Toronto Real Estate

In software development, inspections can be very comprehensive, and include detailed reviews of code (the underlying implementation) and documentation (the design plans, test results, intended functionality, etc).  Moreover, there is a maxim among open source developers that "Given enough eyeball...

A client contacted me to complain about the solicitor (my recommendation) representing him on the closing (sale) of his home, as it seemed the lawyer was horribly disorganized at their latest client-solicitor meeting, i.e., requesting documents only to find them already in his possession.  I resp...

The Toronto Real Estate Board is reporting a strong start this Fall with the average price and number of resales in the first half of September besting the same period last year by 9% and 11%, respectively. TREB President Maureen O’Neill is already forecasting September to be a record breaking mo...

In a surprising move -- after years of pushing "instant tellers" (ABMs) -- some banks are toying with the idea of opening branches and offering counter service on Sundays. As we go to write Offers, we need to consider the use of "banking days" or "business days" in clauses. My broker-of-record su...

Yup, there's a long lag time for RealNet reports. RealNet is now posting its June and 2nd quarter results -- highlights include: June 2007 - record breaking sales volume in high rise sales, crediting the high degree of cooperation between builders and brokers Strong commercial activity (e.g., lan...

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reports housing starts were up (mildly) in August from July, but still behind last year's pace. Meanwhile, Statistics Canada reports new housing price growth continues to slow (from its August 2006 peak of 12.1%) with July posting a 7.7% increase over the pre...

The Toronto Real Estate Board posted a new August record, making this the 5th consecutive record breaking month. While prices are down 1% from last month, year-to-date sales are 12% ahead of 2006, and 13% ahead of 2005 (the best year on record). Source: August sets the stage for strong autumn mar...

Before I get to the list, I will note that other than being the magazine's Associate Editor, Gillian Grace is not a registered salesperson/broker, and she does not present her qualifications, cite sources, nor quote statistics to support her real estate prognostication. But emblazoned on the cove...