Urban townhomes still in strong demand among move-up buyers
The latest report from Trimart Research Corporation states that new low-rise sales in the Total Market Area (TMA) surged this fall season. As of the end of September, 71% of the annual Trimart forecast had been achieved. So far, the north and west
How to Read your New Home Floorplans
By Amit PaulIt seems to me that the need to understand, and be able to properly decipher, real estate floor plans should be greater today than ever before. In a large portion of real estate sales the floor plan is all we have to try and understand what
Canary District: A New Kind of Downtown Living
If you live in or around Toronto, you have heard about the Canary District by Dundee Kilmer. We have gone for three construction tours of the master plan over in the West Don Lands, we have visited the sales centre, but what we haven’t done in a while is
Looks like curb appeal is important again
The time has come - we’re no longer seeing aggressive bidding wars on derelict homes in the resale market. In fact, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) recently announced that the resale housing market saw a 40% year-over-year drop in sales in July
It looks like it’s going to be a good spring for builders and buyers
With interest rates remaining low, Trimart Research Corporation believes that spring 2017 will show strong sales numbers for the new low-rise market across the Total Market Area (TMA).The most recent information from Statistics Canada says that overall
Affordability and new home inventory pulling homebuyers out of the GTA
According to Trimart Research Corporation, the north region of the Total Market Area (TMA) saw the largest gains in new low-rise sales throughout the spring, largely due to the success of Phase 1 of Belle Aire Shores in Innisfil by Fernbrook Homes,
Builders working to reduce impact of HST on new home buyers
The controversial new HST rules have been causing quite a stir as their July 1, 2010 implementation date approaches, and nowhere is this more evident than in the realm of the biggest of big purchases, new home sales.The good news for most Ontario
Good-bye, Honest Ed’s?
Looks like the Bloor streetscape might be about to change. Honest Ed’s, the landmark kitschy department store owned by the Mirvish family, has been quietly listed for sale, says the National Post. The Post says several real estate companies have been
Groundbreaking at Cloud9 Condos
Digging in at the Cloud9 ground breaking (l-r) Paul Meecham, Carttera Private Equities Inc; President Larry Blankenstein, Sales and Marketing Manager Heather Hamilton, and Vice President of Construction Serge Mazzuca, from Lash Group of Companies.On
Does the strong rental demand mean it’s time to invest?
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released its third quarter 2017 condo market figures, announcing significant year-over-year price growth and a drop in sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). “The condominium apartment market segment has exhibited
