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Canada Housing Market Update: This City (Not Calgary!) is Now the Hottest Market
Over the past 10 days, RBC has published 2 special housing reports. One report, “Canada’s housing market outlook: Sustaining recovery in...


Rate Cuts vs. Trade War: Will Toronto Real Estate Survive?
We are just entering the second month of 2025, but it already feels like a wild roller coaster ride. Especially the past 10 days, just...


15 Years Later... Times Up, Sell Now! An Emotional Condo Buying and Selling Story
Happy Chinese New Year!  May this Year of the Snake bring you and your family abundance, good health and endless prosperity! I know...


1 in 5 Canadians Live in Toronto - Surprising Population Statistics in Canada!
Toronto’s population just hit 7 million! But what does 7 million people really mean? Today, we are going to put things into perspective...


Can You Avoid Toronto’s 3% Vacant Home Tax While Selling?
Over the past couple weeks, I have been getting the same 2 big questions from different clients, regarding the Vacant Home Tax and the...


2 Things Shifting the Toronto Real Estate Market in 2025
We are now almost 2 weeks into 2025, while it is too soon to call any trends for the year, some agents have said that the past few weeks...


2025 Toronto Real Estate Predictions
Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! This year is already shaping up to be a year full of uncertainties for Canada. In just a couple...


4 Major Policy Changes That Could Transform Toronto Real Estate in 2025
2024 has been an extremely tough year for the Toronto real estate market. And that was directly reflected by the number of real estate...


What REALLY Happened to Downtown Toronto Condos in 2024?
Is downtown Toronto really becoming a ghost town in 2024? With condos sitting empty, buyers hesitant and renters disappearing, the...


The Shocking Price Trends You Need to See in Toronto Real Estate
As promised, we are going to do a comprehensive pricing analysis from 2021 to 2024. There is one important thing to note. The sales...


The Ups and Downs of Toronto Real Estate: November’s Big Surprises!
In November, the market had already seen 4 consecutive interest rate cuts, with another one expected on December 11. How did the market...


Shocking Stories: Why 95% of Tenanted Homes Don’t Sell in Toronto Real Estate Market
2024 is a buyer’s market, no doubt. For every 20 units sold this year, do you know how many of them are tenanted? Only 1. The other 19...


A True Story: Markham Neighbourhood with No Detached House Sales in 10 Months
Back on June 23 this year, I got a call from a homeowner in Cathedral Town, Markham. He needed to sell his property and he needed to do...


GST Cut: The Game Changer for the Housing Market in Canada?
Trudeau’s Liberal government is scrambling to regain slipping support, making bold, even shocking moves to win back voters. We talked...


Trump's Impact on Canada: Real Estate Trouble Ahead?
The U.S. Presidential Election is over, and Trump’s back in office. Now, if you are like me, this might not be the result you were hoping...


Housing Market Shake-Up in Canada: Fewer Immigrants, Fewer Homes Needed – What's Next?
In late 2022, our government announced some very aggressive immigration targets, starting at 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023 and...


Toronto Housing Market Twist: Is This the End of Distress Sales?
The other day, I was out on the golf course, and they paired me up with a financial controller. As it often happens these days, we got...


Developer Secrets in Today's Toronto Real Estate Market
In the past few weeks, I’ve been deep in conversation with several developers, and I’ve got some exclusive insights that you don’t want...


How Will Canada’s New Mortgage Rule Affect You?
In this previous episode, we discussed an interesting phenomenon in real estate. When housing prices go up, they typically happen very...


How's the Toronto Real Estate Market after 3 Rate Cuts?
We got a 25 basis point rate cut about a month ago and now we are looking forward to possibly a 50 basis point cut near the end of this...
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