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The Ugly Duck

Friday Feb 17th, 2017

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Recent studies have shown that the old adage of buying the worst house on the block may not offer the best rate of return. Often it is the worst house, and priced accordingly, for good reason. As an investment strategy one is often better off focusing on the neighborhood itself, with an average home in a hot neighborhood often doing far better than the ugly duckling in a less desirable area.   [read more]

Strong Market Ahead!

Thursday Feb 23rd, 2017

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Home ownership continues to be a great investment and remains very important to the majority of Canadian households. As we move through 2017, we expect the demand for ownership housing to remain strong, including demand from first-time buyers who, according to a recent Ipsos survey, could account for more than half of transactions this year. However, many of these would-be buyers will have problems finding a home that meets their needs in a market with very little inventory. That's where we... [read more]

Tax on your Principal Residence?

Friday Mar 31st, 2017

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Principal Residence Exemption For the 70% of Canadians who own a home, it is a place to live, raise a family, and connects them to their community. Due to Canada’s tax system’s Principal Residence Exemption, when we sell our homes, any increased value or “capital gains” are not taxed. This tax break matters to Canadian homeowners. Collectively, we have about $3 trillion in home equity and our homes are often our largest financial asset. However, starting... [read more]

Real Estate Prices Moderate

Thursday May 25th, 2017

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Real Estate Prices Moderate The average selling price in the Toronto area was $890,284 through May 14, up 17 percent from a year earlier, yet down 3.3 percent from the full month of April. The annual price gain is down from 25 percent in April and 33 percent in March. Toronto has seen yearly price growth every month since May 2009. The last time the city saw gains of less than 10 percent was in December 2015.  Bloomberg News [read more]

New building height limits set for some Pickering areas

Friday Mar 9th, 2018

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PICKERING — Pickering is working on ways to protect the city's established neighbourhoods, and is starting with an immediate restriction on the height of houses being built in the Rosebank, West Shore and Bay Ridges neighbourhoods. Pickering’s planning and development committee implemented a nine-metre height restriction for homes going up in these neighbourhoods. The bylaw amendment was passed at the March 5 committee meeting, and will come to council on March 12. Click... [read more]

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