We all know Seattle as the birthplace of Grunge, Starbucks and the place where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks didn’t get any sleep. I also know it as the new home of my dear friend Rosalyn, who relocated from Toronto last year to shine at Microsoft. Arriving via the Clipper…

First, not that you asked, but one thing that drives me bonkers are alliterations that also spell the words incorrectly. I consider this awkward attempt to be ‘oh so clever’ infuriating. In fact, it sends me into a rage. Maybe it’s because I lost the school spelling bee in grade five. Regardless, you’re guaranteed to…

Sometimes I’m certain there’s a correlation between the weather and real estate activity. One week we’re sunning ourselves being languid, the next a blustery storm is lashing on our heels and the phone is ringing off the hook. Buyers are buying, while sellers prepare to catch the tail end of…

I am simply beaming for joy this week now that Spring has fully blossomed! Yesterday, after  photographing my new listing at Tip Top Lofts (see the Current Promotions Section for the listing ‘Modern Bespoke At Tip Top Lofts’ offered for $349,000 for something truly special!), I took a stroll along the marina and parks lining Lake Ontario. Nature’s symphony…

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One would think after twenty years of being involved in every facet of the real estate industry, from design and renovation, to sales and redevelopment, I would be able to manage the execution of it all. And for the most part I do. Unfortunately, over the past week as the…

For those of you who dream of waking up in a streamlined modular post and beam glass box overlooking a crystal clear lake, a field of daisies, or a Precambrian rocky outcropping of the Georgian Shield, check out Dan Molenaar’s brilliant vacation home site ideal for we Torontonians! I’m drooling!…

Ever since my friend Dafna found the perfect place to purchase in Kensington Lofts in, where else, Kensington Market, we’ve been checking out the local cafes as a way to keep in touch and expand our culinary horizons. For those unfamiliar with this chock-a-block retail and residential vintage neighbourhood of…

Years ago, I told my friends that one day I would gain mention in the New York Times. Despite their heckle and jeering, and never having lived in New York, it’s reassuring to know the universe takes note of the little things we hope to manifest. Here’s our most recent…

When you’re buying a place as your personal residence, it’s extremely important you purchase a property that feels just right, one with an emotional resonance that says “Hey, you belong here!” Beyond the location parameters, spatial criteria and functional needs with which most buyers limit themselves, take a moment to…