Zancor Homes Previews the Final Phase of Brooklin’s Forest
For the past couple years, Brooklin’s Forest by Zancor Homes has been Brooklin’s prestige community, and last weekend, Zancor released The Parkview Collection, the community’s grand finale.The Preview Appointment Weekend was well attended by couples and
It’s time to start speculating about the 2019 real estate market
Last year was a time of market cooling with rising interest rates and new government regulations. It was a rocky year. Sales weren’t that strong, supply didn’t exactly skyrocket, and prices remained high. What does 2019 hold for the real estate market?
Without Toronto and Vancouver, the average home price in Canada is below $400,000
Though it seemed like the housing market was heating up last spring, on a national level, activity was a bit less exciting, according to the latest monthly report from the Candian Real Estate Association.
The true value of a tree
I am looking out the window of my home office and admiring the growth that occurred on the native Canadian Larch outside. This is the 10th anniversary of our move into our ‘new’ home in the country and I am reflecting on how the landscape has changed. It
A few of the most popular new home developments of 2016
2016 was a big year for new home developments. Looking into our analytics, blog traffic was actually spread out pretty evenly this year, but there are a few developments that inched ahead by a view pageviews. Among the most viewed, there is a pretty good
Elliot Shapero of Monarch Corporation
Hero name: Purchasing ManagerAllegiance: Monarch CorporationSecret Identity: Elliot ShaperoAge: 34Time Active: 8 years (recently promoted)Origin Story:In May 2005, when Elliot was 26, he was hired as a Site Clerk for Monarch. Starting at the bottom gave
Housing Bubble Still Expected to Burst...Some Day
It’s been seven years since the housing bubble in the United States burst and we’re still looking at the Canadian market with trepidation and expectations that the same is going to happen here. It’s just not in sight, right now.Analysts have been
Finalists for the 33rd Annual BILD Awards
It’s that time of year again. The finalists for the 2013 33rd Annual BILD Awards have been announced!The judges must have had a difficult time compiling this short list, considering there were more than 1,000 entries this year. There are 47 categories
Erskine Avenue: Turning the Corner
For years, major streets like Bloor and Yonge have been targeted for intensification, but developers have been identifying other pockets of Toronto that are ready for a turnaround. A great example is Charles St., a minor street near Bay and Bloor, where
Our real estate predictions for 2017
Last year was rocky for Southern Ontario’s real estate market. There were a lot of legislative changes, supply in both the resale and new home market dwindled, and we continued to see record high sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). So, what does
