toronto: New Bicycle BMX park at Lake Shore and Ellis - 03/10/12 02:56 AM
Toronto BMX bicycle Riders to Get New Parkette The Sales Office for Park Lake Residences is being returned to the City of Toronto; Parks and Recreation. Construction (demolition) will begin shortly to create a BMX bicycle park on the narrow strip of land that is adjacent to the Gardiner Expressway and parallel with Lake Shore Blvd West at Ellis Avenue. BMX riders who have built ramps and jumps at High Park at the south duck pond have created concerns about environmental damage and has resulted in complaints at City Hall. Until last year, there had been jumps and ramps inside High … (3 comments)

toronto: Your First Year of Condo Life - 03/09/12 07:35 AM
Lets Chronicle your First Year of Condo Ownership - Now you really have questions.   You made a selection a few years back that you thought would suit your lifestyle and moving into the future. You made a wise selection based on where you would be working near transit and community hubs. The Builder /Developer has served notice that a Turn over Meeting will be held in a Hotel and or Meeting Room (unless your Rec Center is indeed able to hold all the residents) and hopefully the majority of residents will attend. An invitation was made by the Management Company … (2 comments)

toronto: Listing YOUR House on a FSBO Website - 03/07/12 12:05 AM
When you list your house for sale with a Real Estate Brokerage; we are paid upon the successful completion of the transaction for bringing an offer (buyer) that was acceptable to you.
I pay for the Print Material
I pay for the Video Tours
I pay for the Signs and Lock box


"listing" a house with a REALTOR entails a contract and Agency and disclosure. Measuring and Verifying data. POSTing an ad on a website and Print magazine is not a listing. Why do people keep saying that FSBO's are listed?
When you pay up front for advertising your … (2 comments)

toronto: Toronto Vacancy Factor is at 1% - 02/09/12 04:37 AM
With all the talk about Toronto Condo Bubbles, Housing Bubbles and all the informed conversations online about HOW the Real Estate and condo market in TO will collapse this year; I offer this simple answer.
  Toronto has a vacancy factor of less than 1% Yes 1%   This article from Forbes magazine posts in very graphic fashion the vacancy factors in major US cities that have exceeded 14% and actually have broken the figures down separately for homes for sale. This is further impacted by the homes repossessed under foreclosure but not yet released for sale by the bank.   … (0 comments)

toronto: Lets compare Condo Maintenance Fees Toronto - 02/07/12 04:33 AM
Lets have a look at and compare what makes the maintenance fees in your building. First Lets establish a few things, Your furnace unit consumes electricity; usually through a heat exchange unit in a central part of the condo or maybe you are blessed with two. The heat exchange units take warmth (hot water heated from a boiler) from the coil and disperse it into your unit. The cost of operating the fan blower is yours, the costs of heating the water as to your maintenance fees. The unit is inside your unit and operates from the Common Expenses. The liability … (0 comments)

toronto: Who is getting the leads from your listings? Trulia and Zillow - 01/28/12 10:46 AM
How are you handling your MLS Data?    Are you sharing your listings to Zillow and Trulia?
Do they run ads beside your listings with another agents contact details?
 
 
Welcome to the new world of aggregators on the internet.
What will you do?
What will you ask your Broker of Record to do?
Is this what will happen for us in Toronto Real Estate as more people IDX and VOW?
 
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toronto: Do you REALLY want to be noticed on Google? Ready for more business in 2012? - 01/26/12 01:46 AM
IT is possible;  You need to make a plan, decide what you want. Then work on it.
First decide on the phraseology that you want to dominate. What is your Unique Selling Proposition   What is your Brand?   What is Special about you?
Mine is Homes west Toronto,   If you google that phrase I have a strong presence, but there are others in my long tail keyword concepts.
You need to develop 6 different concepts to make it work.
1) You need multiple blogging platforms that contain your unique work. Add local comments to online local news items, your rebuttal … (1 comments)

toronto: Embrace the Apple experience - 01/19/12 01:12 PM
Go,  RUN!   Get an iPAD
If you are able to use the GPS in your car;  surf the MLS, check realtor.com, review the TOUR of home you have planned by looking at the listings and their interior pictures while enroute, hand the iPad to your buyers to make notes ( EverNote ) and send themselves the pictures they took during the home tour by email when they are done/
You discussed and showed them the Buyers Agency agreement prior to the HOUSE shopping tour.
You have already prepared and have all the contracts to sign online.
Signatures are instantaneous;  forward … (4 comments)

toronto: You have 10 days to examine your Condo Contract - 01/16/12 04:15 AM
David Pylyp: With Shadi Nasseri a Toronto condo Law Specialist, When you buy a condominium from a builder developer there is a cooling off period correct? Shadi Nasseri: Yes, You actually have a limited time to have your condo agreement of Purchase and Sale revied by a lawyer. Its called the Rescission Period, and usually its 10 (ten) days from the day that you signed the Agreement of Purchase and Sale. This also includes Holidays and weekends! Usually, so... Make sure that you get to a lawyer, contact a lawyer, to review the agreement as soon as possible. David Pylyp: What … (0 comments)

toronto: Best Phrase Heard from Realtor - 01/16/12 04:07 AM
What is the best possible phrase you could hear from a Toronto Real Estate agent?
I don't know, but let me ask and find out for you.
 
