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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Need Help to Declutter and Downsize?
June 8th, 2010 categories: Downsizing, Lifestyle, Listings, Selling in Toronto
My friend and client Ann Christie has begun a great new business to help people “Declutter and Downsize”. I have known her for years and think this is a great service she is providing that all of us can use from time to time. I have no qualms at all in referring her to you. In fact, I may be calling her to help me attack my closets….doubt I will be wearing those pants with a 32 inch waist…unless they have elastic ….
Here is some information from Ann the Downsizing GURU! :
Has your home become overrun with clutter and you just don’t know how to deal with all the ‘stuff’ that you’ve collected? Don’t worry, there’s a new service in town designed specifically to help you with this dilemma – it’s called Declutter and Downsize. We offer a range of practical and effective services for home organization. Depending on your situation, we will help you organize your current home or manage the details involved in relocating. Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Real Estate: High Park Penthouse Steps to Subway
February 15th, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Buying in Toronto, Condominium, Photos, Toronto
I have just listed this amazing opportunity to live within steps from High Park and the Bloor Subway. It is a 3 Bedroom, 3.5 Bathroom Condominium over 1846 Square Feet with a large Terrace, Vaulted Ceilings, Skylights, Hardwood Floors and Custom Finishes throughout. Check out the Video below and come to the Open House either Tuesday, February 16th, 11:30-1:00 or February 20 & 21 from 2-4 PM at 32 Gothic Avenue #7. Asking $949,000!
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Toronto Real Estate Board Launches IDX.
February 2nd, 2010 categories: Around TORONTO, Economy, Real Estate, Technology
IDX or Internet Data Exchange has been launched by the Toronto Real Estate Board this month. This platform allows the participating Brokers to share their listings with other participating Brokers on their web sites. For a consumer it means greater access to one-stop shopping on a Brokerage or Realtor site. Read the rest of this entry »
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Toronto Real Estate: The Reality of Home Inspections Part 2
December 29th, 2009 categories: Buying in Toronto, Downtown Toronto, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto, Toronto
After the Home Inspection
The home inspector will give you a “blow-by-blow” of what they feel needs to done on the house…many times when I visit clients 3 or 4 years later, none have been done. Not good, if you are planning on selling…however it does point to the urgency of some of the suggestions from the Home Inspector.
The reality is that house problems do not get better on their own. You house will not heal itself and a lot of times when left alone the final bill will only get larger. If you are selling at any point 95% of buyers if not more will insist on a Home Inspection and I doubt that what was an issue when you bought would have evaporated. Read the rest of this entry »
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Happy Holidays!! That Time of Year Again! CALENDAR TIME!
December 5th, 2009 categories: Downtown Toronto, Lifestyle, Photos, Real Estate, Toronto
Holiday Season is a lot of fun but it does mean a normal slowing of the Toronto Real Estate market , a time for me to catch up with “routine maintenance”, holidays and…CALENDARS!
I have mailed out a lot of calendars to my snail-mailing group but wanted to let you know that I do have some leftovers that are looking for a home for the next year. Feel free to email me your mailing address at mail@richardsilver.com and I will be happy to send you this year’s model of the Tasteful Kitchens Calendar. It’s always been my favorite because…it has recipes, great kitchens to look at…and…I am an admitted FOODIE, after all! Read the rest of this entry »
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The Competition Bureau and the Canadian Real Estate Association.
November 3rd, 2009 categories: Business, Economy, Real Estate, Toronto
A couple of weeks ago, the Government of Canada’s Competition Bureau sent a direction to the Canadian Real Estate Association that CREA remove one of the requirements of membership: Agency or Representation. The media has jumped on this as being very advantages for Sellers and Buyers in that it would allow the Consumer more options. Ken McLachlan, Broker for Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd. said it better than I ever could in this repost of his Blog:
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Toronto Real Estate Board Housing Market Charts for September 2009
October 6th, 2009 categories: Buying in Toronto, Downtown Toronto, Economy, Real Estate, Selling in Toronto
Here is lots of good information to help put the Toronto Real Estate Market in context: Sales are up and listings are down which makes it a good time to list properties for sale.
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Real Estate: Downsizing with Style and Grace: Part Two
September 28th, 2009 categories: Around TORONTO, Downsizing, Downtown Toronto, Economy, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Toronto
Thanks for the great response and ideas from the first post on Downsizing…before I add some more thoughts, let’s talk about some of the issues generated after Post One:
There seems to be a universal response to the negative naming of the difficult process: Downsizing. However, I remembered with some friendly prodding that Barry Lebow, Founder of The Accredited Senior Agent Designation refers to it as “Rightsizing”, a term defined as “to undergo a reduction to an optimal size”. I like referring to it as it turns a negative into a positive, so that works for me….Barry’s web site at http://www.thesenioragent.com/ has some great resources for seniors who are rightsizing but remember that people rightsize for all sorts of reasons. Read the rest of this entry »
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Real Estate: Downsizing with Style and Grace: Part One
September 24th, 2009 categories: Around TORONTO, Buying in Toronto, Condominium, Downsizing, Real Estate
Up-sizing is real easy to do….we start with very little and at each and every stage we add more…and more. Fast forward a few years and young or old….you look around and find yourself surrounded by THINGS (of course they are Family Heirlooms too)….but do we really need them?
Could we live in less space? Could we live in multiple locations at different times of the year by selling the larger home. Of course…but the enormity of the job ahead hits with major depression and the reality is that Downsizing Sucks!
I thought I would give you some ideas from my home-selling experience that might help you deal with some of the challenges of this new adventure: Downsizing with grace and style. Read the rest of this entry »
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