Price gap between Toronto houses and condos expected to shrink The price gap between condos and houses soared 50 per cent last year in the Greater Toronto Area as values of single-family homes skyrocketed, while the condo market flatlined. I want to read the full article. ‘It’s the new Waterloo’: How the rise of Silicon [...]
Will the Bank of Canada cut the overnight rate again this week? Will history repeat itself when the Bank of Canada makes its latest overnight rate announcement on Wednesday? It depends whom you ask. I want to read the full article. The $3.4-million penthouse that proves super-luxurious condos can be tough to sell This penthouse’s privileged perch [...]
The Chase: A couple decides between a killer downtown condo and a modest semi outside the core After poking around on MLS for a bit, they set a budget of $500,000 and, with help from Marlene Jaegerman of Harvey Kalles, started searching for a great condo with parking and at least two bedrooms. I want [...]
5 reasons Toronto house prices won't crash in 2016 After the Greater Toronto Area's record year in 2015 for both the number of homes sold and the average price, the question is: when will it all come crashing down? The answer: not in 2016. Here are five reasons why this won't be the year of Toronto's housing collapse. I [...]
12 ways Toronto changed in 2015 With $2.4 billion invested in the Pan Am Games and a seemingly never-ending condo boom, 2015 changed the face of Toronto. There were some sad goodbyes, but also welcome changes to the city’s infrastructure. I want to read the full article. Risk of a housing market correction remains ‘elevated’: [...]
“How’s the market doing?” It’s the classic question that I get asked daily from clients, friends, family, and even strangers. No one wants to know how I’m doing or how the family is, it’s all about THE MARKET! The current assumption right now is that the market is bad. Really bad. It seems the various […]
Why Very Low Interest Rates May Stick Around The Federal Reserve will most likely raise interest rates this week for the first time in nearly a decade. To understand what it means — and doesn’t mean — consider a previous year in which interest rates were on the rise. I want to read the full [...]
The Toronto condo market is hot right now. No seriously, it is. After months of writing to my readers about how slow the market has been, there has been a fundamental shift in the marketplace over the past 4 weeks. Multiple offers are back with a vengeance. The best properties are selling over asking and […]
The Stats are out for the month of May from TREB, and as I predicted in my last post, they show May as being the busiest month of the year so far. Let’s break down the numbers for downtown condo sales: In C01 (downtown west), there were 325 sales compared to 302 in May ’08 […]
The Toronto Condo Market This Week (January 29, 2016)
January 29, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / News
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The Toronto Condo Market This Week (January 22, 2016)
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The Toronto Condo Market This Week (January 15, 2016)
January 15, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / News
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The Toronto Condo Market This Week (January 8, 2016)
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The Toronto Condo Market This Week (January 1, 2016)
January 4, 2016 / by Andrew la Fleur / News
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How Bad is The Market? Not "That" Bad
February 20, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
“How’s the market doing?” It’s the classic question that I get asked daily from clients, friends, family, and even strangers. No one wants to know how I’m doing or how the family is, it’s all about THE MARKET! The current assumption right now is that the market is bad. Really bad. It seems the various […]
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The Toronto Condo Market This Week (December 18, 2015)
December 18, 2015 / by Andrew la Fleur / News
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You Should Have Bought 2 Months Ago
May 5, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The Toronto condo market is hot right now. No seriously, it is. After months of writing to my readers about how slow the market has been, there has been a fundamental shift in the marketplace over the past 4 weeks. Multiple offers are back with a vengeance. The best properties are selling over asking and […]
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May Stats Show Sellers in Control Once Again
June 2, 2009 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
The Stats are out for the month of May from TREB, and as I predicted in my last post, they show May as being the busiest month of the year so far. Let’s break down the numbers for downtown condo sales: In C01 (downtown west), there were 325 sales compared to 302 in May ’08 […]
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