The supply of Toronto condos and lofts available for rent in the downtown core is limited, the prices are up, and the demand is high. Rents for bachelors or small one-bedrooms at approx $1300/mo., and for 1+den you’ll be asked for $1500 to $1800/mo. This trend is not about to change anytime soon, as there …
Don’t Kill the Landlord: Toronto Condos Renting 3/3 Read More »
Inventory of Toronto condos and lofts in the downtown core is shrinking, and rental rates are going up. Specifically, chances of finding a decent condo for rent under $1300/mo. are slim. For now, I am still at the opinion that careful buying is a reasonable option. Here is an MLS counts I ran on September …
Toronto Condo Rentals are Expensive and Small 2/2 Read More »
Renting a Toronto condo or Toronto loft is about to get a lot more expensive. As purchase prices of Toronto Real-Estate seen significant increases, so do the monthly costs for your typical investor, who purchased a 600 sq. ft. condo in a new downtown building, and now rents it out. For example, a couple of …
Hello again. Let’s say you’ve followed my recommendations so far, you over came PRIDE and found an agent you like to work with, you laughed at ENVY by sticking to you budget and realizing what your money can get you, you signed a Buyer Representation Agreement [PDF] to push LUST out of the way, and …
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF CONDO BUYERS: #5 – WRATH (i.e.take it easy) Read More »
I was surfing around and discovered this article that claims that condos are the source of all evil in the world, that they are environmentally unsustainable and that “they build too much”. Check this pearl out: Downtown Toronto is stretching to its breaking point with new condominium developments sprouting up like weeds. On and on …
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF CONDO BUYERS #2 – ENVY (and Johnny Depp’s House) © 2007 Yossi Kaplan So, couple of summers ago I’m hanging out at this amazing 1920’s Mexican-style Hollywood hills 3-bedroom, 4,000 sq ft house. Yes, it’s that one in the picture on the left. Click to enlarge. To my right lives …
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF CONDO BUYERS #2 – ENVY (and Johnny Depp’s House) Read More »
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF CONDO BUYERS: PRIDE The original and worst of all Seven Deadly Sins, Pride tops our list. Wikipedia states: “It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to give compliments to others though they may be deserving of them, and excessive love of self” …
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So what are condo fees? these are the funds that are required for the building’s operation, such as maintenance, security, waste management, cleaning, water, power to common elements, boilers, etc. For a typical 800 sq. ft. condo expect to pay approx $400/mo. in condo fees, and remember that in most cases, the larger the complex …
Condo Fees #103: Why Boutique Condos can make for Lousy Investment Read More »
Here is a little secret: right about now, most buildings in the city will run you about 50 cents per foot for your condo fees. So say for example your condo is 750 square feet, your condo fees would come in at $375/mo. more or less. Parking and Locker also carry a maintenance charge, if …
When it comes to condos, ignorance is risk. Take, for example, Nick Clayton quoted in Eye Weekly’s Unreal Estate article, who in my opinion, is naive and was not given professional advice: “Now I understand what the maintenance fees are for”.Poor Nick got himself a house he could barely afford, forgetting that ALL EXPENSES, REPAIRS …
Sapphire Tower cost investors $28 million dollars in bad debts. Sapphire (planned) and 1 King West (completed) are two projects gone belly up this past week, taking with them a lot of investor’s money that was not properly protected. Doubt if they will ever see their hard-earned bucks back. So here’s what I want you …
The good people at Habitat for Humanity are throwing a party & a silent auction in order to buy a cement mixer, and to promote their re-stores.Kim Smiley, VP Matketing & Development at Habitat told me that every dollar donated to Habitat, incl. funds from cement mixer party go directly towards building homes for families …
So the date went pretty well and she obviously likes the amenities, especially the easy access and everything else lookin’ good, neat and in working order. The swanky condo comes complete with three star coffee and breakfast right in bed. Or maybe it’s not the weekend and someone is waking up in horror of being …
