Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

Of course, somewhere therein lays topics for blog posts, and today is an example of exactly that. Some of the blog posts I’ve written this month were in response to emails from readers, who often just want to chat about a topic, or point out something they saw that could be of interest to myself and the readers. Food for thought.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Wow, y’all went all out on last Friday’s blog! I read the comments section on many articles in the major Toronto newspapers and they’re just awful most of the time. “Canada’s Housing Market Appears To Be Cooling. TorontoRealtyBlog. There is so, so, so much that we can talk about here!

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

I was on vacation, playing in a park with my 2-year-old daughter in Jackson, Wyoming, giving a phone interview to a Toronto Star reporter about the Competition Bureau’s ruling. I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever written more blogs in a single year about the offer process, multiple offers, or bully offers.

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MAY 26, 2022

The recent drop in Toronto home prices is solely due to the increase in interest rates. Well, I suppose before we confirm or deny, we must first address this “drop in Toronto home prices,” since many home-sellers are in denial. Inflation is rampant across the country. This is cheap money! TorontoRealtyBlog.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

I hope you enjoyed that “trip down memory lane,” as Marina so eloquently put it, with the Top Five Blog Posts of 2022 in Monday’s post. Believe it or not, this is the eighth year I’ve been working with this format; the top five blogs followed by the top five posts. 4) Prices Outside The City Of Toronto.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Once our Christmas Boxes were complete, we would spend two weeks fantasizing about all the gifts that would stack inside on Christmas morning! Foregoing Christmas gifts is a great way to save a thousand bucks or more, and I’d rather spend that on the kids, or bank it. That brings me to what I got this Christmas: nothing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

The following rant… There’s no such thing as “free” when it comes to the services we, in Canada, receive. of every dollar raised through taxation is sent out back out into the economy in the form of government spending and public service. ” The NDP, for example, promised over $200 Billion in new spending.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Last week, I offered my opinion on the new vacant home tax here in Toronto, but this is much, much better. At the start of 2022 Toronto introduced new municipal taxes on vacant homes (i.e. Despite the flaws, all Toronto residential property owners must now file a declaration by February 2nd, 2023 and once a year thereafter.

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APRIL 14, 2021

What is the “problem” with the Toronto real estate market? Does anybody care to admit what so many of us already know to be true – that jealousy and have-not’ism are at least partially responsible for the backlash against rising prices in the Toronto real estate market? “Toronto,” I said.

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MAY 16, 2022

We’ve talked a lot about “inclusionary zoning” in Toronto and most have heralded this as a great thing. Not if you’re rational, realistic, and understand that businesses are in business to make money. The Toronto STAR. He spends much of his time on assignment sales. Here’s his.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

What I found more interesting than anything else with respect to Monday’s blog post was just how many people emailed me directly, compared to how many commented on the blog. This is a whole other blog topic so let’s not go into this right now. TorontoRealtyBlog. The second point above is an important one.

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JULY 17, 2020

And trust me when I say that this is one of those blog posts where I know I’m going to take some heat. Cleaning companies, movers, tree-trimmers – anybody who thinks you may be in need, and wants to spend the money on a stamp. Two agents spending money where nobody else would? TorontoRealtyBlog.

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JULY 14, 2022

For those who don’t know, or didn’t read Tuesday’s blog, or both, the rental market in downtown Toronto is as hot as it’s ever been, and I’m tempted to say that it’s the craziest market I’ve ever seen. ” – Rental Realization #1: Toronto is different. Was Google broken?

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AUGUST 29, 2022

” I guess I never stopped to consider that some readers aren’t familiar with the term, and thus don’t really ‘get’ these blog titles. But meanwhile, why don’t we make it easier for people to lose money gambling? A typical financing condition in Toronto is five business days.

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MARCH 12, 2021

So if I happen to be going on an expletive-laden diatribe about the level of intelligence of the average Toronto real estate agent, it’s not uncommon to hear an office door, or two, or three, slam close. Mr. Siddall blamed Canada’s housing woes on “a real estate industry drunk on its excess.” Oh, “Greg.”

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