October 27, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur /Insights, News
Rogers-owned real estate  portal Zoocasa launched a new service this week called “Zoopraisals“. CTV News quoted me in a story they posted on their website which you can read here if you like. They offer anyone a free home appraisal instantly over the internet without any strings attached. This brings Zoocasa one step closer to […]
Yesterday I was featured on a CBC national radio program, “The World at 6”, talking once again about the small condo phenomenon in Toronto. Have a listen! Questions or comments? Contact me. CBC Radio Interview from Andrew la Fleur on Vimeo.
Some buildings downtown you will almost never see a listing in them. Why? Because units come on the market and sell so quickly that at any given time there is nothing available. On the other hand, there are some buildings where ‘insane seller syndrome’ runs rampant. These are the buildings where there are always dozens […]
The folks behind Monde Condos have put together a great video on the project. Check it out below. I wish more developers would put together videos like this! For floor plans and pricing on Monde Condos please contact me.
My last blog post I wrote about the Absorption Rates of various downtown condos got a lot of attention and even inspired my friend John Pasalis from MoveSmartly.com to write a great post about the condo market. The issue I wrote about was the fact that some condos, like Festival Tower for example, are loaded with […]
With the pre-construction condo market setting all kinds of sales records this year, and prices for quality product averaging well over $650 per square foot and higher downtown, I’m encouraging my investor clients to once again consider looking at resale properties. Top-notch resale properties in excellent locations can be had for $600 per square foot […]
I had a condo buyer email me recently and tell me they were looking to buy a resale condo with a 6-7% cap rate. This would be a somewhat rare but  achievable cap rate if you were buying a multi-unit freehold property in the core of Toronto, however, for a condo, this kind of cap […]
There are some signs of cracks forming in the foundation of the ultra-luxury condo market in Toronto. Two months ago I wrote a blog post about the Absorption Rates at some downtown condos, and how units at brand new, high-end buildings are not selling. At that time, there was a 30 month supply of inventory […]
Christopher Hume of The Star put together a nice little video about Loblaws opening up at the old Maple Leaf Gardens. Hume hits the nail on the head in his description that this kind of thing is merely one example of the rapid gentrification that is taking place over our entire downtown core. People want to live […]
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Zoocasa Launches Zoopraisals: The End of Realtors is Nigh?
October 27, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights, News
Rogers-owned real estate  portal Zoocasa launched a new service this week called “Zoopraisals“. CTV News quoted me in a story they posted on their website which you can read here if you like. They offer anyone a free home appraisal instantly over the internet without any strings attached. This brings Zoocasa one step closer to […]
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CBC Radio "World at 6" Interview
October 18, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Yesterday I was featured on a CBC national radio program, “The World at 6”, talking once again about the small condo phenomenon in Toronto. Have a listen! Questions or comments? Contact me. CBC Radio Interview from Andrew la Fleur on Vimeo.
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Maple Leaf Square: Highest Proportion of Out to Lunch Sellers in Toronto?
October 6, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Some buildings downtown you will almost never see a listing in them. Why? Because units come on the market and sell so quickly that at any given time there is nothing available. On the other hand, there are some buildings where ‘insane seller syndrome’ runs rampant. These are the buildings where there are always dozens […]
Read more
Monde Condos Video
October 13, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The folks behind Monde Condos have put together a great video on the project. Check it out below. I wish more developers would put together videos like this! For floor plans and pricing on Monde Condos please contact me.
Read more
Festival Tower Update: Units Starting to Move
November 11, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
My last blog post I wrote about the Absorption Rates of various downtown condos got a lot of attention and even inspired my friend John Pasalis from MoveSmartly.com to write a great post about the condo market. The issue I wrote about was the fact that some condos, like Festival Tower for example, are loaded with […]
Read more
Time to Give Resale Another Look?
November 18, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
With the pre-construction condo market setting all kinds of sales records this year, and prices for quality product averaging well over $650 per square foot and higher downtown, I’m encouraging my investor clients to once again consider looking at resale properties. Top-notch resale properties in excellent locations can be had for $600 per square foot […]
Read more
Cap Rates and Condos
November 22, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
I had a condo buyer email me recently and tell me they were looking to buy a resale condo with a 6-7% cap rate. This would be a somewhat rare but  achievable cap rate if you were buying a multi-unit freehold property in the core of Toronto, however, for a condo, this kind of cap […]
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Warning Signs in the Ultra-Luxury Market
November 30, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
There are some signs of cracks forming in the foundation of the ultra-luxury condo market in Toronto. Two months ago I wrote a blog post about the Absorption Rates at some downtown condos, and how units at brand new, high-end buildings are not selling. At that time, there was a 30 month supply of inventory […]
Read more
New Loblaws Another Positive Sign for Downtown Investors
December 1, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Christopher Hume of The Star put together a nice little video about Loblaws opening up at the old Maple Leaf Gardens. Hume hits the nail on the head in his description that this kind of thing is merely one example of the rapid gentrification that is taking place over our entire downtown core. People want to live […]
Read more