Richard Silver

Toronto Real Estate Board Releases Canadian Consumer Price Index August 2009

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Some Video of the Cabbagetown Festival 2009….Why people love Cabbagetown!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6N7RTCu0R0[/youtube] Every year, the weekend after Labour Day in Toronto, Ontario, the residents of Cabbagetown get together and celebrate the neighborhood. It starts early in the morning with Blair's Run in support of the Cabbagetown Youth Centre, a Parade and then the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Show in Riverdale Park! There is great eats at the Park, Farm and on Parliament Street that really highlight the diversity of the neighborhood. It serves to remind us all that Cabbagetown is just a...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate Board Launches Housing Market Stats

Great News! The Toronto Real Estate Board is providing us with housing market information in graph format that will help you be up-to-date about what is really happening in the Toronto Real Estate Market. Let me know what you think, or if you need more clarification and know that I will be updating these graphs on my web sites as they are published by TREB.... so please come back for next month's updates. Click here for Toronto Real Estate Board Market Stats Toronto...Continue Reading...

Downtown Toronto: The Difference Between Cyclists and Bicycle Couriers…

Over the past few days there has been lots of sadness and anger from the Car and Bicycle community over Monday night's altercation that ended in the death of a bicycle courier. It is hard to forget the personalities involved, who they were, what they did and what would have lead to this horrible result. Yes, this City was built mostly for cars and we now have a strong movement to make the streets more bicycle friendly. I don't cycle anymore because...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate Board Releases August Sales Figures

GTA REALTORS® Report August Resale Market Figures TORONTO, September 2, 2009 - In August 2009, Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 8,035 sales, up 27% per cent from August 2008. The average price for August transactions was $387,921 – up by six per cent compared to the same month last year. "The increase in demand for existing homes has been widespread across different housing types and price ranges," said TREB President Tom Lebour. "This suggests many categories of home buyers have chosen to make...Continue Reading...

Great Annual Cabbagetown Fundraiser to Benefit the Riverdale Farm.

Riverdale Farm 2010 Calendar Is Back By Popular Demand! Produced by the Riverdale Farm Advisory Council, the Riverdale Farm 2010 Calendar features fabulous photographs of the Farm’s buildings, gardens and animals throughout the year and includes not-to-be-missed dates of events in the community. The Council is very grateful to all the local merchants who kindly sponsored the calendar and to all the visitors to the Farm who allowed us to use their photos.  Joel Rotstein and Associates Inc. volunteered their great design...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate: Cabbagetown Landmark Victorian: Residential with Commercial Unit

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Greater Toronto Area REALTORS® Report August Mid-Month Resale Market Figures

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...Continue Reading...

Toronto Condominium Loft Penthouse at Yonge and Wellesley Street

[realestateshows]423595[/realestateshows] This great new listing at Yonge and Wellesley needs no explanation except the photos. Take a couple of minutes to enjoy the view! If you like what you see, call me and have a walk through. Hope to hear from you. Check out the Flyer here!Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate Board: June 2009, Best June on Record!!

GTA Resale Housing Market Posts Best June on Record TORONTO, July 6, 2009 - In June 2009, Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported a record 10,955 sales, up 27 per cent from June 2008. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales in June was 100,700.* "The record result in June is testament to the fundamentally sound housing market in the GTA," said the Toronto Real Estate Board’s newly appointed President Tom Lebour. "An increasing number of households have been confident in purchasing a home...Continue Reading...