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 […]
April 26, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur /Insights, News
Some of my colleagues may not want to believe it, but we are now in a new market reality. The extremely bullish market we have been experiencing for the past 12 months, at times accelerating at a break neck pace, has ended. Top-10 anecdotal signs that the market has already peaked: ‘Fake’ developer websites for […]
So the market has peaked (probably). Now what do you do? Well, first thing to remember is that most people won’t realize the market has peaked for about 3 months so if you are reading this you are way ahead of the curve. Secondly we are not talking about a market crash, and quite possibly […]
If December is the annual ‘year in review’ month, then January is ‘predictions’ month. My broker (aka The Big Boss Man) over at Remax Condos Plus, Jamie Johnston, has put out his 2011 forecast for the downtown condo market. Here it is below for your reading enjoyment. Of particular note: Jamie now believes that the […]
It’s that time of year again, the time of year after a very busy spring market (I would argue a typical spring market) that was full of bidding wars, new price records being set, sellers making enormous profits, buyers extending themselves to the max, and the pundits were left scratching their heads saying: is this […]
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 […]
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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The Market Has Peaked
April 26, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights, News
Some of my colleagues may not want to believe it, but we are now in a new market reality. The extremely bullish market we have been experiencing for the past 12 months, at times accelerating at a break neck pace, has ended. Top-10 anecdotal signs that the market has already peaked: ‘Fake’ developer websites for […]
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The Market Has Peaked, So Now What?
April 28, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
So the market has peaked (probably). Now what do you do? Well, first thing to remember is that most people won’t realize the market has peaked for about 3 months so if you are reading this you are way ahead of the curve. Secondly we are not talking about a market crash, and quite possibly […]
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2011 Market Forecast From Remax Condos Plus
January 7, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
If December is the annual ‘year in review’ month, then January is ‘predictions’ month. My broker (aka The Big Boss Man) over at Remax Condos Plus, Jamie Johnston, has put out his 2011 forecast for the downtown condo market. Here it is below for your reading enjoyment. Of particular note: Jamie now believes that the […]
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Will the Condo Market Crash?
July 14, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
It’s that time of year again, the time of year after a very busy spring market (I would argue a typical spring market) that was full of bidding wars, new price records being set, sellers making enormous profits, buyers extending themselves to the max, and the pundits were left scratching their heads saying: is this […]
Read more
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