Should You Rent to Save More to Buy a Home?

Is renting until you can save more money the sure-fire solution for an expensive housing market that it seems?

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Is It The Right Time to Downsize?

Is the market too unsettled to be considering a move?

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The Unusual Listing Strategy That Can Maximize Your Home Selling Price

When listing your home for sale, it’s important to choose a selling strategy that is going to help you achieve your goals.

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The Movement Towards Buying Cottages Instead of Homes

Can buying in outlying areas normally thought of as 'cottage country' be a viable way to get onto the housing ladder?

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How Your Real Estate Agent Can Lose You a Deal

We offered less money and there was another offer on the table for more which the seller turned down - why?

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Buy a Home in August, Thank Me Later

By July and August, many homes that would have attracted multiple offers weeks prior are sitting on the market for two to three times as long. Why?

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How to Protect Yourself When Making Unconditional Offers

Even with the general slowdown of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) real estate market from our peak last year many neighbourhoods are still experiencing high levels of demand.

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Why Your Home Isn't Selling On Your Offer Night

How your selling strategy may be confusing buyers - enough to keep them away.

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How to Avoid Buying a Home with Illegal Parking

With the surge in real estate prices over the past few years, it’s not a wonder that the Toronto real estate market has seen an uptick in the number of homes being flipped, i.e.,...

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Pick or Pass: How to Use Data to Help You Make a Smarter Condo Investment Decision

Last week we touched on how to assess the impact of investors when evaluating a condo building – this week we’re going to take it one step further by delving into three other...

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Pick or Pass: What Makes a Condo a Good Investment?

The condo market in Toronto seems to be unfazed by the introduction of the Ontario Government’s new Fair Housing Plan. In some instances, the number of units bought by investors...

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Pick or Pass: A House Flip Gone Wrong

This week I wanted to highlight a listing I viewed over the long weekend with clients of mine that were looking for a home in the Bedford Park area. Anyone who knows the area...

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Pick or Pass: Is a Special Assessment the Reason Why This Home is Still on the Market?

Recently, there were two homes on the market with the same offer date and my clients were trying to figure out which one they would offer on – one in Port Credit, Mississauga and...

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Pick or Pass: What You Need to Know About Pre-Construction Condos (That Sales Reps Might Not Tell You)

From a legal perspective, buying a pre-construction condo can be an even more involved process than buying a resale property as there are many additional aspects to consider –...

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Pick or Pass: Are You Throwing Your Money Away on Monthly Condo Fees?

More home buyers are considering condo style living as an alternative to freehold housing due to the widening price gap between the two types. Although a viable housing choice...

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Pick or Pass: Could you Spot a Blacklisted Condo?

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus on...

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Caution to those Buying a Home Based on School District

Back in October I wrote a blog post on the correlation between high performing school districts and how they affect home value. The basic premise of the post was to show that...

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Pick or Pass: How Overpaying for a Home May Hurt You

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus on...

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Pick or Pass: The Neighbourhood to Watch for 2017

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus...

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Pick or Pass: How a "Must Have" List Can Help Your Home Buying

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus...

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Pick or Pass: Affordable Spots for Buyers - Condo Edition

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus...

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Pick or Pass: Building Permits – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus...

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Pick or Pass: So, Let’s Talk About Malvern

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people, ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus...

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R Listing: Do School Districts Affect Home Values?

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

 Here's my closer look at a recent Realosophy listing brought to market by our busy sales team - along with key insights and the bigger...

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Pick or Pass: Affordable Spots for First-Time-Home-Buyers

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing or trend to focus...

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Pick or Pass: If It Looks Too Good to Be True, It Just Might Be

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing to focus on each...

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R Listing: Why Condo Towns are the Next Big Thing

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Here's my closer look at a recent Realosophy listing brought to market by our busy sales team - along with key insights and the bigger...

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R-Listing: Why East York is Super Hot for Families

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Here's my closer look at a recent Realosophy listing brought to market by our busy sales team - along with key insights and the bigger...

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Pick or Pass: Time for You to Consider Regent Park?

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing to focus on each...

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Pick or Pass: Why is this House Over 60 Days on Market?

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. I pick a Toronto listing to focus on each...

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Pick of the 6ix: Is This Small Town the Next Big Thing?

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. We pick the top Toronto listing in each...

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Pick of the 6ix: Would You Leave the City for This Home?

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. We pick the top Toronto listing in each...

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Why is This House Back on the Market?

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Editor's Note: Due to error, this post was recently reposted. It refers to a listing that was previously available. We apologize for the...

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This Week's Pick of the 6ix: A Legal Triplex

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and location. We pick the top Toronto listing in each...

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Pick of the 6ix: Toronto's Listing of the Week

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and décor. We pick the top Toronto listing in each...

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Pick of the 6ix: Toronto's Listing of the Week

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week 

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and décor. We pick the top Toronto listing in each...

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Top Pick in the 6ix: Toronto ListingsThis Week

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people, ranging in price, size, and décor. We pick the top Toronto listing in each category...

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Six in the Six: Top Toronto Listings this Week - Luxury

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week

This is the luxury edition of the six in the six, where we highlight the top listings in each category weekly. Who made the cut this...

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Six in the Six: Top Toronto Listings this Week - GTA

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week

This is the GTA edition of the six in the six, where we highlight the top listings in each category weekly. Who made the cut this week?...

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Six in the Six: Top Toronto Listings this Week

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people: ranging in price, size, and décor. We pick the top Toronto listings in each...

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Six in the Six: Top Toronto Listings This Week

Nicole Harrington in Listings of the Week

Toronto’s housing market is as diverse as its people, ranging in price, size, and décor. We pick the top Toronto listings in each...

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Will a New Coffee Shop Increase my Home Value?

Nicole Harrington in Real Insight

For about a year now we have been seeing articles touting the ability of Starbucks, and other consumer facing retailers, to dramatically increase...

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Can You Afford to Buy a Home in Toronto?

Nicole Harrington in Home Buying 

Feeling Priced Out? What Options do New Home Buyers Have in the Toronto Market?

With houses selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars...

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