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

2018 In Review Perhaps a tad late to say Happy New Year… however a purposeful delay in the most recent blog so as to interpret the early signs and indicators of the 2019 Real Estate market.   First, a recap of 2018 across the Toronto Real Estate Board. Total sales of residential homes dropped from 92,263 sales in 2017 to 77,426 – a decline of 16.1%. The average selling price wen...Read More

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November in Review   Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) Stats are in for November. And I must admit I am starting to sound like a broken record. Once again, the numbers continue to reveal the reasonable stability of most areas ….and the continuing struggles that certain pockets of our market are experiencing. Page 1 of the monthly Market Watch looks like this….. Never judge a b...Read More

Why Do I Have To Come To Your Office? I Just Want to See A House! For twenty five years I was a Location Manager in film and television production.  TV Series and most TV Movies were, simply due to the lack of time, a race to find any location to film in.  We had mere days to interpret the script; find the locations; scout them; sign them; tech survey them; and shoot them.  A...Read More