Home Sales in Toronto Are Strong

The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) released its figures for January recently, and overall they paint a very positive picture.
Sales are up 87% from a year before, with 4,986 homes exchanging hands in January 2010. This is comparison to January 2009, when only 2,670 sales were completed.
The president of the board, Tom Lebour, said, “The [...]

Economic Growth Strong in Cities in 2010

Yesterday, I noted that Vancouver is the most unaffordable of Canadian cities, according to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. However, I also pointed out that this is likely due to its economic vitality.
As if to add support for my point, the Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook for Winter 2010 came out today. [...]

How Affordable is Your Market?

The Frontier Centre for Public Policy released some interesting statistics about Canada’s housing market yesterday.
According to their data, Vancouver is the most unaffordable market for homes in Canada, and it also more unaffordable than every other market in the English-speaking world. It ranked even higher than New York and London.
The group determines affordability by dividing [...]

GTA Home Sales Higher in September

Existing home sales in the Toronto area show a 28% increase in September compared to the year before, according to the figures released on Monday, by the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB).
TREB notes that 8,196 homes have traded hands during the month.

As you can see in the graph above, it was a slow start at [...]

August Home Sales Continue to Be Strong

The national resale housing market sales activity has remained above from a year ago levels in August 2009, making it the third consecutive month. This is the largest year-over-year gain in more than two years.
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) releases statistics showing that a total of 42,483 homes traded hands through the Multiple Listings [...]

What’s Actually Happening???

One question I was hit with was “Where is the best place to buy in the city?”  This was a time when I reminded myself that working in the Real Estate Business is a win-win scenario!  It’s a situation where one person provides information and the other person receives information which is the first step [...]

How Does Organized Real Estate Help YOU!

Organized Real Estate is a term used in Canada which is defined as a relationship that exists between real estate boards at a regional/municipal level, provincial associations, and The Canadian Real Estate Association.  This 3 way relationship demands that all members of organized real estate in Canada be engaged in a heightened level of professionalism and [...]