Richard Silver

Archive for February, 2011

Toronto’s Casey House Hospice Launches A New Vision!

Over 20 years ago, I found myself in the basement of a house on Isabella Street in downtown Toronto, handwriting receipts for donations given to a fairly new project called Casey House Hospice . I guess you could call it survivor guilt but by the mid to late 80's I had a lot of friends who had been lost to HIV/AIDS. I became involved in fundraising for Casey House, sat on the Board and in the early-90's was President of the Board of...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate: 2010: The Bubble That Didn’t Burst.

I'm part of a group called the Toronto Condo Network  and we have speakers every two weeks on subjects near and dear to those of us who follow the Condominium Market in Toronto. Each year we look forward to a presentation by N. Barry Lyons and Jasmine Cracknell . They are consultants to the development industry and follow the planning, building and sales of new building in the Toronto. Here is there most recent presentation about the surprising year 2010 turned out...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate Board’s January 2011 Housing Market Charts.

Here are the most recent Housing Market Charts from the Toronto Real Estate Board for January 2011. Toronto Real Estate Board Housing Market Charts for January_2011View more presentations from Richard Silver.Continue Reading...

Greater Toronto REALTORS® Report January 2011 Monthly Resale Housing Market Figures

TORONTO, February 4, 2011 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS®  reported 4,337 transactions through the TorontoMLS®  system in January 2011. This result was 13 per cent lower than the record result reported in January 2010. “While off the record pace experienced a year ago, the Greater Toronto Area  resale market has started the year on a solid footing. Home buyers in Toronto and surrounding areas continue to benefit from a diversity of housing types for sale at many different price points,” said Toronto...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate:NEIGHBOURHOOD IN FOCUS: The Waterfront

You should check out the plans for the West Don Lands , Lower Don Lands  and Port Lands , what the city and province call the “New Blue Edge”  . The concepts for development are bold; with the new Regent Park , preparations for the Commonwealth Games  and what has happened on the eastern side of Queen’s Quay , there should be lots of excitement down on the waterfront in the next 10 years. Unlike the Beach or Beaches which has the charm of small-town...Continue Reading...