High-end home buyers in Toronto wait on sidelines for the right price
The Globe and Mail–Nov. 1, 2018
The real estate market in Toronto has been uneven throughout 2018, but a couple of landmark estates recently found buyers. Elise Kalles of Harvey Kalles Real …
Listings website Mongohouse files counterclaim against Toronto Real …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 30, 2018
Property listings website Mongohouse is striking back at the Toronto Real EstateBoard, claiming that it has suffered losses in excess of $50,000 after it was …
Transparent real estate bidding process benefits everyone, says OREA
CBC.ca–Oct. 28, 2018
Toronto Real Estate Board president Garry Bhaura said the proposal raises some issues over privacy, but that ultimately, having more choice is beneficial to the …
‘Tall timber’ developments take a star turn in Toronto
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 29, 2018
On a site tour earlier this month of Toronto’s first substantial “tall timber” project, the developer, Jeff Hull of Hullmark Developments, good-naturedly encouraged …
Family of Barry and Honey Sherman offers reward of up to $10M for …
CBC.ca–Oct. 26, 2018
The news conference came on the same day CBC published details of an interview with a Toronto real estate agent revealing new information about finding the …
Ditching Your Real Estate Agent May Be Harder Than You Think
HuffPost Canada-Nov. 3, 2018
TORONTO — They say breaking up is hard to do — and that most often can be … Watch: What to consider when breaking up with your real estate agent (story …
So you want to break up with your realtor? It may be harder than you …
Prince George Citizen-Nov. 3, 2018
Prince George Citizen-Nov. 3, 2018
The Need For Transparent Real Estate Bidding & Other Legislative …
Toronto Storeys (blog)–Oct. 29, 2018
The Ontario Real Estate Association is making more than three dozen … “The average price of a home in 2002 was $275,000 in Toronto and most deals were …
Why OREA and others believe an open bidding process is a better …
The London Free Press–Oct. 29, 2018
The London Free Press–Oct. 29, 2018
Korean fund manager to invest up to $600-million in Canadian …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 28, 2018
Fresh off its first Canadian real estate investment in October, KTB Asset Management Co. Ltd. is scouring Toronto and Vancouver for offices, hotels, distribution …
The US Fed Still Sees “Exuberance” In Canadian Real Estate Buyers
Better Dwelling–Nov. 1, 2018
Canadian real estate prices are more tame, but a correction may still be in the cards. … An index of exuberance Canadian real estate buyers are demonstrating, ….. A significant number of buyers in Toronto receive the down payment from their …
Home of the Week: Designer turns Cabbagetown house into a creative …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 26, 2018
But when Mr. Robillard bought 188 Berkeley St., in Toronto’s downtown east side, he did everything he could to avoid them, limiting stainless steel’s presence to …
This Week’s Top Stories: Toronto and Vancouver Find Itself With More …
Better Dwelling–Oct. 28, 2018
Toronto real estate prices have fallen a little, but still remain “overvalued. ….. Business loans secured by real estate on the other hand are considered good.
This Real Estate Agent Adds Magic To Every Sale: Meet Vanessa Mifsud
Toronto Storeys (blog)-Nov. 3, 2018
… the co-owner of Hocus Pocus Witchery on Toronto’s trendy Queen Street West— an … They thought I’d be good at real estate, so that’s basically how it began.
In Toronto, condo prices are rising faster than house prices
TheSpec.com–Oct. 26, 2018
Condo prices in Toronto are rising at a higher rate than the price of houses, a new study found. According to a report by real estate company Zoocasa, condo …
Who is really doing the homebuying in our mad markets?
Real Estate News EXchange–Oct. 30, 2018
The residential real estate markets in Toronto and Vancouver can only be described as surreal. The homebuyers just keep coming, regardless of price.
