For the first time in 16 years, sales of new condominiums in Toronto were lower in the second quarter than they were in the first quarter. This, according to the latest stats in from Urbanation. So what? Well, real estate is highly cyclical (at least it used to be), and the busiest months of any […]
I wanted to dig a little deeper for today’s blog post and take a look at absorption rates in various condos. Looking at Festival Tower got me thinking about this subject. Festival Tower has a plethora of units available for sale, but hardly anything is actually selling. The building is stunning. The amenities are amazing, […]
The Residences of the Ritz Carlton was the first of what I like to call the ‘Big Four’ (5-star condo-hotels, the others being Trump, Shangri-La and of course the Four Seasons) to finish. This was a monumental event in the Toronto condo industry as it represents the first truly 5-star hotel to come to our […]
After a couple weeks of relief, the media is once again full of stories of the Toronto condo market’s imminent demise. It seems everyone is talking about the Toronto condo market right now and yet once again there are so many mixed messages it’s hard to know who to believe. A quote from a recent […]
Recently, I had a client ask me if it’s better to buy 3 or 4 smaller units for investment or 1 larger high-end type of unit. I started crunching some numbers for this client and the results were quite shocking. The $1M+ segment of the condo market is facing some serious challenges right now. Take a […]
Are we different? This recent piece from MSNBC on the differences between the U.S. and Canadian housing markets once again hits on the big question of why did we not experience the housing market crash that the rest of the world (especially the U.S.) did. Are we fundamentally different and insulated from the U.S. housing […]
Tipping Point?
August 3, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
For the first time in 16 years, sales of new condominiums in Toronto were lower in the second quarter than they were in the first quarter. This, according to the latest stats in from Urbanation. So what? Well, real estate is highly cyclical (at least it used to be), and the busiest months of any […]
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Absorption Rates
September 23, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
I wanted to dig a little deeper for today’s blog post and take a look at absorption rates in various condos. Looking at Festival Tower got me thinking about this subject. Festival Tower has a plethora of units available for sale, but hardly anything is actually selling. The building is stunning. The amenities are amazing, […]
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San Francisco by the Bay 2 Analysis Video
February 10, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Videos
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Ritz Carlton: Incredible Opportunity or Canary in the Coal Mine?
March 15, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The Residences of the Ritz Carlton was the first of what I like to call the ‘Big Four’ (5-star condo-hotels, the others being Trump, Shangri-La and of course the Four Seasons) to finish. This was a monumental event in the Toronto condo industry as it represents the first truly 5-star hotel to come to our […]
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The Most Important Statistic in the Toronto Condo Market
June 15, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
After a couple weeks of relief, the media is once again full of stories of the Toronto condo market’s imminent demise. It seems everyone is talking about the Toronto condo market right now and yet once again there are so many mixed messages it’s hard to know who to believe. A quote from a recent […]
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3 Shocking Facts About the $1M+ Condo Market
July 19, 2013 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Recently, I had a client ask me if it’s better to buy 3 or 4 smaller units for investment or 1 larger high-end type of unit. I started crunching some numbers for this client and the results were quite shocking. The $1M+ segment of the condo market is facing some serious challenges right now. Take a […]
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Is Toronto Different?
July 8, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Are we different? This recent piece from MSNBC on the differences between the U.S. and Canadian housing markets once again hits on the big question of why did we not experience the housing market crash that the rest of the world (especially the U.S.) did. Are we fundamentally different and insulated from the U.S. housing […]
Read more