10/2/2023 | Posted in Home Owners by Eileen Farrow
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With interest rates increasingly expected to stay higher for longer, many of the homeowners who locked in low rates years ago are likely bracing themselves for financial pain ... More

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  1/3/2020 | Posted in Home Buyers by Eileen Farrow
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Have you decided to purchase a new condo? Consider these things to ensure you understand your rights as a new home buyer.

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  7/29/2019 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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The market for condo apartments remained strong in the Greater Toronto Area in the second quarter.

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  4/16/2019 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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A staggering new analysis of foreign-owned residential properties in Canada reveals that at least 10 per cent of all condos built in Toronto between 2016 ... More

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  3/6/2019 | Posted in Canadian Housing Market by Eileen Farrow
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Homeownership rates in Canada remain among the highest in the world despite housing affordability concerns across the country, according to the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

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  7/13/2018 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Condo investors in the Greater Toronto Area are seeing strong gains in rents according to a new report.

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  5/17/2018 | Posted in Community by Eileen Farrow
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Condos can be a problem-solver in today’s real estate market. But there’s also a sense of dread associated with condos, specifically with the monthly maintenance ... More

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  4/23/2018 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Condo dwellers in Ontario will soon have an easier time charging their electric vehicles at home, part of a province-wide plan to reduce emissions and fight ... More

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  12/21/2017 | Posted in Foreign Buyers by Eileen Farrow
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Foreign buyers make up a minuscule portion of the overall housing market in this country, new research shows, but what they own is more expensive and newer than the average ... More

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  11/8/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Ontario's new condo tribunal is accessible but will only mediate and adjudicate one kind of dispute to begin.

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  8/1/2017 | Posted in Ontario Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Names of Ontario condominium directors will be listed in a public database under new regulations unveiled this month, as the province begins to implement a new law to protect ... More

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  4/26/2017 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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The sale of condos in the Greater Toronto Area continues to surge with a 21.7 per cent in the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016.

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  3/14/2017 | Posted in Mortgage Interest Rates by Eileen Farrow
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Locking in a rate before mortgages become more expensive is the best choice at present, as recent developments have pointed at a possible U.S. Federal Reserve rate hike in ... More

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  12/7/2016 | Posted in Real Estate News by Eileen Farrow
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Foreign ownership of existing Canadian condominium units in Canada's three biggest cities has declined in 2016 compared with the previous two years, according to ... More

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  12/2/2016 | Posted in Home Sellers by Eileen Farrow
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For Canadians who are planning to release their homes to the highly competitive real estate market, they need to be aware of the tax implications of the recent regulatory ... More

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  12/2/2016 | Posted in Community by Eileen Farrow
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This week the City of Mississauga began its budget deliberations in council chambers. Staff presented a proposed tax increase of 5.9 per cent on the city’s portion (34 ... More

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  11/25/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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With Vancouver’s real estate market in retreat, industry pundits are wondering how long the Toronto market’s strength will perservere.

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  10/28/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Foreign buyers play a limited part in condo sales activity in the Greater Toronto Area but investors play a key role in the market according to a new report from ... More

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  10/21/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Sales of high-rise homes in the GTA are set to break records in 2016 according to the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD).

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  10/18/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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As new mortgage rules come into effect that will limit the borrowing power of many buyers, there's uncertainty about the consequence this will have on Toronto's red-hot ... More

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  10/18/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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According to the just-released results of a recent survey, major intersections play host to the costliest condominium units in downtown Toronto.

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  9/23/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Sales of high-rise homes in the Greater Toronto Area are on course to hit a whole-year record in 2016 with year-to-date sales already the highest ever.

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  8/8/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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The supply of new condos in the Greater Toronto Area hit the lowest level since 2010 in the second quarter of 2016.

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  7/4/2016 | Posted in GTA Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Condominiums are becoming an increasingly important part of the GTA’s housing market mix as development in the region grows more intense. January to April 2016 saw 6,229 ... More

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  4/15/2016 | Posted in Toronto Real Estate by Eileen Farrow
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Investors in this market likely to enjoy even higher rents. Condo rents in Toronto have increased 6.8% year-over-year as vacancy rates fell to 0.5%, according to ... More

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  4/6/2016 | Posted in Real Estate Investments by Eileen Farrow
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Most investments in condos in Toronto and Vancouver are for long-term gains rather than making a quick buck. That’s according to a report from the CMHC which says ... More

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  12/15/2015 | Posted in Real Estate News by Eileen Farrow
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Some 1.3 million Ontario condo dwellers will be better protected and have more rights under long-awaited new legislation.

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