Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index™.
August 25th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Buying in Toronto, Economy, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto, Toronto
Teranet and the National Bank of Canada joined together about one year ago to produce this House Price Index of major centres across Canada. Please remember that it only reflects the large centres and is comprehensive for those living in those centres but would not reflect a vision of Canada as a whole. I get these newsletters monthly and you can subscribe to them at www.housepriceindex.ca.
Teranet’s data is from Land Registry systems across Canada so also reflects all transactions, not just those on MLS…
NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 25, 2010
Monthly price rise of 1.5% in June
Canadian home prices in June were up 13.6% from a year earlier, according to the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index™. The 12-month gain, identical to that of May, was strongly influenced by Vancouver, up 16.3%, and Toronto, up 16.2%. In the other four markets surveyed, the 12-month rise ranged from 7.1% in Halifax to 12.0% in Ottawa. In Calgary it was 8.3% and in Montreal 8.7%.
June was the third consecutive month in which prices were up from the month before in all six metropolitan areas surveyed. The monthly rise of the composite index, 1.5%, was the largest since last August. The monthly rise was 2.7% in Ottawa, 2.4% in Toronto, 1.4% in Montreal, 1.3% in Halifax, 0.8% in Vancouver and 0.2% in Calgary. For the composite index it was the 14th straight monthly increase, the longest such run since October 2006. Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Real Estate Board Condo Commentary Second Quarter 2010
August 24th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Buying in Toronto, Condominium, Downtown Toronto, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto
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Cabbagetown: Rick McCarthy is Coming to the JetFuel Cafe’
August 24th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Cabbagetown, Downtown Toronto, Lifestyle, Neighborhoods, Toronto
Rick McCarthy was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1941. A 7th-Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate, McCarthy has trained for 25 years with both Kancho Takemasa Okuyama and Renshi Shah Franco at their Toronto dojos. While working with the renowned Franco, McCarthy discovered a correlation between Brazilian Ju-Jitsu and the evolution of his own half-century career as an artist. “I see my painting and my fighting as being one and the same,” McCarthy says, “a struggle for existence.”
Rick McCarthy www.rickmccarthytheartist.com
Rick McCarthy has lived on Wellesley Street for years and here is your chance to collect some great art from a famous neighborhood artist. See you at the JetFuel!
Make sure you ask him for his C.V. or visit his web site. You will be impressed!
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What is Really Up or Down in the Toronto Real Estate Market…
August 24th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Buying in Toronto, Economy, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto, Toronto
Recently I was interviewed on CBC when the Toronto Real Estate Board released its’ figures for July and early August…As usually happens, the Media had decided the story that they wanted to tell and then they looked for me to back them up. There is no doubt that the market is slower in Summer, and there is also no doubt that this August is slower than last August.
However, I have a tendency to look at the year as a whole, and put it in context with not just one year but the three or four past years. So here are the Housing Market Charts for the past fews years comparing 10 different factors. Don’t get caught up in the Media Hype one way or the other…get the full picture before you make your decisions.
Know that there are two major factors that I feel will really have a chilling effect on the market in Toronto. One being a decrease in the immigration to the City and the other being a major increase in the Mortgage Interest rates, however, expect a lot of activity as they move up as consumers will rush to get the lower rates first.
These charts are my Real Estate Bible and I will post them here monthly. Here is July’s which were released August 5th…Remember that you are not able to live in Stocks and Bonds and the Real Estate market is often more motivated by the need to move into new School Districts, closer to work, or upsizing/downsizing, or taxes than it is the vaugeries of pricing.
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Neighbourhoods: Cabbagetown Is Going To The Dogs!!!
August 23rd, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Cabbagetown, Downtown Toronto, Neighborhoods, Toronto
I decided many years ago, and am now convinced, that in my next life I plan to come back as a dog. Now that major life decision has been made, I also would like to live that next life in the Cabbagetown Neighbourhood of Toronto.
I would have lots of friends close by to hang with and when I get tired of smelling their butts, I would have some children to play ball with…. My owners would be able to take me to the Off-leash Park at the bottom of the hill at the end of Carlton Street (Riverdale Park ). Not many places where a good dog like me can be off-leash in the City…Hopefully my owners would bring two balls to play with, one after the other (no way I’m bringing back one ball till they throw the next)…well, unless there are treats involved of course…Ice Cream being my favourite…Let me tell you, it is important to know how to train your owners from day one! Read the rest of this entry »
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2010 Cabbagetown Preservation Association’s Tour of Homes
August 23rd, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Cabbagetown, Downtown Toronto, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Toronto
It’s coming!