Location is top factor for job hunters faced with steep housing costs
CBC.ca–Oct. 28, 2018
Cyndi Whaley and her family left Toronto two and a half months ago for Victoria. … Although Victoria real estate is not cheap, the family’s prospects for buying a …
Toronto police obtain nine new search warrants in Sherman murder …
Toronto Star–Oct. 31, 2018
Toronto police detectives probing the murders of billionaires Barry and Honey … discovered the following Friday morning by Sherman family real estate agent …
Metro Vancouver sees world’s steepest plunge in luxury home prices
Vancouver Courier-Nov. 3, 2018
It found that Metro Vancouver’s prime real estate prices have fallen by 11.2 per cent in … Toronto was still in the global top 10 for prime real estate price growth, …
Incoming Scarborough councillors looking to make their mark on city hall
Toronto Star–Oct. 31, 2018
… Lai and Jennifer McKelvie are Scarborough’s new faces at Toronto City Hall, and … businesses will hurt,” said Lai, a past president of the Toronto Real Estate …
Tougher mortgage rules fuel private lending surge in Toronto
Toronto Star–Oct. 31, 2018
Higher interest rates and tougher lending standards are driving a surge in private lending to homeowners in the Toronto area. Twenty per cent of refinancing for …
Eleventh-hour plan launched to save Toronto’s historic Matador …
Toronto Star–Oct. 26, 2018
Eleventh-hour plan launched to save Toronto’s historic Matador Ballroom …. employed by other community groups in purchasing real estate for their operations.
Biologists rush to help Montreal snake species threatened by real …
CityNews–Oct. 27, 2018
… nature parks in an effort to help the brown snake, whose grassy habitat is threatened by a real–estate construction boom. Biologist Pierre-Alexandre Bourgeois …
Family of Barry, Honey Sherman announce $10-million reward for …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 26, 2018
In the 10 months since the couple was found dead in their north Toronto … Their 12,000-square-foot home was up for sale, and real estate agents made the …
Family of Barry and Honey Sherman offers $10-million reward for …
In-Depth–TheSpec.com–Oct. 26, 2018
In-Depth–TheSpec.com–Oct. 26, 2018
Modern home backing onto Mimico Creek finds a quick buyer
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 28, 2018
28 Beaucourt Rd., Toronto. Asking price: $1,749,900. Selling price: … Days on the market: Three. Listing agent: Mary Jo Vradis, Royal LePage Estate Realty …
Scarborough’s Cynthia Lai and Jennifer McKelvie out to reshape Toronto
Toronto.com–Oct. 31, 2018
Her 35 years in real estate built a good reputation, sharpened her negotiating skills, and the future Ward 23 (Scarborough North) councillor added, taught her …
Foglers boosts Toronto team with addition of seven associates
The Lawyer’s Daily–Oct. 31, 2018
Bianchini will work with the commercial real estate group. Her practice focuses on acquisitions, dispositions and financing of commercial, industrial, retail and …
New York Times
Streetwise newsletter: Toronto AI startup raises $25-million; Red Hat …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 30, 2018
Fresh off its first Canadian real estate investment in October, KTB Asset Management Co. Ltd. is scouring Toronto and Vancouver for offices, hotels, distribution …
Modest increase in home sales and prices healthy, says TREB
Toronto.com–Oct. 29, 2018
In September, Greater Toronto Area realtors reported 6,455 sales through Toronto Real Estate Board’s MLS System – this was up 1.9 per cent compared to …
How the interior design world is catering to a growing market – single …
The Globe and Mail-Nov. 3, 2018
That means this isn’t a blip, says Diane Plant, a broker with Toronto’s Forest Hill Real Estate who has seen a swell in female buyers over the past 10 years, “It’s a …
Spooky Toronto history: revisiting the ‘Etobicoke poltergeist’
Toronto Star–Oct. 29, 2018
Spooky Toronto history: revisiting the ‘Etobicoke poltergeist’ … “Half the neighbourhood wanted to lynch me for ruining real–estate values, and the other half …
RioCan Real Estate Investment trust reports Q3 profit down from year …
Times Colonist–Oct. 31, 2018
TORONTO — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust reported a third-quarter profit of $130.3 million, down from $184.6 million a year ago. The shopping mall …
Can Your Retirement Survive an Upcoming Real Estate Crash?
The Motley Fool Canada–Oct. 27, 2018
Housing bears are convinced: Canada’s inflated real estate market — especially in and around Toronto and Vancouver — is overdue for a massive correction.
A Letter From The Editor
Toronto Storeys (blog)–Nov. 1, 2018
From its start in 2016, Toronto Storeys has always focused on real estate in and around the city, but over the years we’ve developed a few supporting narratives …
Topping Off October 2018: What’s Hot on UrbanToronto
Urban Toronto-Nov. 3, 2018
Another month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk is now behind us … popular as eyes are drawn to the largest active construction site in Toronto.
