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Greater Toronto REALTORS® recorded 1,991 resale transactions during the first half of November 2008 from 3,544 sales recorded during the same period a year ago, Toronto Real Estate Board President Maureen O'Neill announced today. The Greater Toronto Area year-to-date figures show 70,474 sales in ...
01/19/2009
I'm just back from my yearly pilgrimage to NAR (National Association of REALTORS) Conference, this year held in Orlando, Florida. There is usually no need to work out every morning as the venue is so massive and courses are so far between, that the need for daily exercise is totally negated. Two ...
01/19/2009
Here is a quick little synopsis of the last 30 years in Downtown Toronto. The biggest change, apart from prices which have increased almost seven fold, is the number of Condominiums in our marketplace. Since the late 1970's and early 80's, Condominiums which were only 2-5% of real estate sales ha...
01/19/2009
Cabbagetown is a Village in the middle of a big City. One of the many that make Toronto great and one of my favourite areas for its' diversity. You can have a great coffee at the Jet Fuel Cafe and be verbally abused by the owner, lovingly named Johnny Jetfuel. Do not order a non-fat, no-foam Lat...
01/19/2009
One of the most important trends to watch in Real Estate is the average number of days on the market. Over the past year there has been an increase in the days on the market from 30 days in the most active market to our recent level of 38 days. To Sellers this means that expectations have to chan...
01/19/2009
Before you think of putting your home on the market, call your REALTOR and ask them for a brutally honest discussion of issues that they think should be addressed in your home  before listing. Here are a few tips to keep in mind that might help you on an ongoing basis so pre-listing preparation i...
01/19/2009
There is a Big Cow (not an Elephant) in the room when any discussion takes place about the US and its present credit crisis. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans will touch this Holy Cow; Mortgage Interest Deductibility. At its conception in the early 1900's it was a great boon for a young g...
01/19/2009
When I encounter someone not in my small circle of friends, and they ask how I am, I know that the second question will be "How's the market?" Without trying to be rude (my first instinct...), I try to point out that it is almost impossible to gauge any statistic that would reflect a world econom...
01/19/2009
We live in a great City for biking....I really should do more but I love walking...you get to see so much more... and that is the problem. As I walk through the City though, I find myself getting angrier and angrier at the Bikers. First of all, I am walking on a sidewalk...not a sidebike. What ar...
01/19/2009
At the end of September 2008, the Government of Canada instituted a "Do Not Call Registry". A $1500 fine plus costs can be levied against a caller in breach and their Company will face a $15,000 fine. Our business is based on referrals and contacts but all businesses must comply. At Bosley Real E...
01/19/2009
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