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More rental inflation coming to Toronto… this time from Ottawa?

November 28, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/qz7m3zhjo9 Click here to read the original article: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/expanded-national-housing-strategy-to-include-new-rent-subsidies/article37046894/ TRANSCRIPT Speaker 1: This next article I want to bring to your attention is from the Globe and Mail, and this is all about the Federal Government's new housing strategy, which came out in the last week. "Ottawa to offer direct subsidies to low income [...]

The Toronto Condo Market This Week – June 24, 2016

June 24, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / News

A Brexit would inflame Canada's hot housing market When British voters go to the polls Thursday, they could further turn up the heat on Canada's burning housing market. I want to read the full article. How a real estate bubble burst in Toronto, Vancouver could affect the rest of Canada Despite record high housing prices [...]

The Toronto Condo Market This Week – August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / News

Lack of supply driving GTA house price surge, studies say Toronto is in the midst of a housing heat wave, with sales activity and prices both breaking new records in July. But one thing that seems capable of putting the brakes on the market is what the Toronto Real Estate Board has called the “troubling [...]

Only 1/3 of millennials own

August 28, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

Why You Can't Afford an Apartment in Canada's Biggest Cities As housing prices soar, a chronic shortage of rental units is creating a new market squeeze. I want to read the full article. Prices of bachelor apartment rentals in Toronto are soaring According to Padmapper's real-time rental stats, bachelor apartments have climbed a whopping 15 percent since [...]

Great time to be a condo investor

July 25, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

Toronto housing takes sharp turn into buyer’s market By one metric, the Greater Toronto housing market has quickly shifted from a seller’s market to one favouring buyers. I want to read the full article. Now that the Bank of Canada has scratched the interest rate itch, get ready for more Many of the world's central bankers, [...]

Why do condo rents keep rising?

July 10, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

Toronto condo rental market soars on heels of new measures As the housing market in Toronto cools, the rental market is especially hot following the announcement of new provincial housing measures, according to a report from Urbanation Inc. I want to read the full article. Mayor John Tory says $4.8B of federal transit funding is [...]

Interest rates going up: Should we be worried?

July 3, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / Videos

Who will win and lose if the central bank raises interest rates? Another month of solid growth for the Canadian economy in April and upbeat survey results from the Bank of Canada have strengthened expectations that the central bank will soon begin increasing interest rates for the first time in seven years. I want to [...]

Time to cash out of Toronto real estate?

May 1, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/yaja2uwga7 Toronto homeowners opting to lease after cashing out Toronto homeowners cashed out to capitalize on high prices – and many aren’t about to dive back in I want to read the full article. It's Time for Buffalo to Secede, and Join Canada The region does have its fast lanes and its slow lanes, though. [...]

Toronto real estate market finally starting to slow down?

April 10, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/y48ly8g3yl New Listings Surge 62% as Toronto Home Owners Cash in on Hot Real Estate Market The first week of April saw the number of new listings of freehold houses (detached, semi-detached and townhouses) surge 62% over last year as home owners appear to be cashing in on Toronto’s red hot real estate market. A [...]

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