According to the March figures released for the Greater Toronto Area, March 2011 was the second strongest March on record! Seems like this real estate pundit called it right with my Spring Fever predictions! Click HERE for a hot off the press article published moments ago in PropertyWire.ca quoting Yours Truly!…

With a History Degree as part of my multi-disciplinary education on Housing, I’ve always been fascinated with Toronto’s past. In fact, my undergraduate research included exploring the migration patterns of different cultural groups from 1860-1970 as they influenced Toronto’s housing market. Certainly if there’s one aspect that makes Toronto unique when compared to other urban centres, it’s…

As a man of duality, while you’ll often hear me celebrate the crisp clean lines of contemporary architecture, I’m also a huge fan of thoughtfully-crafted well-executed traditional dwellings. Especially when they’re so small they could fit in your pocket! Here’s a terrific example from Southern California, owned by a religious hermit with great…

The Ontario  Real Estate Association, in partnership with Ontario Revenue Minister Sophia Aggelonitis, have released a video to clarify the rules for those looking to purchase a home and to eliminate confusion around HST as it applies to new and resale home purchases. The short ‘n sweet of it is HST is…

Back in January I made my Spring Forecast predictions on where the market could be heading…and so far I seem to be reading my Crystal Ball extremely well! Record Bidding Wars? Check! Here’s a blog posting sharing a tale from the trenches. Investor-fueled purchases? Check! Here’s a recent article in the…

You may have heard stories of people renovating properties and discovering vintage newspapers or childhood mementos hidden in little alcoves, wall cavities or secret niches. In fact, it’s quite common when you’re renovating one hundred year old properties. Here’s a CUTE BLOG posting by Toronto’s Beauparlant Design where they recently found…

There are a whole lotta reasons why housing is so costly today. And one is the rising government development fees, levies and taxes associated with new development. According to the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario and the Residential Construction Council of Ontario, much of this push in prices can…

Wow, it’s mid-March and I’m yearning for Spring to bloom. The snow is pretty much gone, and we’ve had a couple of days where clear skies and sunbeams have been warming our hearts, but we still haven’t had that first day of the year where you can smell the new…

I’m not sure if our style and aesthetic at urbaneer.com has any sway over you, or if our adoration for intriguing architecture and Triple AAA locations has any bearing on whether you do real estate business with us, but we are extremely proud of the brand we’ve been cultivating for almost twenty years + our association…

Face it, nothing screams architectural purity like an unadorned white pavilion set in nature. This Garrison, New York property designed by Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza, is most everything I covet. Simple, elegant and compositionally refined as the perfect balance to the contrasting organic landscape. It’s huge – 54 feet wide, 122 feet…