gully between supply and demand is fundamentally characterizing the incredible upward movement of property values. However, as the market steams ahead,…

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Record Toronto Home Sales In April 2016

May 4, 2016

Real Estate, Uncategorized

The lack of available inventory, coupled with record sales, continued to translate into robust annual rates of price growth in April. Here's the latest real estate press release from the Toronto Real Estate Board for April 2016: Toronto Real Estate Board President Mark McLean announced that there were 12,085…

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