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6 Ways to Show Your Home Love This Valentine's Day

Posted on Feb 14, 2025 in Selling Tips

Valentine's Day: a time for love, romance, and overpriced prix-fixe dinners. But while everyone is scrambling to buy flowers and book last-minute reservations, let’s take a moment to appreciate the one that’s truly been there for you through thick and thin—your home.

Think about it. Your home shelters you from Toronto’s wild weather mood swings, let...

Toronto Real Estate Market Update – February 2025

Posted on Feb 06, 2025 in Market Update

Ah, Toronto real estate—always dramatic, never boring. If the market were a person, it’d be that friend who constantly changes their relationship status on Facebook. "It’s complicated," but we all keep refreshing to see what happens next.

So, what’s the latest in the Toronto real estate soap opera? The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) just...

Toronto Real Estate Market Update - January 2025

Posted on Jan 16, 2025 in Market Update

Welcome to January 2025, where the only thing colder than the weather might just be the leftover holiday turkey in your freezer. But fear not, because the Toronto real estate market is bringing a little heat to kick off the new year.

Looking back, 2024 was what we’ll call a “transition year” for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market. Transla...

Toronto Real Estate Market Update - December 2024

Posted on Dec 16, 2024 in Market Update

Ah, Toronto real estate—a saga as dramatic and unpredictable as a season of The Bachelor, but with fewer roses and way more paperwork. November brought a mix of optimism and intrigue, and while there’s no need to cue the confetti cannons just yet, there’s definitely some good news to share.

Buyers: The Patient Grasshoppers

First up, home sales are up...

New Toronto Bylaw Cracks Down on Reno-victions

Posted on Nov 16, 2024 in Buying Tips

Big changes are on the horizon for Toronto’s rental market! This month, city council approved a new renoviction bylaw designed to protect tenants from unfair evictions disguised as renovations. With these new rules going into effect on July 31, 2025, renters and landlords alike are wondering how this will shape the future of housing in our city.

As...

Toronto Real Estate Market Update - November 2024

Posted on Nov 07, 2024 in Market Update

Here’s the scoop on the Toronto real estate scene in October 2024: it’s definitely waking up from its long nap. And why? Because the cost of borrowing is finally going down. It seems that all those buyers who’ve been lurking in the shadows, holding off until the rates started to dip, finally decided it was time to make a move.

More people selling, m...

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