Recently I listed for sale a house on Crawford Street, near Trinity Bellwoods park. The property was previously listed for sale with another Realtor for a number of months and had no offers. I took over the listing and after devising a marketing plan for the property, the property sold in a week with multiple […]
The Toronto real estate market has undergone such a massive turnaround over the past 3 months I wouldn’t doubt that we will look back on this as an historic event. I’m not saying things will forever be blue skies and sunshine for Toronto real estate investors and home owners, but its clear that in the […]
July 20, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur /Insights, News
July 22 Update: The 1 Bloor site at Yonge and Bloor is apparently up for sale according to the Toronto Star. If this is true, this would put the future of the tower in serious jeopardy. ********************************************** 1 Bloor was the most celebrated and most reviled symbol of Toronto’s recent real estate boom. Realtors lined […]
After nearly a year of massive declines in sales and stagnant or falling prices, it seems that new condos are back. Urbanation’s sales figures for Q2 2009 show a dramatic change from Q1. We aren’t back to the hedy days of 2007-2008, but 2963 units sold sounds a heck of a lot healthier than the […]
August 18, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur /Insights, News
New condo buyers in Toronto are finally getting some serious attention from ‘the industry’ and it looks like the future isn’t entirely bleak for those wanting a true web 2.0 experience when searching online for information on new developments. This month two new Toronto condo search websites have popped up recently that I wanted to […]
A client of mine forwarded this very cool interactive flash-based chart from The Economist. It shows the house price index, actual house price movement for several countries over the past 20 years. (The above is just an image of the actual chart. I have embedded the actual flash chart in my blog. Click ‘Continue Reading’ […]
Couture Condos by Monarch Developments will be holding a special 1-day only VIP Broker’s sales event on Wednesday (tomorrow). Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a unit at Couture. Couture still has some 1 bedrooms and 1 bedroom plus den units available, starting from around $273K. 2 bedrooms starting from about $342K. […]
When you enter into a new condo sales office, the first thing the pretty girl behind the desk will say to you is “Have you been here before? / Can I get you to sign in? / Have you registered with us yet?”. Hmmm…you’ve got to ask yourself why they are so quick and in-your-face […]
Thank you to everyone who subscribed to truecondos.com/wp and entered the contest to reach 100 subscribers. We actually reached our goal just a couple days after the contest was announced, and now we are all the way up to 109 subscribers as of today! The winner of the prize of the Ruth’s Chris gift card […]
Insights
Now That’s What I Call A Happy Client
June 29, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Recently I listed for sale a house on Crawford Street, near Trinity Bellwoods park. The property was previously listed for sale with another Realtor for a number of months and had no offers. I took over the listing and after devising a marketing plan for the property, the property sold in a week with multiple […]
Read more
History In The Making?
July 27, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The Toronto real estate market has undergone such a massive turnaround over the past 3 months I wouldn’t doubt that we will look back on this as an historic event. I’m not saying things will forever be blue skies and sunshine for Toronto real estate investors and home owners, but its clear that in the […]
Read more
1 Bloor Rumour Train Gathering Speed
July 20, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights, News
July 22 Update: The 1 Bloor site at Yonge and Bloor is apparently up for sale according to the Toronto Star. If this is true, this would put the future of the tower in serious jeopardy. ********************************************** 1 Bloor was the most celebrated and most reviled symbol of Toronto’s recent real estate boom. Realtors lined […]
Read more
New Condo Sales Back From The Dead
August 4, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
After nearly a year of massive declines in sales and stagnant or falling prices, it seems that new condos are back. Urbanation’s sales figures for Q2 2009 show a dramatic change from Q1. We aren’t back to the hedy days of 2007-2008, but 2963 units sold sounds a heck of a lot healthier than the […]
Read more
New Condo Search Websites Popping Up Everywhere
August 18, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights, News
New condo buyers in Toronto are finally getting some serious attention from ‘the industry’ and it looks like the future isn’t entirely bleak for those wanting a true web 2.0 experience when searching online for information on new developments. This month two new Toronto condo search websites have popped up recently that I wanted to […]
Read more
Canadian Real Estate is Boring
October 1, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
A client of mine forwarded this very cool interactive flash-based chart from The Economist. It shows the house price index, actual house price movement for several countries over the past 20 years. (The above is just an image of the actual chart. I have embedded the actual flash chart in my blog. Click ‘Continue Reading’ […]
Read more
Couture: Special 1-day VIP Broker’s Event
August 25, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Couture Condos by Monarch Developments will be holding a special 1-day only VIP Broker’s sales event on Wednesday (tomorrow). Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing a unit at Couture. Couture still has some 1 bedrooms and 1 bedroom plus den units available, starting from around $273K. 2 bedrooms starting from about $342K. […]
Read more
Protect Yourself: Never ‘Register’ With a Developer
August 24, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
When you enter into a new condo sales office, the first thing the pretty girl behind the desk will say to you is “Have you been here before? / Can I get you to sign in? / Have you registered with us yet?”. Hmmm…you’ve got to ask yourself why they are so quick and in-your-face […]
Read more
100 Subscribers Reached!
September 3, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Thank you to everyone who subscribed to truecondos.com/wp and entered the contest to reach 100 subscribers. We actually reached our goal just a couple days after the contest was announced, and now we are all the way up to 109 subscribers as of today! The winner of the prize of the Ruth’s Chris gift card […]
Read more