As Autumn unfolds, the real estate market is ramping up with more new listings. In fact, this week we have 3 new offerings, while 2 of our exquisite properties that came to market last week received bids within 72 hours of coming to market, and were wrapped up with a…

Perhaps it stems from working twelve years in the restaurant industry from the age of 15 as I earned my way through school, but I am definitely more of a night hawk. Which is one of the reasons I’m a huge fan of Nuit Blanche. Starting this year at 7:03pm…

It’s time for a quick update from the real estate trenches! So, after a typically slow Summer market impacted by scorching heat waves, Olympic distraction (Go Canada!) and the withdrawal of exhausted Spring buyers recuperating from their house-hunting fatigue, we’re now two weeks into the start of the Autumn market.…

One of our Buyers, who is traveling in the United States, bought a house with a $2 deposit this weekend. Huh? Because contract law stipulates an Agreement of Purchase and Sale is only valid with consideration (ie. Money), and listing brokers insist said consideration must be received within 24 hours…

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If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you know we are fanatical for the use of natural materials in architecture. We LOVE using wood, stone, glass and metal, as we think it is part of the essence in achieving Timeless Design. Naturally, it’s part of our design philosophy in…

Back in the 1980s I bought an original beach cottage on Waverley Road down by Lake Ontario in Toronto. It was not quite 550 square feet in total, with a charming skylit loft bedroom accessible by ladder (I subsequently installed a little staircase), an open concept entertainment area (which I…

You would think that, having grown up on Vancouver Island and returned a zillion times since I moved to Toronto last century, that I would have taken the helicopter from Vancouver’s harbour to Victoria. But I had not, until this week, when I was mesmerized by the journey. LOVE! ~…

You know Autumn is arriving when all the newstands get stacked thick with magazines crammed with Fashion Ads. Even Vanity Fair, one of my favourite escape ‘zines, is brimming with the latest and greatest (or not) in Fashion. Above is a page from the spread for Tommy Hilfiger, and below…

As you can see in the photo above, when we bought our ‘little house that could’ four summers ago we knew a significant renovation was required before passersby and guests alike might gasp in delight, as we’re doing now that we can see how far it’s progressed. There’s still a…