by Christopher Alexander | Jan 29, 2024 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released its housing market statistics for the final month of 2023 last week, closing out a year that can be defined as, if anything, “unpredictable.” According to CREA’s December report, 2023 ended with a jump in sales and...
by Christopher Alexander | Dec 21, 2023 | Guest Columns
Open bidding was introduced in Ontario at the beginning of December as part of the latest update to Ontario’s realtor legislation, the Trust in Real Estate Services Act. The legislation gives sellers the option to disclose submitted bid prices to potential buyers, an...
by Christopher Alexander | Nov 20, 2023 | Guest Columns
In October, Toronto’s City Council voted to increase the city’s Vacant Home Tax (VHT) from one per cent to three per cent of a home’s value. This increase comes on the heels of the City’s approval of a graduated Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) in September 2023,...
by Christopher Alexander | Apr 20, 2023 | Community, Guest Columns
I always knew my grandfather was loved, but I’ll admit that I was taken aback by the sheer amount of outreach my family received when Frank Polzler, or “Mr. P,” as he was affectionately known, passed away on December 23, 2022, at the age of 89, with...
by Christopher Alexander | Feb 22, 2023 | News
The purchasing power of households is being squeezed. Today’s homebuyers and sellers are navigating their real estate journey with mounting complexities, uncertainties and frustrations, from economic factors such as the rising cost of living and higher interest...
