July 29, 2010
Deal Estate
Gehry not worried about plans to destroy his childhood home in T.O.

07/27/10

Gehry not worried about plans to destroy his childhood home in T.O.

Renowned architect Frank Gehry isn't losing sleep over plans to destroy his childhood home in downtown Toronto to make way for another condominium. However, he's not too pleased with the design of the new building -- calling it "awful."

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Toronto home sales slide by 23 per cent

07/06/10

Toronto home sales slide by 23 per cent

It wasn't a June to remember for Toronto real estate agents. Compared to the same month last year, Toronto-area Realtors sold 8,442 resale homes -- a drop of 23 per cent.

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Barrick Gold honcho selling palatial digs

06/30/10

Barrick Gold honcho selling palatial digs

PLUNKED LOVINGLY ON primo Bridle Path real estate, the home at 193 The Bridle Path is up for grabs for a mere $4.195 million, a bargain for this neck of the woods.

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Toronto real estate and the media debate

06/21/10

Toronto real estate and the media debate

How does the media impact the real estate market? Frankly, the whole bloody modern economy is essentially a media event.

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Fewer home sales, rise in listings in Toronto

06/16/10

Fewer home sales, rise in listings in Toronto

Fewer home sales in Toronto contributed to an overall decline in activity across Canada in May, according to a new report. Specifically, Toronto had a 1.2 per cent decline in sales, compared to the same month last year.

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Housing prices to drop in 2011: CREA

06/02/10

Housing prices to drop in 2011: CREA

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has lowered its forecast for home sales and prices in 2010 and into next year.

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Selling on your own in Toronto ain't easy

05/26/10

Selling on your own in Toronto ain't easy

Given the apparent "huge savings" for vendors, given the "cut costs" economic mood, and given the recent modifications to MLS access, why do so few vendors go the FSBO (For Sale by Owner) route?

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In case you hadn't heard: GTA market to slow

05/19/10

In case you hadn't heard: GTA market to slow

Adding another item to the "Things we already knew" file, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced Wednesday that Toronto's housing market will slow.

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Condo dwellers face police checkpoints

05/18/10

Condo dwellers face police checkpoints

Most people live in condos for the convenience and the security. But residents at 33 University Ave. may not be too excited about the police checkpoints they'll soon be confronted with as they try to enter or leave their building.

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What the changing face of T.O. will look like

05/12/10

What the changing face of T.O. will look like

The face of the GTA may soon be changing as Build Toronto, the city's real estate development corporation, announced plans Wednesday to move forward on four new large-scale projects.

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