2019 Year in Review and What to Expect in 2020  On behalf of our entire team, I would like to extend our best wishes for an amazing 2020 ahead. The start of a New Year is always filled with such incredible optimism and reflection of the year just past. YEAR IN REVIEW  2019 was a fascinating year in most of our real estate trading areas. The downward pressure on prices continued throug...Read More

Welcome to Autumn! A chill in the air; the changing of the colours; and the countdown to Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas!! My personal favourite time of the year.   And we are pleased to update you with a positive market at this time. We are back to a normal and reasonably predictable market. Throughout most of our trading area in York Region and South Simcoe County, prices have stabi...Read More

  What a July!! For me personally, summer is a chance to hang out with family and friends, play some golf (and get in a little bit of real estate related work).  January – June is so frenetic in the Real Estate world and I look forward to the summer months to rest and recover and catch up on some missed (and sometimes neglected) relationships.   I trust you, too, are taking t...Read More

  Happy Summer. As we dip into a seasonally slower time of the year for Real Estate, I wanted to explore the lower than normal activity we are seeing in the market.   One of the things that dictates price is the inventory level and the choices that buyers have when making a purchasing decision. Numerous homes available allows the buyers to be pickier in their selection. And negatively, ...Read More

Summer Is Almost Here … And So Is The Spring Market Trusting you are enjoying the warmer weather and sunshine. Similarly, the real estate world is basking in some of the first decent news we have had in a while. Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) data shows a strengthening of the market over-all; and a tightening of inventory across most of the TREB trading communities. Sales are up; listing...Read More

I was looking at the grocery store sales on my app today and was curious why no one has turkeys for sale. It is Thanksgiving coming up, isn’t it? Oh, right, it’s May and just looks and feels like October. The Farmer's Almanac says we are in for a hot and dry summer. It's coming. It really is! Yes, it is May and hooray, hooray, it’s the first long weekend of summer. Some ...Read More

  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother's Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” HOW TO PREPARE YOUR LAWN & GARDEN FOR SPRING IN ...Read More

I was asked recently about how best to time the market. The conversation began, as many have over the past 24 months, with the individual’s regret about missing the peak. I commented that few, if any, could have predicted that the perfect time to sell your house was November 2016 – early March 2017. Who knew the window of opportunity would be only 4 months? Heck, I sold my own home in...Read More

April Fools' Day began in the 1500s when the Gregorian calendar took over from the Julian. Those who forgot the change and attempted to celebrate New Year's (previously celebrated on the 1st of April) on the wrong date were teased as "April fools."   3 Ways to Stand Out in the Spring Market Spring: The season of the year when the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirp...Read More

 Welcome to Spring!! As I sit and write this month’s market update, the sun is shining and the temperature is moving toward a positive double digit. I am sure, like me, you feel a greater energy and enthusiasm. Summer will be here before we know it!   I have watched this First Quarter with great interest. A lot of water has gone under the bridge since government intervention cause...Read More