Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It should come as no surprise that I love writing blog posts in trilogies. I got a 3+1 townhouse with heated garage in Calgary (25 mins outside the core, but walkable to LRT, so this would be like something in Etobicoke here) for $400K all in, completes in 2024. Who doesn’t? Meanwhile a resale townhouse in Oshawa, $1.2M.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 21, 2021

It was a two-part blog series where I explained one of my biggest regrets in young adulthood was not standing up to the aggressive salespeople who locked us in a room and tried to sell us a timeshare. For example, purchasing one week of a timeshare means the buyer owns 1/52 of the unit. Step 3: Addy sells units for $1.

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Obviously, before you’ve even played, or a half-hour into the 1:00pm games, this “chance” is far-fetched. Or did we just end up the victim of that 1%? But before we delve into that delectable dish of BS, a brief refresher, or two, is needed… Were you reading Toronto Realty Blog in 2014?

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This past month we saw a modest decline in the average home price as follows: Recall that the “peak” in April of 2017 was just over $920,000. drop month-over-month, it’s still significantly higher than the pre-pandemic “peak.” And what should we expect in the month of November?

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Realty Biz

JULY 25, 2022

This means even 1% of visitors coming back 5 times in the last month is still a good number. As you monitor your website’s referral traffic, the first thing you’ll notice are the key referring sites that send you traffic, like social media profiles and directories, guest blogs, and online publications. 2014, August 28).

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

This was a 1-bed, 1-bath, no parking, no locker, $400/month fees which include zero utilities, and it was barely 500 square feet. Seven is my favourite number, so here we go… Option #1: Winnipeg. Built in 2014. What a life, right? Sound good? Ten options is too many but five might not be enough.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

Anybody read this in a previous blog post? There are fears at play here, notably the following: 1) How do you know what you can spend on a new house if you haven’t sold yours yet? ” You finally buy a home after Victoria Day, just getting in under the five-month mark. I started selling real estate in 2004.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Every 1% increase represents a massive increase in the monthly payment amount, but what if we’re talking 3% ? March 31st, 2014, I wrote: “Ready, Set, Rate War!” Let me throw some skin in the game here: my mortgage comes due in November of 2024. Is it on my mind? I’m on a 2.59% fixed-rate mortgage.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Disclaimer: Information in this blog post is meant to be used for educational purposes only and provide a high level overview of some of the top iBuyer programs. Our platform enables you to sell your home as quickly as 10 days rather than what can be weeks or months. 1% depending on your market. HomeLight Simple Sale.

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HomeLight

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With Simple Sale, you can get an all-cash offer within five days and sell your home in as little as 10 days, skipping the months it can take to sell the traditional way. In 2014, they launched FL Cash Home Buyers LLC to realize their dream of helping property owners sell their homes quickly and easily. Financing contingency.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 20, 2020

However, a court ruled in 2014 that the law does not protect against affirmative misrepresentations of facts about a property. Disclosure statement requires owner to disclose human death by homicide or suicide onsite, as well as felonies committed on the property; that occurred within the past 12 months, per statute 43-4-44.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But I had a lot of fun here on Toronto Realty Blog as I always do, and I had even more fun sitting down to go through the year’s blog posts. Here are the Top Five Blog Posts of 2022 as we see them… #5: TRB Special Guest Posts: Chris Cansick, Matthew Morrison, & Tara Amina. Not blogging is simply not an option.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

I paid $575 per month to live in an apartment that was one of five in a building that had a storefront out back, four apartments up top, and one apartment on the main floor at the back of the building. And as much as I enjoyed “Say My Name” and “Genie In A Bottle,” I didn’t want to hear it at 1:30am.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

As you’ll see in today’s blog, many of the reasons for cancelations are often rooted in the same problems that caused delays, but some are extensions, and some are completely different reasons altogether. After a month of carrying units unsold, with few showings and zero interest, they decided to raise their prices.

