This has been an ongoing issue with my website almost since day one, so I thought I would finally write a blog post about it. I have had so many cases of other Realtors blatantly ripping off my website that I have lost count. I’m not talking about agents stealing concepts or general ideas that […]
I’ve been to two different ‘VIP Agent’ type selling events in the past week and I have been once again reminded that buying condos in this town can be a bit of a shell game. The lineups for these events are now at late 2007 levels all over the city. People are camping out for […]
Is Toronto on its way to becoming just like Manhattan? This question has been asked for years now, and the comparisons can be made that Toronto is a sort of ‘mini New York’ – a major financial and cultural centre, the heart of a mega-region, and home to some really expensive real estate. But are […]
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 […]
I guess this makes it official: everyone is talking about the Toronto condo market. I was interviewed a couple weeks ago for an article on our condo market by a writer for the Wall Street Journal, and today that article hit wsj.com. Read the entire article here. See what people on Twitter are saying about […]
Yesterday I was featured on a CBC national radio program, “The World at 6”, talking once again about the small condo phenomenon in Toronto. Have a listen! Questions or comments? Contact me. CBC Radio Interview from Andrew la Fleur on Vimeo.
Hong Kong Image courtesy of http://photoeverywhere.co.uk More and more people I talk to who are inside the condo industry have a growing apprehension towards the direction of condo development right now. Specifically they are worried about the long term impact of what I call the “Mega Tower”. I define a “Mega Tower” loosely as a […]
If you are a condo news junkie like me, you probably have been enjoying the past few months because the level of interest in the Toronto condo market appears to be at an all time high. The big boys of Canadian media: The Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and National Post all run stories about […]
There are starting to be signs that the condo market might be slowing down. I am seeing and hearing accounts of several newly released condo projects not getting near the sales numbers they were anticipating. But how can this be the case when just last month we saw near-record breaking sales happening at MEGA projects […]
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery, But Plagiarism Bites
November 23, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
This has been an ongoing issue with my website almost since day one, so I thought I would finally write a blog post about it. I have had so many cases of other Realtors blatantly ripping off my website that I have lost count. I’m not talking about agents stealing concepts or general ideas that […]
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It’s All Just Politics, Baby
November 24, 2010 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
I’ve been to two different ‘VIP Agent’ type selling events in the past week and I have been once again reminded that buying condos in this town can be a bit of a shell game. The lineups for these events are now at late 2007 levels all over the city. People are camping out for […]
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The Manhattan Theory
June 16, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Is Toronto on its way to becoming just like Manhattan? This question has been asked for years now, and the comparisons can be made that Toronto is a sort of ‘mini New York’ – a major financial and cultural centre, the heart of a mega-region, and home to some really expensive real estate. But are […]
Read more
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 […]
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Wall Street Journal Chimes in on the Toronto Condo Market
August 24, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
I guess this makes it official: everyone is talking about the Toronto condo market. I was interviewed a couple weeks ago for an article on our condo market by a writer for the Wall Street Journal, and today that article hit wsj.com. Read the entire article here. See what people on Twitter are saying about […]
Read more
CBC Radio "World at 6" Interview
October 18, 2011 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Yesterday I was featured on a CBC national radio program, “The World at 6”, talking once again about the small condo phenomenon in Toronto. Have a listen! Questions or comments? Contact me. CBC Radio Interview from Andrew la Fleur on Vimeo.
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Time to Rethink the Mega Tower?
March 4, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
Hong Kong Image courtesy of http://photoeverywhere.co.uk More and more people I talk to who are inside the condo industry have a growing apprehension towards the direction of condo development right now. Specifically they are worried about the long term impact of what I call the “Mega Tower”. I define a “Mega Tower” loosely as a […]
Read more
Toronto: Ghost City
May 9, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
If you are a condo news junkie like me, you probably have been enjoying the past few months because the level of interest in the Toronto condo market appears to be at an all time high. The big boys of Canadian media: The Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and National Post all run stories about […]
Read more
Condo Market Showing Signs of Slowing?
April 25, 2012 / by Andrew la Fleur / Insights
There are starting to be signs that the condo market might be slowing down. I am seeing and hearing accounts of several newly released condo projects not getting near the sales numbers they were anticipating. But how can this be the case when just last month we saw near-record breaking sales happening at MEGA projects […]
Read more