The city of Toronto continues to grow and evolve but one thing remains the same: parking is always a hot topic for condo and home owners. Here are five things that every condo buyer, seller or investor needs to know about parking spots: 1. You have to pay a separate maintenance fee (condo fee) on […]
Twitter has quickly become the latest and greatest trend in social networking and blogging. If you already know what Twitter is, and you are a regular reader of this blog, chances are you are already following my ‘tweets’ at Twitter.com/AndrewLaFleur. If you don’t know what Twitter is, here is a popular video that attempts to […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Ali Karbassi for winning the truecondos.com/wp “Put Us On Your Radar” contest. Ali is a real estate investor and currently works in business development & interactive marketing. Ali generously asked his prize of the $50 Best Buy gift card to be donated to Cancer.ca instead. If you have not ‘put us on your […]
This week I’m excited to announce an excellent investment/purchasing opportunity available exclusively for my clients at Liberty Market Lofts, Victory Condos, and M5V. For a limited time, my clients have the ability to purchase select suites at these three highly successful downtown developments with only 5% total deposit. Normally the deposit structure would be 15% […]
Like most Canadians, I have been watching the news and updates surrounding the earthquake in Haiti with a sense of shock and sadness. The images and scenes are horrific and overwhelming. And like most Canadians, I feel like it is my responsibility to do something to help. The immediate needs are obvious: people need food, […]
I am part of one of the best condo brokerages downtown – Re/Max Condos Plus. Our broker of record is Jamie Johnston. Jamie has been in this business a long time and he’s a very sharp cat. Follow him on Twitter and check out our company blog which Jamie writes. Jamie just put out his […]
This has been an ongoing issue with my website almost since day one, so I thought I would finally write a blog post about it. I have had so many cases of other Realtors blatantly ripping off my website that I have lost count. I’m not talking about agents stealing concepts or general ideas that […]
The market is hot. Sellers are still driving the bus in this market and so when I’m working with buyers I often have to get very creative to get my clients what they are looking for. After viewing 6-8 condos with my buyer clients, I can usually figure out exactly what condo would be perfect […]
5 Things to Know About Parking Spots When Buying a Condo in Toronto
July 13, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The city of Toronto continues to grow and evolve but one thing remains the same: parking is always a hot topic for condo and home owners. Here are five things that every condo buyer, seller or investor needs to know about parking spots: 1. You have to pay a separate maintenance fee (condo fee) on […]
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Tweet! Tweet! Follow Me on Twitter
May 22, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Twitter has quickly become the latest and greatest trend in social networking and blogging. If you already know what Twitter is, and you are a regular reader of this blog, chances are you are already following my ‘tweets’ at Twitter.com/AndrewLaFleur. If you don’t know what Twitter is, here is a popular video that attempts to […]
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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 […]
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‘Put Us On Your Radar’ Contest Winner
November 24, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Congratulations to Ali Karbassi for winning the truecondos.com/wp “Put Us On Your Radar” contest. Ali is a real estate investor and currently works in business development & interactive marketing. Ali generously asked his prize of the $50 Best Buy gift card to be donated to Cancer.ca instead. If you have not ‘put us on your […]
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5% Deposit Available at Liberty Market Lofts, Victory Condos, & M5V
October 13, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
This week I’m excited to announce an excellent investment/purchasing opportunity available exclusively for my clients at Liberty Market Lofts, Victory Condos, and M5V. For a limited time, my clients have the ability to purchase select suites at these three highly successful downtown developments with only 5% total deposit. Normally the deposit structure would be 15% […]
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My Response to Haiti
January 18, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Like most Canadians, I have been watching the news and updates surrounding the earthquake in Haiti with a sense of shock and sadness. The images and scenes are horrific and overwhelming. And like most Canadians, I feel like it is my responsibility to do something to help. The immediate needs are obvious: people need food, […]
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January Market Update from Re/Max Condos Plus
January 5, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
I am part of one of the best condo brokerages downtown – Re/Max Condos Plus. Our broker of record is Jamie Johnston. Jamie has been in this business a long time and he’s a very sharp cat. Follow him on Twitter and check out our company blog which Jamie writes. Jamie just put out his […]
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Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery, But Plagiarism Bites
November 23, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
This has been an ongoing issue with my website almost since day one, so I thought I would finally write a blog post about it. I have had so many cases of other Realtors blatantly ripping off my website that I have lost count. I’m not talking about agents stealing concepts or general ideas that […]
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Time to get Creative
April 7, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The market is hot. Sellers are still driving the bus in this market and so when I’m working with buyers I often have to get very creative to get my clients what they are looking for. After viewing 6-8 condos with my buyer clients, I can usually figure out exactly what condo would be perfect […]
Read more