A Peek at Pears
Menkes Developments has been one of our favourite developers to watch this year. They have made some very shrewd moves as far as developments go, and are set to bring some cool projects to the Toronto skyline.One project that we’ve had a keen eye on is
Average price of a new detached home in the GTA nears $2 million
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) released its new home sales figures for May 2017, announcing that the province's Fair Housing Plan has done little to cool the new home market in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). There were
Canadian home prices expected to rise this year, fuelled by Toronto real estate
If you were waiting for home prices to drop before buying, you may have missed your chance. There was a slight cooling period through 2018 and even earlier this year, but according to a new study, prices are on the rise.
Should we be worried about the increase in mortgages with alternative lenders?
Government policy like the mortgage stress test was introduced to cool Canada’s housing market, which it did, but some buyers have decided to simply go a different route, and it could be bad for the overall health of the market.
Only those within the top 10% of earners can afford a Toronto house: study
Even as housing prices have cooled throughout the GTA since the 2016 market peak, the average house still fetched $873,100 as of March, while the typical condo unit costs over half a million dollars, at an average of $522,300.
Our Top 10 Toronto Parks (in no particular order)
1) Bluffer’s Park, foot of Brimley Road: It’s beautiful — those cliffs! — and it’s lakeside, which means you can always stick a toe in to cool off. There are wonderful trails and marshlands, and it’s just commercial enough so that you can buy an ice
Construction Update: Bisha Hotel and Residences
Bisha Hotel and Residences by Lifetime Developments and INK Entertainment needs no introduction. Any condo that had Lenny Kravitz contribute to the interior design is pretty cool in our books.We headed over to the site of the former Diesel Playhouse,
A Day in the Life at West Shore Beach Club
From Summerhill HomesHave you ever dreamed of living in your brand new beautiful home on the shore of a soothing, cool lake in summer? Well, over 150 people had an inkling of this luxurious lifestyle this summer as they were hosted at a beach barbeque
Would You Live in a Billboard House?
Hmmmmm - is billboard housing the future of city living?! Probably not (most definitely not). But the idea is pretty cool.The Billboard HouseThe Billboard House in Mexico City is a great example of this innovative style of housing. Designed by Julio
GTA condo market ‘poised for moderation in 2018’
Urbanation, the Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) leading source for condo market information, released its third quarter 2017 (Q3) report, announcing that condo sales will likely cool down in 2018. In Q3, there were 4,577 condo sales in the GTA, which is a
