March 3, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The spring market doesn’t officially start until, well, spring. But anyone who is shopping for a condo (or a house) in Toronto knows that the market is H-O-T right now, and multiple offers are not the exception, but the norm. Over the years of working with buyers and sellers in multiple offer situations, you learn […]
Read more
Why Bidding Wars Are Still Common on Downtown Toronto Condos – with Mark Savel
June 22, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
Read more
How to Get a Bidding War on Your Rental Condo – With Sara Kelcey of True Condos
December 11, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
Read more
Did Blind Bidding Wars Ruin the Toronto Real Estate Market and Are Open Auctions The Solution?
March 9, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast
Read more
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
One Came by Fax
March 3, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The spring market doesn’t officially start until, well, spring. But anyone who is shopping for a condo (or a house) in Toronto knows that the market is H-O-T right now, and multiple offers are not the exception, but the norm. Over the years of working with buyers and sellers in multiple offer situations, you learn […]
Read more
Temperature Check: Bathurst and Lake Shore Edition
May 20, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
This is the second installment in this new series whereby I am attempting to give my readers a street-level, in the trenches sort of perspective of what the condo market is actually like. “Temperature Check” will help show what it’s like to be a seller in the current market and what you can expect if […]
Read more
How to Sell Your Condo and Buy a House: BIDDING WARS
April 16, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Videos
You may or may not have experienced a bidding war when you bought your condo, however, when you are shopping for a house in Toronto, bidding wars are a reality that just about everyone has to deal with. First of all, bidding wars are extremely common in Toronto’s best neighbourhoods. Even though people like […]
Read more
Buying an Older Condo In Toronto: Is it a Good Investment?
March 9, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Harbour Square. built around 1980. Photo courtesy downtownphotos.ca I just got an email from a National Post writer who is writing a story about older condos and especially the trend of buying and older condo and renovating it to today’s standards. Below is an email that I sent to the writer. I have no idea […]
Read more
5 Reasons Why There Are Still Bidding Wars in the Toronto Condo Market
January 25, 2013 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
We are definitely in a buyer’s market. The overall sales:listing ratio for December was only 19% for downtown. Well below the 25% threshold to call it a buyer’s market. For at least the last 6 months, the media has been full of reports of the imminent collapse of the condo market with predictions ranging from […]
Read more