 
 
 
 
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toronto: Its 2012 Are you still at Mom's? - 01/01/12 02:40 AM
If you are 35 and Your Mom lives with you... Thats OK . If you are 35 and still live with your Mom... we need to get you out.. There is a difference. Lets Talk! Call me at 647 218 2414 Lets find that perfect place of your own... … (4 comments)

toronto: Toronto Forecast 2012 Real Estate - 12/29/11 07:23 AM
Will we have the sky rocketing interest rates? Will the Toronto Condo Bubble Burst? How is our unemployment rate? The global scandals and economic meltdown of entire nations was not shared by Canadians.


The Canadian housing market has demonstrated tremendous resilience in recent years, but 2011 stands out. Instead of responding to economic concerns both here and abroad with a retreat in sales and prices, residential real estate markets actually experienced an upswing in the volatile third and final quarters. While clearly not impervious to the impact, Canadian consumers are intent on making their moves now, in advance … (0 comments)

toronto: Make YouTube Video Work for you - 12/18/11 08:48 AM
Lets get some views on your youtube Video. You want fresh eyes!
  In the description field for the video ADD a Bit.ly, a URL shortener that will provide a link directly back to your intended landing page.   Use keywords to describe the nature of the video and the primary function of your business. Remember to include your location. Toronto, Ontario Canada   Closed Captioning for Hearing Impaired CC At your youtube account; click the chevron on your name (DROP DOWN MENU) Select Video Manager, then select the video that we will work with by clicking on Edit Video Button. … (2 comments)

toronto: Will we get a Lump of Coal from Rob Ford? - 11/25/11 02:30 AM
What is your plan for 2012...   Have you talked about what to do?  Will you economize or spend heartily through this Christmas season?    Are the interest rates even an issue given that they will hold firm at 2.0% +/- Var and 3.15% F?    I was watching the coverage of the Black Friday shopping line ups and cross border time delays and thought, so many, taking a day off to shop for bargains, yet there seem to be so many sales here in Mississauga and Toronto.   The Apple store is always busy  So lets take that one out of … (2 comments)

toronto: TONI Rosedale Renovation Toronto Home for Sale - 11/07/11 12:39 PM
Rosedale Detached home for Sale   Jean Street at Summerhill.
Toni Neighbourhood    Rosedale Detached home renovated and ready for you.
Rosedale! Designer Inspired Detached.Total 4-Storey Renovation! Priced Less Than A Condo. No Maint.Fees.2315 Sq.Ft.Of Luxury On 4-Levels. 
Lush Extra-Deep Pool-Sized Lot.  Muskoka In The City.   Dream Open Concept Kit with All Stainless Steel Appliances, Gas GennAir Stove,  Walk out To Huge Family Size Deck, Living Room with Corner Fireplace
2-Pc On Main Flr, Spacious Master Bedroom W/Luxurious Ensuite, Walk out To Private Deck off facing Back yard, 3rd Floor Skylight, 
3/4' Hardwood Floors.  Fully Finished Basement W/Sep Entrance
could … (0 comments)

toronto: Quick Lets sell It while She's out of Town - 11/04/11 12:38 PM
She's on Vacation.... visiting her Mom So..... You May as well sell the house right?The Matrimonial Home is treated as a distinct Asset under the Family Law Act. The Act says there is spousal equality that deals with the orderly and equitable disposition of spousal affairs after the marriage has broken down. The FLA stipulates that the full value of the matrimonial home must be shared even if you received the house as an inheritance, owned the home prior to the marriage or received it as a gift. So ... We may need to sit down and present the offer twice; … (0 comments)

toronto: Will finding a House give you Unlimited Happiness? - 10/31/11 05:37 AM
Here we are approaching November, going into the Fall of 2011. We need to use every tool and service available for us to help find you a home in the Toronto Real Estate Market. This is just one of them [Ipad] We are trying to get you the MLS Listings as fast as possible,People are lining up to do multiple offers, going straight into the home selling winter market of 2011. The interest rates are going to hold firm fo rthe next two years, at about 2 and a half percent,thats very close to 3 percent on a fixed mortgage, Very … (0 comments)

toronto: I live in Toronto and Love it! - 10/30/11 04:15 AM
We may have the most colourful Mayor in North America but we are being seen internationally as a sound and growing investment opportunity.
   
Earlier this month, U.S.-based Forbes magazine ranked Canada as the best place on the planet to do business. The U.S. came in 10th.
As the economic hub of the country, responsible for fully 20 per cent of its GDP, Toronto benefits greatly from such global attention. “We’re seen as a safe haven for foreign investment,” said Vaccaro.
The city is also a major immigration destination. Federal immigration policies continue to attract large numbers of new Canadians, … (4 comments)

toronto: Lets find Solutions for you! - 08/30/11 03:07 AM
I'd like to talk to you today about finding solutions for the things that you need in your life. Let's not talk about excuses; or let's not get hung up on circumstances or the details. Let's find a way to help you do what you need to do. First, let's talk about where we are in the market with Toronto Real Estate. We are about 1 percent off of last years pace. We are going to hit it by year end. The number of sales is almost the same as last year. The prices, year over year, averaging now $525,000 for … (2 comments)

toronto: Giving you cash back to buy with me - 08/15/11 12:07 PM
Lets talk about giving you cash back on your Toronto home purchase
Everyday we are bombarded by countless offers from a wide variety of business. And if those businesses are online, they may be selling lots of sizzle. I have seen amazing claims, garish campaigns, ads and other marketing tactics selling shiny, glossy, exciting, fabulous things where it was clear that the majority of the attention was put on the sizzle.

Sizzle may land you a customer once, but if you don’t have the steak, those buyers don't come back and they won’t tell anyone else to come back with … (0 comments)

 
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