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GeekEstate Agents & Brokers

MARCH 6, 2022

For our 200th Transmission (wow…that’s a lot), I thought I’d reach for a blast from the past and modernize the most read article ever on Geek Estate Blog , written all the way back in 2014. After launching Redfin Direct in February of 2006, it hit $1 million in buyer refunds by October. Buying a new shirt every three months.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 6, 2021

Last month, in my “Top Ten: Real Estate Stories of 2020,” I reckoned that the #2 story of the entire year was the condo market. Because it’s our usual suspects: 1) Increase in supply. It was March of 2014, and I wrote: “Ready, Set, Rate War!” .” That’s my prediction. A rough ride.

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McKissock

JULY 28, 2020

For instance, in Florida there were 14,995 appraisers on November 30, 2008 (renewal deadline date); however, on the following morning (December 1, 2008) there were just 9,510 because roughly a third of the appraisers did not renew. In this case, I paid just $30,000 for it in 2014 and put $7,000 into remodeling.

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HomeLight

MARCH 21, 2022

With Simple Sale, you can get an all-cash offer in as few as 48 hours and sell your home in as little as 10 days, skipping the months it takes to sell the traditional way. The company says that it is trusted by over 1 million homeowners. Launched in 2014, Opendoor is considered the nation’s pioneering iBuying platform.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As a broker, I think “RECO” and I think two things: 1) Registration. There are a lot of boards and associations, so it could be confusing to the consumer or the reader of this blog post. If we get them by Sunday, I’ll write my monthly blog post and we can analyze and dissect the figures.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Homes listed in September and sold in December net an average of 7.37% more than average, based on HomeLight data aggregated from 2014 to 2021. If you’re looking to sell your home fast, the summer months are likely your best bet. Homeowner’s association dues: $10 to $600 a month , depending on location. Selling expense.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 20, 2022

HomeLight data collected between 2014 and 2021 show that homes listed in September and sold in December net 7.25% above the average price. HomeLight data show that homes listed in April sell seven days sooner than if you listed in any other month. Homeowner’s association dues: $262/month average in Austin. Selling expense.

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GeekEstate

OCTOBER 16, 2020

[Editor’s note: Originally published on the Thomvest Blog.]. Opendoor published an investor presentation as part of its merger announcement in September, and last week the company filed its S-4 (similar to an S-1, but used for companies engaged in a merger process). Opendoor , the nation’s largest iBuyer , is going public.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 15, 2020

We’ve discussed this as recently as last month. Applying for a space to be rezoned is onerous and takes a minimum of nine months to be completed and reviewed. This represents only 1% of the projects in the City’s residential development pipeline during this time. ” appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

TorontoRealtyBlog What were you doing in February of 2014? Life does change after 40… February of 2014 wasn’t that long ago. I had only been married for eight months! Million in 2014 to close to 40 Million this year. Seriously. I’m asking. ” Damn. .” ” Damn. I was such a pup!

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GeekEstate

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Here’s a snapshot of the most notable newsy moments: 1. Zillow’s exit at the end of 2021 was a bombshell , but would have been far worse if they waited even a few months later. Opendoor is reeling with a huge stock price decline over the past six months, hoping shuffling the executive deck will help un-muddy the waters.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 30, 2021

A realtor and local politician who would resell it at a profit two months later. Grace Simon, a real estate agent with eXp Realty and the city councillor for Ward 1 in Newmarket, Ont., The antagonist in this story isn’t just a Realtor, but “a realtor and a local politician who would resell it at a profit two months later.”

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Notorious ROB

DECEMBER 29, 2022

in 2014 and in 2017, she was promoted to CEO. It should come as no surprise to anybody who has been reading this blog for more than a few months that I am extremely bearish on homeownership and have been for years. Katie joined NAR in 2007 and was appointed as General Counsel in 2014. Eric Wu, Opendoor.

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GeekEstate

JANUARY 17, 2022

At prices upwards of $500,000 and even north of $1 million, the audience for shares of Pacaso homes is limited. Pacaso already had a crazy 2021, leaping from a $75 million Series B straight into a $125 million Series C in a matter of months. GO FOR BROKE ON SECOND HOMES. Drew Meyers // Founder, Geek Estate. READY TO JOIN RIGHT NOW?

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