Without question I love my career in housing. Spanning over 25 years, my multi-dimensional career has encompassed all aspects of real estate development, renovation, design, merchandising, sales and marketing. I love being a Realtor.  A lot of people believe the life of a Realtor is a pretty simple path to riches. It’s not. There are plenty of…

Ok, so whilst I consider it extraordinarily early to be installing lights despite the imminent arrival of Holiday, the truth of the matter is that I do not want to be outside playing “Festive!” in a freezing blizzard. In Toronto, now is the time of year when Mother Nature teases us. We never…

As recently published in the Toronto Star, Toronto currently has 132 high-rise projects under construction, compared to 88 in Mexico City and 86 in New York City. Wow! The source of the data comes from the September 2011 survey Germany’s Emporis Company. Emporis is a well-regarded global authority on multi-storey buildings, who define…

I saw this last rose of the year enroute to my car today. I stopped and smelled it, taking a moment to give gratitude for the life that I lead. I’m very blessed. This evening I join my Top Ten Bosley brethen to celebrate our top producing success. I consider myself…

Webster Dictionary defines Weary as: 1: exhausted in strength, endurance, vigour, or freshness 2: expressing or characteristic of weariness <a weary sign> 3: having one’s patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted —used with of <my Buyers grew weary of waiting> For we realtors engaged in the Toronto real estate market, now…

For this week’s Globe and Mail ad column, running most weeks for the past 18 years, I decided to promote my current listings as the sparkly dazzling digs they are. Check this out! What better way to feature spectacular properties! ~ Steven Amusing Ads – Globe & Mail

For many mature cities expanding in size and economies, the pressures of a growing population will spawn changes in land use, increased density and property redevelopment. What were once an urban centre’s suburbs serving the working and middle classes a few generations earlier can become highly desirable ‘downtown’ neighbourhoods serving a growing affluent professional elite willing to pay a premium…

Despite economic mayhem unravelling in Europe and the United States, Toronto Canada continues to see a robust market. With October sales figures on the Multiple Listing Service showing a 17.5% increase from the previous year, our market remains Hot Hot Hot! PropertyWire, the leading publication for property investors and industry professionals…

I like the red ones! No, I’m not talking about Smarties, those delicious confections I adore now, as much as when I was a kid. I’m talking about red leaves…the colour displayed as deciduous trees absorb as much of their nutrients as possible before falling into dormancy for winter. Here’s one particularly…

Recent data has revealed that a lot of investors have sunk their speculative capital in the Toronto housing market. A chunk of it is in the high-rise condominium marketplace, many of which are set to take delivery in the near future. Click HERE for our latest press on the subject matter, with a tip on where your…