Sunday, September 19 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. This is one of the signature events in the Cabbagetown season and a great place to get new ideas for your upcoming bathrooms and kitchens. Tour this great Neighborhood!
Experience stylish living in lavishly designed and updated private Victorian homes on this self-guided tour through the Heritage Conservation District of Cabbagetown. The 2010 Tour features seven unique interiors, ranging from the splendor of an authentically restored and decorated Victorian mansion to the strict and sophisticated minimalism of an architect’s assertive renovation. Begin at any home on the tour and enjoy the gardens along the shaded sidewalks. Take a break at the local restaurants offering special deals to ticket holders.
Tickets cost $30.00 and are available at:
Mi Casa, 238 Carlton Street, 416-929-1913
KENDALL & CO, Décor & Design, 438 Parliament Street, Toronto 416-363-9914
Jamestown Steak & Chops, 516 Parliament St. 416-925-7665
Sheridan Nurseries– Yonge Street North location only – 2827 Yonge St. 416-481-6429
Lady Bug Florist, 513 Church St. 416-922-9971
Cabbagetown BIA, 237 Carlton St. 416-921-0857
Or online using PayPal at www.cabbagetownpa.ca
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Condominium Corner: Status Certificates
August 19th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Condominium, Downtown Toronto, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto, Technology, Toronto
Within the process of listing and selling a Condominium recently, I got a bit of a run-around from a management office that I thought I might share with you: Before listing we called to order a Status Certificate and was told that the staff person dealing with Status Certificates was out of town on Holiday. We asked for a request form to fill out and dutifully wrote out a cheque for $100 and mailed both to the management office. Not having heard back from the management office we assumed that all was moving ahead as it should have been.
A week later we had five offers that we were reviewing, almost all of which were conditional on Status Certificate Approval.
I called the Management Office direct for an update and I was told: that the cost for a Status Certificate had been increased to $130 plus HST and that only a certified cheque or Bank draft was acceptable.
I insisted that the Condominium Act mandated Status Certificates at $100 and that no taxes were applicable and was chastised for my being difficult and was almost hung up on. I suggested that someone at their Head Office be called, as this is one of, if not the largest Condominium Property Management in Toronto, Del Property Management and that their information should be corrected otherwise they would be contravening the Condominium Act . A call back a few minutes later was very conciliatory…yes, I was correct that the amount was $100 and yes their were no taxes to be paid, neither GST, PST or HST… Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Area REALTORS® Report Mid-Month Resale Housing Figures
August 17th, 2010 categories: Buying in Toronto, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto
TORONTO, August 17, 2010 ‐ Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 2,732 sales through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) during the first two weeks of August 2010.
This represented a 29 per cent decrease compared to the 3,832 sales recorded during the same period in 2009. New listings, at 4,770 were down eight per cent compared to the first two weeks of August 2009.
“Throughout the better part of the last year, the number of monthly sales was well above the expected long-term trend. Accordingly, it makes sense that the number of transactions has dipped over the past few months in comparison to last year’s record results,” said Toronto Real Estate Board President Bill Johnston. Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Real Estate: Neighbourhood in focus: the Beach
August 5th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Neighborhoods, Real Estate, Toronto
Beach, The Beaches or The Beach?
To locals in the Queen and Woodbine area, it is The Beach. Only the uninitiated call it The Beaches. And that is only a part of the east-end snobbery that other Torontonians can only dream of.
Among locals, one MUST live west of Woodbine. And God forbid if you live north of Gerrard.
Shorts and T-shirts on fabulous bodies abound but so do beer bellies and strollers. The old watering holes and pubs are being replaced by chic bakeries, Starbucks, all-day breakfasts and Laura Ashley-like gift stores. Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Realtors Housing Market Watch
August 5th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Buying in Toronto, Downtown Toronto, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto, Toronto
Here is the most recent Toronto Real Estate Board’s Housing Market Watch. Lots of information here depending on the area that you live in. If you have any questions let me know.
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