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TORONTO, June 18, 2013 – Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 4,620 sales through the TorontoMLS system during the first two weeks of June 2013. This result was up by 4.7 per cent compared to the first two weeks of June 2012. Year-over-year sales growth was driven by the regions/counties surro...

New Poll Shows Continued Strong Public Support For Eliminating Toronto Land Transfer Tax TORONTO – June 14, 2013 - With the City of Toronto’s Executive Committee expected to review a City staff report on options for phasing out t...he Toronto Land Transfer Tax in coming weeks, a new poll is showi...

Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 9,811 sales through the Toronto MLS system in April 2013, representing a dip of two per cent in comparison to 10,021 transactions in April 2012. Selling prices have not been as aggressive as last year with fewer multiple offers. This represents a more stabl...

   Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® reported 7,765 transactions through the TorontoMLS system in March 2013 – down 17 per cent compared to 9,385 transactions in March 2012.   Prices however continue to rise in certain areas. Properties are going over asking in many areas as well. In fact some homes...

Important Step Toward Land Transfer tax Phase Out Achieved March 21, 2013 -- The City of Toronto’s Executive Committee has approved a motion that takes City Hall one step closer to beginning a phase-out of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax. Specifically, the Executive Committee directed City official...

Monday March 18, 2013 -- There were 3,594 transactions through the Toronto MLS system during the first 14 days of March 2013 – down 11.5 per cent compared to the same period last year. Home prices continue to hold, and some areas still going over asking.   ***************************************...

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) REALTORS® reported 5,759 sales through the TorontoMLS system in February 2013 – a decline of 15 per cent in comparison to February 2012. It should be noted that 2012 was a leap year with one extra day in February. ********************************************************...

I had the pleasure of visiting ICEFEST IN Yorkville today. This is an event that everyone should get out to see. The ice sculptures were amazing. The one criticism I would have-people should not be allowed to go up and touch the sculptures. They should be roped off and perhaps be on pedestals whe...

This is a reply I received today, to an email I sent Budget Chief Councillor Di Georgio yesterday "The next budget, for 2014, will be prepared in the fall and brought forward to City Council at the end of this year." Unfortunately this will not help home sales for those who can't come up with the...

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