New Year’s Resolutions 2010
January 1st, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Downtown Toronto, Economy, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Technology, Toronto
It is the end of the year and the beginning of a new one. At this time of year there is a natural tendency that I have had to make New Year’s resolutions. I’m sure that I am not that unusual and it is probably a trait that goes back through my family history. Was it a half-empty glass scenario?
So this morning, I was taking a nice long New Year’s walk…around the deck of a Cruise Ship as we are leaving Antarctica (not a bad life!). I challenged myself, as I routinely do to try to decide on changes that need to be made in my life. Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto: Saturday Night on St. Clair Avenue West
September 23rd, 2009 categories: Around TORONTO, Downtown Toronto, Lifestyle, Toronto
Last Saturday night we dropped in on the new location of one of our favorite Italian restaurants: Acquolina Ristorante. They moved to 760 St. Clair Avenue West recently from their original on Mt. Pleasant Road. As usual, the food and service were great however…
It has been a while since I drove the length of St. Clair Avenue West from Yonge Street to Christie Avenue without construction…and now we could truly experience the finished product of the past three years, including special lanes for the TTC Trolleys….
Sadly, on a Saturday night at 6:30 PM (early eaters are we)…the street was vacant of any life. The St. Clair Avenue West BIA or Toronto City Council that proposed the rebuild of this vibrant area have really blown it. There used to be life on the Street, people sitting in sidewalk Cafes, shopping, strolling, etc. Read the rest of this entry »
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Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® Report August Mid-Month Resale Market Figures
August 18th, 2009 categories: Around TORONTO, Economy, Real Estate, Toronto
TORONTO, August 18, 2009 – In the first two weeks of August, Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 3,832 sales – up 27 per cent compared to the first two weeks of August 2008. The average price for these transactions was up three per cent year-over-year to $383,796.
“The results for the first half of August indicate that many households in the GTA remain confident in their ability to purchase and pay for a home over the long term,” said TREB President Tom Lebour. Read the rest of this entry »
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What I Learned at Inman Real Estate Connect: August 2009 Day Two
August 15th, 2009 categories: Real Estate, Technology
Jeff Turner of RealEstateShows (I am a big fan of both the product and the person) started off the second day with this simple truth:
Provide a great customer experience.
Jeff then spoke of Tech Tools to Leverage Social Media.
Use the tools that help you achieve your Social Media goals: Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Real Estate: Rosedale…Mystique vs. Reality!
December 22nd, 2008 categories: Downtown Toronto, Real Estate
There is a mystique about Rosedale. Just responding “Rosedale” when people ask where you live is tantamount to admitting that you are enormously wealthy, have never worked a day in your life or care for anyone but yourself… You must be anti-anything that smacks of social consciousness.. Rosedale is the media darling in Canada when it comes to discussing the “privileged”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto’s Wake Up Call:”What Week Is This?”
December 3rd, 2008 categories: Lifestyle
No matter what part of the GTA you live in, there is one morning a week when you can hear that refrain in every home: “Garbage Day!! What week is this?”
Nothing gets you scurrying to the windows faster than to see what the neighbors have put out; Recycling, Garbage and is it leaf day? What if the neighbors are wrong? The Leaves can sit there for a month!
Usually someone heads to the kitchen drawer where the calendar was last seen…it’s not there! Someone heads to the utility room…or is it in the garage? Help! Read the rest of this entry »
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