We received a very interesting read from Baker Real Estate outlining just why Toronto is still an ideal city to invest in. It started with the New Home Sales by Product Type. Did you know in 2000, 43% of new home sales went to Detached Homes and 23% to Apartment. Fast forward 12 years to 2012 and 51% of new home sales went to Apartments ie Condos and only 26% to Detached. With 1...
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The Super Bowl is one event where hard core fans, those who don't care much for football and those who just want to see the half time show will gather together. Across the GTA yesterday there were Super Bowl parties going on at sports bars, houses and yes even condos. Just because your condo may not have the largest space to entertain does not mean you can't throw a great party there....
Monday may I live in a condo with a lot of good amenities? It's getting chilly outside and with the cold weather comes the urge to stay indoors. Like the bears we tend to hibernate during the winter months but if we live in an amenities filled condo then unlike the bears we have more options than sleeping. Mistakenly many people think the more amenities a condo has the higher the maintenance fees are but...
Monday may I get a modern looking bookshelf? I'm not pretending to be a scholar or anything, but I do enjoy reading. Everything from romance and biography's, to self help and drama. My love of reading has not been easy on the clutter free atmosphere I crave. I've decided it's time to throw out my 1980 flimsy bookshelf and find something that is not only practical, but can hold a...
It's that time of year! I think it is installed in us from when we are kids in school and we had to say goodbye to summer and head back to school. Something about this time of year says get up and go, it's time to get back to business. Now what I take it to mean in my real estate world is if you've been slacking on your goals like home ownership because the summer with its sunshine, bbq's...
Monday May I edition Monday may I find some cool used stuff for my condo. Now I may be influenced by "Storage Wars" or the news stories about someone finding a rare Picasso at a thrift store, but I am starting to really get into the hunt for finding treasures. Frequenting antique shops, garage sales, and thrift stores really brings out the adventurous kid in all of us because lets...
Monday May I have that sleek new pub style dining set for my condo? Now just because we live in a condo that may not be the largest does not mean that we don't like to entertain. And by entertain we mean having more than one person over for dinner. With many condos only offering a combined living and dining area of 16 feet by 10 feet and many even smaller. How does the condo owner...
The Remax Trends report is in and things are still looking rosy. In the GTA approximately 11,504 properties changed hands in the first two months of the year, up 12 per cent over 2011 levels, extending the market’s run to 10 consecutive months of upward momentum. These numbers are fueled by low interest rates, strong demand and a shortage of available inventory. Condominiums...
Should you go variable or fixed? Kerri-Lynn is the Community Manager for RateHub.ca, a site that compares Canadian mortgage rates. It is an in interesting time to pick a mortgage rate for your condo. Rates are near historical lows and the spread between variable and fixed mortgage rates is also abnormally low. In the past, variable rates have proven to be less expensive - BMO recently reported the last...
The 31st annual BILD awards take place tomorrow night, the builders’ equivalent to the Oscars if you will. Tickets are sold out, sorry to disappoint, but you can keep an eye out on the BILD event website to see who walks away with the awards. Some of the more prestigious awards include Builder of the Year, won by Tridel last year, Project of the Year, and Community of the Year. In the end...