Brisk national building paced by multi-units, which offset a decline in detached home starts Feb 09, 2008 04:30 AM Tony Wong business reporter Thanks to a surge in condominium construction, Canadian housing starts had a robust start in 2008, even as the U.S. real estate market continues to fizzle. Foundations were poured for a more-than-expected
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Hello everyone, Here’s my Toronto’s Top 10 Condos list, representing what I believe are some of the better condo investments, for value, appreciation, location, design, and re-sale ability. Always use a Realtor, myself or others, when investing. It’ll cost you nothing to work with me you’ll and tap into a vast knowledge of Toronto’s condos
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If you would like to purchase an investment or to-live condo at LTD Condos by Malibu then this one’s for you. Interested buyers please be ready and prepare your pre-qualifying letters from your lenders, as the builders now demand it as part of your deal. Consult the Affiliates Section for a selection of the finest
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The Modern is a brand-new development geared towards young urbanites. Excellent location & lots of available units in the 695 sq.ft. range, i.e. 1 bedroom + den Common rooftop, Green features and Mod Club and M Lounge complete the facilities. This is a great building well located and very popular. Good units still available. Call
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Many people do not realize that investing in Toronto Condos is time-sensitive action. Blink, and the opportunity is gone. here is a simple description of the three main opportunities to buy a condo. For detailed info see “Seven Stages of Condo Investing“. Always use a Realtor, it won’t affect your purchase price and we may
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Here’s a quick scan of what to expect with prices these days. We’ve pretty much reached the $500 PSF point and my understanding is that prices will keep rising up gradually throughout 2008. That said, if you are looking to buy and “taking time to save more” this would not work for you, as market
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Toronto Condos and Lofts are changing hands in a staggering pace.Annually, about 20,000 condos are added up to the market via non-MLS methods, usually sales centres for new developments, or directly from builders, then, another 85,000 transactions or so occur via MLS each year, and unknown amount of “flips” or “contract assignments” as we Realtors
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So you read #1 and got all excited about finding a contract, we all know it maybe a little cheaper then re-sale. But I have some news for you first:Do you have enough cash for downpayment? The biggest mistake of contract buyers is that they forget who they are buying from. You are NOT buying
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So you’ve read part 1 and part 2 and you have a condo that you might be willing to sell, “if the price is right”. Here are some other variables you need to know and consider:What Price can I get? Just about everyone is asking this question first. The answer is, “that depends” on so
Eric Shackleton THE CANADIAN PRESS With interest rates being lowered in hopes of avoiding a recession and mortgage rates declining in tandem, buying a house in Canada should become more affordable this year, real estate observers suggest. In its latest housing affordability report released Thursday, Royal Bank of Canada said that after homeownership costs climbed
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THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – Canada’s resale housing market will remain at or near record levels this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association predicted today. The realtors group said multiple listing service activity totalled a record 520,747 units in 2007, up 7.6 per cent from 2006 in the steepest increase since 2002, and this year’s
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Feb 02, 2008 04:30 AM Michael Moldenhauer The new housing market definitely felt vibrant last year but the recent revelation that it was the second-best year on record caught me by surprise. Of course, the million-dollar question on everyone’s mind is not what happened last year, but what’s going to happen this year. I’ll get
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Toronto Star `Back-breaking’ tax was bitterly opposed by real estate board Feb 01, 2008 04:30 AM Vanessa Lu CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF Homebuyers in Toronto’s high-priced real estate market will be digging even deeper today as the city’s newest tax goes into effect. “Obviously the day has come. It’s still a back-breaking tax,” said Von
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Toronto Star Real estate agents wheel and deal but also help raise the bar on return Nov 03, 2007 04:30 AM Melinda Mattos Special to The Star When I put my condo on the market this fall, a friend asked why I was bothering to use a real estate agent. “It’s a hot building in
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Toronto Star, Jan 26, 2008 04:30 AM For the first time, the average price of a condominium in some GTA districts last year rose at a higher rate than single-detached houses. In the GTA’s central core district, the average condo price in 2007 jumped by 12.2 per cent (to $327,559 from $292,064), according to Re/Max
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