Richard Silver

Spring is here and the Winchester School Community Fun Fair is coming up!

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Toronto Real Estate: Riverdale: It’s all about the food and shopping.

Thirty years ago, I began my realtor career at an office on the Danforth . In those days it was the newest up-and-coming area, and my first few years were spent cutting my teeth in prime Riverdale  and Leslieville , although we called it Cabbagetown  Two at the time — a tribute to the number of Victorian houses found south of Gerrard. The housing closer to the Danforth tends to be mostly Edwardian in design but the homes are larger and on...Continue Reading...

Toronto Area REALTORS® Report Monthly Resale Housing Market Figures for March 2011

TORONTO, April 5, 2011 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 9,262 transactions through the TorontoMLS® system in March 2011, representing the second best March result on record. The number of transactions was 11 per cent lower than the record result reported in March 2010. “The strong home sales reported in March and throughout the first quarter of 2011 have been based on a solid affordability picture and improving economic conditions in the GTA and country-wide,” said Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) President...Continue Reading...

Toronto Housing Market Charts for March 2011…

Spring is here and the market is "ROCKIN". Not enough product is leaving us with some very frustrated Buyers...happy Sellers...but when they have to become Buyers they are getting frustrated as well. Toronto Housing Market Charts March 2011 View more presentations from Richard Silver Have a look and tell me what you think?Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate: What smells?

Years as a Realtor gives you a really sensitive nose. The other day I was showing an apartment, walked in and was amazed that the condominium had been brought to the market smelling of smoke. My clients noticed it right away and were concerned that to get rid of the odor would require new carpet, new paint and there would be no guarantee that those options would be successful. When the listing agent called to ask my client's reaction to the...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate: Spring Market 2011

It happens every year and this January, February and March are no different. It has been incredibly busy with a real shortage of Central Toronto listings. We have seen multiple offers galore as Buyers compete and most house-proud Sellers wait till April-May to put their houses on the market. Of course, Realtors who encourage their Sellers to list during this really busy period are looked on as being self-serving. However, when you look at the yearly stats in Central Toronto you will...Continue Reading...

Toronto Area REALTORS Market Watch: Economic and Commercial Update February 2011 from Jason Mercer.

The Toronto Real Estate Board's Jason Mercer has some long-awaited "good news' about the economy in the City and the Commercial Real Estate Market in Toronto. Tune in monthly and I will be publishing these videos from the Toronto Real Estate Board. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmOwjzwUGY[/youtube] Nice to have some positive news and hopefully increased jobs!Continue Reading...

Toronto Area REALTORS® Report Monthly Resale Housing Market Figures for February

TORONTO, March 3, 2011 -- Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 6,266 transactions through the TorontoMLS® system in February 2011. This result was 14 per cent lower than the record sales reported in February 2010. While not representing a record, February 2011 sales were 50 per cent higher than the number reported in February 2009 during the recession and slightly higher than the average February sales over the previous ten years. “Continued improvement in the GTA economy, including growth in jobs and incomes and...Continue Reading...

TORONTO NEIGHBOURHOOD IN FOCUS: DON MILLS

For both implants like me and born-and-bred denizens of Toronto, the new Shops at Don Mills  must be like déjà vu repeating itself. If you haven’t visited yet, go spend a few hours enjoying the high-end stores, restaurants, outdoor music, outdoor skating rinks, fountains and distinctly US shopping experience.  The detailed history that appears on the website is really amazing. In the early ’50s, industrialist E.P. Taylor  decided to build a town, a planned community, on 200 acres in what is...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...