Toronto condo market Archives

The Condo Market This Week – With Andrew la Fleur

November 14, 2014 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast

During this special "solo" episode, Andrew la Fleur discusses financing micro condos, Canadian bonds, and how to get in on the best condo investing opportunities in Toronto. What You'll Learn About This Episode Financing Micro Condos There is a myth that banks will not finance small condos. This is not true. Yield Curve - Canadian [...]

Why the Toronto Condo Market Is Actually Bigger and Hotter Than Ever

October 16, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast

If you only read the headlines and listen to the talk around the water cooler, you might think that the condo market is slow, or worse: about to crash. The truth is that more people are moving into condos than ever before in history. What does this mean for condo investors? Andrew la Fleur breaks [...]

What Will Happen to the Toronto Condo Market in 2016?

February 12, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast

2015 is now in the rearview mirror and 2016 is off to a roaring start. In this episode Andrew la Fleur takes a look at what the top forecasters have to say about the market including Altus/Realnet, Urbanation, and TREB, then he shares his own unique perspective on what to expect of the condo market [...]

Could Condo Prices Rise 30% in the Next 3 Years?

February 19, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast

Recently a prominent Toronto condo developer publicly went on record saying that he believes condo prices will rise 30% in the next 3 years. Was he right? Was he crazy? In this episode, Andrew la Fleur shares his thoughts on this controversial opinion and where he believes the market is heading in the next 3 [...]

Condo Prices Up 17.8% – Big Year Ahead for Condo Market?

March 11, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast

The stats are in for February 2016 and condo prices jumped up 17.8% over last year. Is this a trend we can expect to continue or just an anomaly? Andrew la Fleur breaks down some very surprising statistics and what they mean for condo investors in 2016. Related Links February 2016 TREB market stats Canada [...]

Could Toronto Ever Become Like Hong Kong?

April 15, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / Podcast

Andrew la Fleur just got back from a trip to Hong Kong. In this episode he talks about some of the key characteristics of a global powerhouse city like Hong Kong and how does Toronto stack up against a city like Hong Kong. More importantly he addresses the question that real estate investors need to [...]

Is renting really cheaper than owning?

March 7, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/l9rt7pi60h Market Watch Feb 2017 Stats Toronto Real Estate Board President Larry Cerqua announced that Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 8,014 residential sales through TREB’s MLS® System in February 2017. I want to read the full article. Sticker shock sets in Thirtysomething buyers confronted with $1-million entry-level homes are left in the lurch I want [...]

Condo inventory declined by 56%!

January 31, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/r0nv8zhf5z# How a foreign-buyer tax could make it even harder to find that elusive Toronto rental Low vacancies are already fueling bidding wars over Toronto apartments, and a foreign-buyer tax could make rentals in the city even scarcer — and pricier. Shaun Hildebrand, vice president of Toronto-based condo analytics firm Urbanation, recently described how on [...]

How NOT to increase your rent by $1000 per month

February 27, 2017 / by Andrew la Fleur / News, Videos

https://alafleur.wistia.com/medias/p1i2g6itbk No fixed address: How I became a 32-year-old couch surfer Shannon Martin's rent shot up nearly $1K a month, now she bounces around between family, friends I want to read the full article. Toronto’s housing market may need a Vancouver-style cooling: RBC Toronto may need to consider Vancouver-style measures to address a “dangerous mix” [...]

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