What Does 2015 Hold for the GTA’s New Home Market?
Welcome to 2015! Last year was very exciting for the new home industry; low-rise homes saw record highs for average pricing and the condo market saw record high sales. Builders and developers focused more on targeting first-time homebuyers and end-users,
Does Toronto share the same fate as the Vancouver housing market?
The Vancouver housing market has hit a crisis — and no, not just with prices. A confluence of factors including those ridiculous prices, outdated residency rules, vast and growing wealth in China and the relative stability of the Canadian economy are
What does a burst housing bubble look like?
CBC this week took a look at the “question lingering behind every headline”: what does a burst bubble look like? For an answer, look back, they say, to 1989. After hitting a 30-year high of $273,698, the bottom fell right out of the market, with the
What is a home equity line of credit and how does it work?
If you currently own a home, you should look into a home equity line of credit. There are a number of reasons why it would make sense for you to take advantage of this product that most major lenders offer.
Did you know the Piña Colada was invented at a Hilton?
Recently, Hilton celebrated 100 years of hospitality, and we learned some interesting facts about the storied company!
What Does the Future Hold?
It’s hard to find yourself in a new year without wanting to peer ahead and consider what the future may bring. In Toronto, it seems certain to bring higher-still house prices.Demand doesn’t ever seem to wane, and Toronto is just getting more and more
The GTA housing market: What needs to be done?
When we talk about the housing market, we usually mean economic projections, stats, starts and the like, but the “market” is in another way the people. The sales people, whose livelihoods depend on this business, the buyers, whose families are dreaming
Dig-to-Done: Steady Progress at B.streets
This week, the team at the Toronto Star’s Newinhomes.com ventured up to B.Streets Condos for our monthly construction update with construction manager Chris Hawkins.Wind delays become more common as the building risesThe last time we were at B.streets,
What does the summer hold for the new home market?
We say this every June – we can’t believe it’s almost summer! May already provided us with some blazing temperatures, and it’s supposed to get hotter over the next few months.
What does the Future Hold for 24 Mercer Street?
What’s to become of the heritage building at 24 Mercer Street in Toronto? According to thestar.com, some want a new boutique condo, some want it preserved, and some people just don’t care.The story of 24 Mercer StreetNamed after the original owner, the