HomeFest will showcase living large in a tiny home
Toronto Star-Nov. 3, 2018
… have the budgets to accommodate their tastes — and with high real estate prices, … with affordability an issue in Ontario and the cities of Toronto and Hamilton …
Starlight Investments Capital creates ‘unique’ new fund
Real Estate News EXchange-Nov. 3, 2018
The Canadian residential growth fund is a new fund which invests in multi-residential real estate properties and portfolios — primarily in Toronto and Vancouver …
Insured Mortgages On Canadian Real Estate Are Dropping At The …
Better Dwelling–Oct. 31, 2018
Don’t tell your friends, but the bottom of the Canadian real estate market is … These mortgage became very popular during the recent real estate gold rush. ….. A significant number of buyers in Toronto receive the down payment from their …
Castanet.net
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming …
North Shore News–Oct. 28, 2018
The Toronto Real Estate Board holds its AGM on Tuesday, featuring keynote speakers CIBC’s Benjamin Tal and Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer.
How a 25-year-old financial analyst lives in 465 square feet
Toronto Life-Nov. 3, 2018
Senior financial analyst. Where: King West How much: $1,700 per month, plus utilities. How big: 465 square feet. In the year since Fazi Toor moved into his …
The rise and fall of public toilets in Toronto
NOW Magazine-Nov. 3, 2018
If I’m a tourist in downtown Toronto (which I am), and I have to pee (which I don’t, …. waited at a table for a meeting with a third man about a real–estate transaction. … This is where Toronto’s automated public toilets could make a real impact.
CAROL FEENEY: Never too late to follow dreams
Belleville Intelligencer–Oct. 26, 2018
Travel demands again created family challenges and she morphed into a Toronto real estate entrepreneur, owning a portfolio of investment properties, followed …
Staff shortages at Ontario Landlord Tenant Board create ‘longer than …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 31, 2018
In that case, at the LTB’s Toronto South office, where on Monday’s maybe 60 or 70 non-payment of rent hearings are scheduled all at once, any delays in moving …
Site Seeing With Hume: Toronto’s 330 Adelaide Gets Its Grade
Toronto Storeys (blog)–Oct. 31, 2018
Site Seeing With Hume: Toronto’s 330 Adelaide Gets Its Grade … READ: In Toronto’s Real Estate Battle, Bidding Wars Come At A High Cost. But even these old …
Could Toronto’s film and television boom go bust?
Toronto Star–Oct. 26, 2018
The era of peak television means that Toronto is experiencing a golden surge in production as film crews descend on city streets and studio spaces. But could …
Learning heritage lessons from Palm Springs
The Globe and Mail-Nov. 3, 2018
Toronto has a massive gay community and an equally large design community. … Shag (real name: Josh Agle), for the uninitiated, paints retro-style, California …
Ottawa student housing building acquired by ASH REIT
Real Estate News EXchange-Nov. 3, 2018
Alignvest Student Housing Real Estate Investment Trust is a division of Toronto-based alternative investment firm Alignvest Management Corporation. ASH REIT …
Inside the wild world of renting an apartment in Toronto
VICE–Oct. 31, 2018
They enlisted six different real estate agents to help them, on top of scouring rental websites like Padmapper and Kijiji. They also created what Nelson describes …
The Globe and Mail
In the news today, Oct. 31
CityNews–Oct. 31, 2018
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 31. ———. KENNEY TURFS PARTY MEMBER AMID REPORT OF EXTREME VIEWS. Alberta United Conservative …
House of the Week: $1.9 million for a big family home in Wychwood
Toronto Life–Oct. 31, 2018
Agents: Sarah B Giacomelli and Dawna Satov, Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage Price: $1,895,000. Previously sold for: $846,018, in 2005 …
The TSX’s worst performing stocks and sectors in a month investors …
The Globe and Mail–Oct. 31, 2018
Even though the S&P/TSX Composite Index ended October on a high note with a nice rally on Wednesday, it nonetheless suffered its worst monthly decline in …
The Winslow: Devron’s new TO boutique condo
Real Estate News EXchange-Nov. 3, 2018
Devron Developments is targeting homeowners looking to downsize in Toronto’sLawrence Park neighbourhood with its new boutique condominium, The …