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The Friday Rant: Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing

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TorontoRealtyBlog Who doesn’t love a good Friday rant, right? Last Friday’s blog post was about this progressive idea hatched in The Netherlands that would see rents tied to income, and I went off on a few wicked tangents, as I always do. Well, about thirty percent of readers, it would seem. What news is that?

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How Has The Pandemic Changed Toronto Real Estate?

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And when it comes to a relationship, aren’t there already enough days that require celebration? My wife’s birthday. That’s one I try not to forget. Valentine’s Day. I guess, check. My wife knows it’s a date invented by the flower/chocolate/diamond consortium, but she sets her baseline expectation at a simple card.

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Top Five: Real Estate Stories Of 2022

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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. Picking the top five “stories” of the year is a whole other ballgame, however. It’s often those stories that are most noteworthy or most memorable.

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Top Five: Real Estate Stories Of 2021

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Looking back at previous iterations of this feature, my stomach churns a little as I remember each topic vividly. And with each of these topics, I could pick one and literally tell you how my senses felt… 2015: Urbancorp “stealing” their condos back. It happens so quickly, and you’re simply along for the ride.

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The Friday Rant: Telling Scary Stories!

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I have this vivid memory of Camp Kawabi, 1987, when my counselor was reading us a scary story. But then he accidentally read the instructions that were printed alongside the story, something to the effect of, “ Now, get up and jump with arms out and scare the kids ,” and the punchline fell flat, story over.

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Top Five: Real Estate Stories Of 2020!

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Not only are my fingers tired from writing Monday’s blog, but also from hand-writing three-hundred Christmas cards! I always think I prefer the “Top Posts” to the “Top Stories”, but then I sit down to write the top stories, and I realize that this is a thicker, fuller experience. Yes, I do that.

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The Friday Rant: Smoke & Mirrors

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Did I ever tell you that I was really into magic as a child? He tells her how he intends to “magically” unlock himself from the chains and the anvil. TorontoRealtyBlog. Name a child that wasn’t , right? However , in that short time before our unceremonious removal, I realized just how passionate I was about magic.