A New Year & A New Marketplace – An Urbaneer Forecast

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Cabbagetown / Corktown, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Real Estate, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
According to the latest stats from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), 2013 was another banner year for the Toronto real estate market, characterized by robust sales activity and a continued gap between demand and available stock, which put upward pressure on prices. Total sales inched up and prices swelled.…
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West-End Bidding Wars Signal The Spring Market Has Already Arrived!

Little Portugal, Tales From The Real Estate Trenches, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Despite the horrific temperatures that have left Torontonians shivering in our boots this January, the spring market, which often begins well past winter's deep freeze, has already jump started just days after the holidays have ended. Already buyers are competing aggressively for the limited supply of freehold houses currently coming to…
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Dear Urbaneer – On Choosing A Winning Location

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Dear Urbaneer, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Welcome to our monthly “Dear Urbaneer” post, where each month we answer a question asked by one of our clients. This month we tackle the issue of what makes a location desirable when searching for the right property. Dear Urbaneer: We know what we need to have in a home,…
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A Review Of Urbaneer’s ‘Home-Of-The-Month’ Buys For 2013

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Buy of the Month, College Street / Little Italy, Riverdale / Playter Estates, St. Lawrence Market, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
As we roll into 2014, we thought we'd share this past year's “Home Of The Month' Features in one post, to demonstrate the breadth of properties we sell in the City of Toronto. Operating across the central core, here's what some of our Buyers purchased this past year!    …
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Dear Urbaneer: Are You North, South, East or West?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Welcome to our monthly Dear Urbaneer post, where we answer questions asked by our clients. This month we tackle the issue of choosing a location, prompted by a Buyer who has recently relocated from Vancouver.     “Dear Urbaneer My wife, daughter and I recently relocated from Vancouver. We’re still…
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Behold The Emerson

Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Nothing beats the magic of serendipity. Like suggesting to clients we meet at The Emerson on Bloor at Lansdowne for dinner, only to discover said clients have a close connection to the restaurant itself – that being Conor (pictured below). Conor is a culinary magician. His hands wave with a…
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How Safe Is Your Neighbourhood?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
That today is Halloween makes this post rather gruesome and haunting. After all, what’s more scary than the dark side of reality? CBC Toronto recently compiled police data spanning the last seven years to create a comprehensive map of crime occurrences and drug charges in each of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods.…
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