Genworth Series:What is Mortgage Default Insurance
The amount of money you save for the down payment will determine whether you will require mortgage default insurance.
What Does a Seller's Market Mean to You?
Market conditions wherein there are more buyers than goods are categorized as “seller's markets,” but if we’ve given it any thought at all, we probably just think “high prices.” (And if we’re buyers, we’re likely also thinking, “oh crap …”)High
What is Manhattanization?
Last week, city council approved 18 new buildings, only three of which are office towers. City of Toronto Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat commented on the amount of approvals, calling it “mind blowing” and “astronomical” (in a good way).Ever since
What will happen to Trump Tower in Toronto?
At the beginning of the year, we heard about the Trump International Hotel Tower at Bay and Adelaide in Toronto going up for auction, with bidding to start at $298 million. We speculated about some big time developers that may be interested, but no one
What can a middle-class home buyer afford across Canada?
According to the latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association, the average residential home will now set prospective home buyers back $525,000, though affordability challenges are much more acute in the nation’s priciest markets.
Beat the Heat: What does the summer hold for GTA housing?
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has already seen a few days above 30 degrees and families are opening their pools, so we think it’s safe to say that summer weather is here to stay. For the month of June, we will be featuring summer themed blog posts on
What we learned from our most popular news stories of 2017
We dug into our analytics to see which news stories posted in 2017 received the most traffic (excluding posts about new home openings and new home developments). After reviewing the data, we learned a few obvious and not so obvious things about our
What would it be like if Toronto only had 25 council seats?
I was avoiding bringing it up, but alas, I could no longer resist. How municipal government operates is crucial when it comes to new home development, and since the whole situation is getting so messy, I’ve grown concerned.
What a flat rental market means for pre-construction condos
If the rental market in Toronto stays as flat as it is right now, then there’s a good chance that the pre-construction condo market may be in trouble in the near future.
Real estate forecast: What to expect in 2019
It’s a brand new year which, for many, signals a fresh start. Can the same be true for the Canadian real estate market, following the last tumultuous 12 months?
