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I proudly server buyers and sellers in the Toronto Neighbourhoods, specializing in North York. Selling in North York, Bathurst Manor, Wilson Heights, Cedarvale, North Toronto, Bedford Park, Forest Hill, Summit Heights, Leaside, Bayview, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and the Greater Toronto Area..
Whether you're buying or selling and looking for a Toronto Realtor or feel free to e-mail or phone me and I will be happy to make your real estate journey a great experience.
Brrr! It's a chilly start to the week, but warmer temps are coming just in time for March Break.
The events kick off this weekend, with Wizard World, Game of Thrones Exhibit, the Fan Expo and more.
Search the March Break Guide for more events and activities.
Don't miss: the National Ballet's Sleeping Beauty, Jann Arden and the Custom Car and Truck Show.
Don't miss: the National Ballet's Sleeping Beauty, Jann Arden and the Custom Car and Truck Show.
This annual festival includes live demonstrations, wagon rides, pancakes and more.Monday
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Must-See March Events
March Break Guide
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I proudly server buyers and sellers in the Toronto Neighbourhoods, specializing in North York. Selling in North York, Bathurst Manor, Wilson Heights, Cedarvale, North Toronto, Bedford Park, Forest Hill, Summit Heights, Leaside, Bayview, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and the Greater Toronto Area..
Whether you're buying or selling and looking for a Toronto Realtor or feel free to e-mail or phone me and I will be happy to make your real estate journey a great experience.
March 5, 2012-- Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 7,032 sales in February 2012 – up 16 per cent compared to February 2011. New listings were also up over the same period, but by a lesser 11 per cent to 12,684. It is important to note that 2012 is a leap year, with one more day in February. Over the first 28 days of February, sales and new listings were up by ten per cent and six per cent respectively.
“With slightly more than two months of inventory in the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) market area, on average, it is not surprising that competition between buyers has exerted very strong upward pressure on the average selling price. Price growth will continue to be very strong until the market becomes better supplied,” said Toronto Real Estate Board President Richard Silver.
“It is important to note that both buyers and sellers are aware of current market conditions. This is evidenced by the fact that homes sold, on average, for 99 per cent of the asking price in February,” continued Silver.
The average selling price in the TREB market area was $502,508 in February – up 11 per cent compared to February 2011. The Composite MLS® Home Price Index for TREB, which provides a less volatile measure of price growth compared to the average price, was up by 7.3 per cent compared February 2011.
“If tight market conditions continue to result in higher than expected price growth as we move into the spring, expectations for 2012 as a whole will have to be revised upwards,” said Jason Mercer, TREB’s Senior Manager of Market Analysis. “While price growth remains strong, the average selling price remains affordable from a mortgage lending perspective for a household earning the average income in the GTA.”
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I proudly server buyers and sellers in the Toronto Neighbourhoods, specializing in North York. Selling in North York, Bathurst Manor, Wilson Heights, Cedarvale, North Toronto, Bedford Park, Forest Hill, Summit Heights, Leaside, Bayview, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and the Greater Toronto Area..
Whether you're buying or selling and looking for a Toronto Realtor or feel free to e-mail or phone me and I will be happy to make your real estate journey a great experience.
I had a very interesting experience yesterday. Know that I am a very cautious person when it comes to answering my door to strangers.
Two men, with official looking tags rang the bell. My son answered through the window. He thought I should speak to these people because they seemed to be dealing with one of the services connected to our home.
I looked at their tags and felt that this was safe-it was-but in fact they were scammers. We have Enbridge gas as our supplier and Direct Energy for our hot water tank rental. (Ontario Consumers Home Services is an approved hot water tank supllier to Enbridge). No one really takes the two as separate because the bill comes in together-gas charge and rental so it is just Enbridge that we think of as our provider.
One of the men explained to me that I might be eligible for an upgrade to an energy efficient water heater at no extra charge to what I was already paying. Well that sounds great to me. He gave me a pamphlet. He asked if he could see me current water heater and he assess it that because I had it installed in January 2010 I was eligible to get a newer one, energy efficient at not extra cost. He said that the piping was good and no replacement was needed.
He took all the information from me, explained that the water heater rental agreement would be for 120 months, he specifically did not say 10 years-that would have sounded too long. He also said that if I sold the home it would transfer to the new owners. I told him that was not my problem and that they were not involved in the deal.
We agreed to have the new heater put in Saturday. He phoned it in to his dispatch and then handed the phone to me so the dispatcher could verify I was the home owner and that the rental was going to be for 120 months. A "bell went off" in my head. Why were they emphasizing this 120 months. I looked at the guy standing next to me and said “You aren't my provider right now, are you"? He answered no. I was infuriated. I told him he should have said at the very outset that his company was not my provider and this is what they would like to offer me. His answer “I gave you a pamphlet" My answer "I was talking with you-I have not had a chance to read it" He shrugged his shoulders.
I took the water heater contract agreement from him and ripped it up. When he left I called Direct Energy to ask if my water heater was energy efficient. It turns out that all water heaters from 2009 are.
So beware Torontonians, Ontarians, Canadians, when Ontario Consumers Home Service Inc comes knocking at your door beware of the scam-almost bait and switch.
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I proudly server buyers and sellers in the Toronto Neighbourhoods, specializing in North York. Selling in North York, Bathurst Manor, Wilson Heights, Cedarvale, North Toronto, Bedford Park, Forest Hill, Summit Heights, Leaside, Bayview, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and the Greater Toronto Area..
Whether you're buying or selling and looking for a Toronto Realtor or feel free to e-mail or phone me and I will be happy to make your real estate journey a great experience.
Yesterday was a wild day for real estate in Toronto. Detached and semi detached homes posted 24 solds. 13 of those properties went over asking.
These houses for the most part were not renovated. They were found downtown to the city limit of Toronto, north, south, east and west. (C01 to C15)
The lowest asking was $495,000.00 and sold for $759,900.00 for a semi(154% of list). The highest asking was $1,899,000. and sold for $2,450,000. (129% of list)
The average asking price was $954,208.00 and the average selling price was $1,150,711.00 (116% of list) The average was 3.3 bedrooms and 6 days on the market. The 6 days accounts for the fact that Offers were being held off-usually for a week.
I look forward to todays results.
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I proudly server buyers and sellers in the Toronto Neighbourhoods, specializing in North York. Selling in North York, Bathurst Manor, Wilson Heights, Cedarvale, North Toronto, Bedford Park, Forest Hill, Summit Heights, Leaside, Bayview, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and the Greater Toronto Area..
Whether you're buying or selling and looking for a Toronto Realtor or feel free to e-mail or phone me and I will be happy to make your real estate journey a great experience.
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